Watch her, folk - she's fairly dangerous!

We made tomato sauce in Monday's class - talk about a complete mess! I had it in my hair - all over my apron - and of course on my jacket. Took four washings (with Shout gel) to get it out! But at the end of class, Chef whipped us out some linguine and we got to try the sauce. I tried the vegetarian version and really liked it. I learned that to get a finer sauce, it must be put through a food mill versus a food processor. Even though the food mill is time consuming, it is an invaluable tool.

I finally received my knife kit yesterday. It's made my F. Dick (ya just gotta love that name!) and is German. It's the Eurocut set. I'm not particularly fond of the handles, but it is the set I will be learning with. After I graduate, I will then invest in really good knives. After doing much research online, I have discovered you can spend a large fortune on good knives. I really like my F. Dick set, because it came in a briefcase with foam inserts and a magnetized strip to hold the blades on. I'm amped, because I get to use them today for the first time!!!

Today - we begin soups. Chef has told us to eat a light lunch as we will be eating almost daily in class now. I know we will be making Vicchychoise, as Chef has waxed purely poetic on its virtues. Probably French Onion too. After that, I'm not too sure what the choices will be. Be certain, however, that since soup is one of my favorite things to eat, I will probably do a lengthy post on it soon...