Posts by Fledgling

Has anyone ever cooked with Arame? My friend gave me a rather large package and I look forward to playing with it, however I would like some input with its usage. Basically I'd like to learn things the easy way this time. I thought...

I will be moving to Antartica within this year to work for Raytheon. Has anyone ever done anything like this before? I'll start out being a prep cook, I only have one year of high volume experience, but the pay is amazing........

Last night I made some acorn squash and pumpkin ravioli with a butter and herb sauce, today for lunch I rolled up some sushi super-quick.

MMMMMMMM FRIED HONEY!!!

In my five quarters of culinary school, I have been challenged my first, second, and now my current quarter. I also did not feel challenged and will be attending a community college for an undergraduate degree. I will be entering the...

I am a very focused worker and my chef tells me I have good performance... however I *will* vocalize my opinion about a coworker if he/she is interfering with my job. Chef got on to me the other night because I ended up having to plate...

Food network has a million recipes on it that can be impressive yet simple to make at home

Cornstarch is derived from the endosperm of the corn kernel, much like flour is derived from the wheat endosperm. The difference between cornstarch and cornmeal is that the entire corn is ground into cornmeal. Masa harina *is* a finer...

We've already moved several people like her into the dishpit. She actually slows down the dishpit and is currently assembling the sandwiches, which greatly angers the garde manger chef because she doesn't know how to roll burritos/wraps,...

I'm one of the worst tattle-tales. I can't stand when people do a mediocre job. It sounds like you have a lot of people in your kitchen, so it's more difficult to keep track of all of them. I'd definitely talk to the chef if it happens...