Friday, June 29, 2012

Day twenty-four:
After my fun day in Interlaken, I took a brief break from training and was on guest services! In the morning I did some cleaning which included venturing to Squirrel House. Also, I was Kitchen Coordinator! On the days that Katy, the Catering Coordinator, has off are the days that one of the vollies is picked to run the kitchen. I was really nervous because I do well with baking, not with cooking. So far, my work in the kitchen has been assisting with cooking by chopping vegetables, preparing platters and other cold foods for breakfast, taking out the compost,  etc. This is the first time that I was in charge of the cooking...ahh!

I prepared lunch for the first time alone. It went alright; it just took me awhile to get settled and figure out what I was doing. I was asked to make scrambled eggs which I had never made before. I figured it out...it's not that hard haha though I did end up accidentally damaging a pan by using the incorrect spatula....whoops! Overall, lunch was a success. Good, only dinnertime to fear cooking.

After a break in the afternoon of hanging around, I went back into the kitchen at four to start cooking. The first thing I had to do was chop up some onions to cook but I could not find them! Luckily, the rest of my kitchen crew arrived and helped me correctly cook spaghetti bolognase with garlic bread and dessert. Making dinner was definitely a challenge but I am glad that I got advice from those more experienced in the kitchen and that guests and staff alike enjoyed dinner which made my hard work pay off haha. I was glad when all of the cleaning was over and when I no longer felt the pressure of cooking for others! I guess this is what chefs feel like...at least Gordon Ramesy wasn't screaming at me while I was cooking haha.

Fun fact: I am super behind on my blog.....but I thank you all for checking and reading! I am attempting to catch up!!!!

Fun fact: The dinner bell just rung!

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