Yesterday was the first day of Garde Manger! For those of you who have sent in questions Garde Manger is the art of the "cold kitchen". For example making things like salad dressings, meat and veggie trays, and sooooooo much more. We learned that when kitchens were actually ran brigade style Garde Manger was in charge of making use from the scraps from the rest of the kitchen. Like meat scraps from butchering and turning it into a pate. It was only later that it turned into the cold kitchen.
Well the first day we started off with dressings for salads. Needless to say there were a lot of emulsions to make! We took a trip down to the garden here at SLU and picked lovely herbs and greens to use in the recipes for that day. Dressings made were balsamic vinaigrette, grapefruit vinaigrette, some different variations of a beet vinaigrette, fat free Italian dressing, remoulade sauce, Mayo, and a green goddess dressing! Top it off with edible flowers to make one of the healthiest lunches not from a box I've had in a while. Which is so very sad. But delicious!
So some fun updates! YEAH!
Well the first day we started off with dressings for salads. Needless to say there were a lot of emulsions to make! We took a trip down to the garden here at SLU and picked lovely herbs and greens to use in the recipes for that day. Dressings made were balsamic vinaigrette, grapefruit vinaigrette, some different variations of a beet vinaigrette, fat free Italian dressing, remoulade sauce, Mayo, and a green goddess dressing! Top it off with edible flowers to make one of the healthiest lunches not from a box I've had in a while. Which is so very sad. But delicious!
ALSO here are some cool things happening in this part of the world:
1. Tomorrow is the first Comics University class. I'm super stoked!
2. Tomorrow is also the Ladies Drink and Draw in St. Louis! It's going to be held at Plush and is hosted by the one and only Rori! author of Tiny Pink Robots. (Great web-comic and one of my personal favorites!)
So some fun updates! YEAH!
3. If you haven't noticed yet, THE BLOG HAS A NEW LAYOUT! SAY WHAAAAAAAAAAT? Let me know what you think!
4. They photo galleries are started. Baking should be up later tonight.
5. Grapefruit Vinaigrette --> The only Vinaigrette you'll ever need will be up in recipes tonight as well!
4. They photo galleries are started. Baking should be up later tonight.
5. Grapefruit Vinaigrette --> The only Vinaigrette you'll ever need will be up in recipes tonight as well!
Well that's all for now. What do you think about wild flora in your salads? What's your favorite edible flower? Leave me a comment below or email me.
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