Week 14 - Final Practical (Buffet 2)

International Cuisine / Week 14 Final Practical

This set of pictures is from the International Cuisine final practical exam.
We each made different dishes from the countries we saw in class.
I don't have the names for all the pictures and to make matters worst I forgot my camera and had to use my camera phone LOL


I made some Chocolate-Hazelnut Fondue with a cookie and fruit platter (FRANCE)




Pear Fragipane tart and German Chocolate Cake from Fundamentals of Baking class


Jose made Linzer Tart from Germany


"Veal" cuttlets

From England Cornish Pasties (MMM)

Jose's group made this German sald with Spatzel

Elizabeth made Mushroom Risotto


I made Hunter Style Chicken from Italy


Jamila, Tu and Molly made Mexican Mole (MMM)

Jamila's Group made some Mexican Rice and Chips and Salsa

The waiters from the Dinning Room Service class and the room setup

Alison's Gingerbread Houses for TCC's Christmas Card 2006

Alison Hodges made the BEAUTIFUL gingerbread houses
for TCC's christmas card 2006 and here is my spy camera
bringing a detailed look at Alison's art.

Great job Alison! the houses look perfect and beautiful!


My very bad quality picture of TCC Holiday card.
Well I am sure I am not getting a card in the mail from TCC
SOOOOOO I had to have a copy of it LOL



The 2 gingerbread houses



First House, front



First House, back



Second House, front



Second House, back



Pressed sugar trees and ginger bread train.
OH! the poor little train lost a peppermint wheel!!!



Back of trees and train.

Eating out ...

www.abuelos.com

SO for eons Jose had told me this was a good and true
mexican place to eat in and he was RIGHT!
Abuelos is a true "Mexican Food Embassy" the dishes
are very original and above all flavorful! MMM!
If yo are looking for a good Mexican restaurant head to
Abuelos not only the food is good the place is a true feast
for the eyes the restaurant is covered with murals and the
dinning area has a 'patio' style decor with a fountain!...
So relaxing with good music and great service.


Calabaza con pollo (chicken with zucchini)



Combination plate. Enchilada, tamal and burrito



Tres Leches cake (3 milk's cake) MMM! the sauce was MMM!
(Thanks for Lunch Jose! :P)

www.peiwei.com




This is a picture of what I got for lunch @ Pei-Wei an
Asian dinner. The food was good.. I got Lo-Mein Noodles
and spring rolls. (Thanks for Lunch Adri! :P)

Home Cooking

THANKSGIVING!


Brined and Roasted Turkey
I know what you are thinking... the turkey looks a bit over
done on top and under done on the bottom but it wasn't!

LOL Ok my brine had molasses and brown sugar (and lots of
salt to balance the flavor) so the bird caramelized on the exterior.
On the bottom ...
the bird came with underskin fat which I left to avoid drying
so this didn't brown as you can see.
So as soon as I removed the skin and excess fat, the meat was incredibly
tender and jucy! Thanks to the brine and the orange wedges
tucked underneath the extremities.

My recipe came from:
http://www.foodnetwork.com
/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_17081,00.html?rsrc=search

I am not exactly an Emeril fan but this recipe is a keeper... I made it
a bit different by adding white wine to the brine and by injecting the
brine under the turkey's skin; it worked wonders and the bird came
out very tender and most! After 3 1/2 hours of oven time.




Carrot Tsimmes (Jewish carrots), green bean casserole,
corn bread, turkey and cranberry relish + mashed potatoes
with mushroom gravy.

Thai Food


This picture makes me laugh it looks like some weird
jelly fish! It actually is a clear spring roll skin made of
rice + cellophane noodles and vegetables with grilled salmon.



The original Thai spring roll is not fried but this was kind
of unappealing to me to eat the skin raw...
so I did the american thing and fried it! :P
Then we wonder how asians manage to be so skiny! LOL



Thai-Pad, with rice noodles and veggies.
Spring Roll with pinapple sauce.
All was home made from scratch ... yet another attempt
(2nd one) at Thai food though this one went much better!!!