as this chapter in our life has ended, my musings can be found at sailboatholly.blogspot.com if you feel inclined to 'listen' in. thank you for reading and being encouraging and awesome, i have really appreciated you :)

here are some pics of our practical final dinner that my parents and husband came to:

half of these canapes are from my team, and half are a different teams. Unfortunately, I wasn't part of the service part of the practical final (although i was for the prep) because i was helping with 'banquets' which means i was doing prep for the grad buffet the whole time. Originally i was glad about that because i wasn't looking forward to the stress of service, but it was sad to not be a part of the final dinner service, especially because there were guest chefs there who marked us.
this is my appetizer that i created for my black box exam, and then tweaked a bit for finals: Trout with Chard-wrapped Bulgar Pilaf, Sauteed Mushrooms and Buerre Blanc w/ Tomato Concasse
Consomme Celestine
Cornish Game Hen Two Ways, Quinoa Pilaf, Turned Carrots and Green Beans
Pear Tart (which i made) with Plum Coulis and Candied Pecans
My team (Team Awesome) for the whole week of finals :D
Chef Warren and I
Chef Tony (not a hockey player) and I
Chef Christophe and I (and i'm receiving my diploma)
My class
And so, i have graduated with a Professional Culinary Diploma.