Dinner impossible

This week has been really exciting and I'm a little sad our last day in Northwest is tomorrow. We have been chefs all this week making food items, prepping for the day, testing new recipes, and eating :). I learned a lot in the kitchen this week, everything from the proper equipment to use when handling food to how to avoid a steam burn, to learning how to make a large enough recipe for 400 hungry kids. I found myself watching the food channel a lot this week and flipped upon dinner impossible. I hadn't watched it before actually and really enjoyed the creativeness of the recipes and having to get things done on time. I know dining halls aren't the most glorious 5 star restaurant but it teaches you how to make a large amount of food for a lot of hungry people. There is a lot of different aspects to food from quick service to upscale, and I am thankful to see it all. You can learn so much from just watching chefs and listening to them. I was actually able to do something by myself which was awesome because I really enjoy cooking. I don't see myself being a chef but I do like coming up with new things to cook. The recipe was a little different from what I was used to so it took me a bit to understand it but I got the hang of it after awhile.

This week we also met a good chunk of everyone we are going to be working with this summer. I didn't think I could be more happy or excited about this internship but I was wrong. Everyone here is so willing to help and to teach us. We are ready to learn (even the Michigan folks want to help!:) You would know what I mean if you were from Ohio ;). Anyways like Casey keeps saying who knew Connecticut could be so awesome!
Rhode island this weekend to!!

Meg