During a four-month break in filming Raging Bull, Robert De Niro ate his way from 160 to 215 pounds, loading up at some of the best restaurants in France. All this to play the older ‘Jake La Motta‘. Renee Zellweger had to really apply herself to plump it up, acquiring some 20 extra pounds in [...]
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culinary school- week 6 (mid point)
The fabulous, lovely and very missed Rebecca Robbins
(February 18, 1968 – February 4, 2007)
I have chosen to dedicate week 6 to the loving memory of a dear friend, Rebecca Robbins. Never one to put off following her desires or her dreams…. an exhibited ceramic artist, devoted mother of two, world adventurer and creative spirit, she [...]
culinary school- week 5 (still 141lbs.)
“Dib-dib-dib-dib-did you see what North West Culinary is doing in class for week 5??!!!!! ….Theyb-theyb-theyb-theyb-they are butchering a whole pig!!!”
It has been quite a week. On Monday we butchered two pigs. This collective task proved to not be for the faint of heart (think lots of sharp knives and a saw) . After one classmate’s [...]
culinary school- week 4- (141 lbs.)
Holy cow! This week we cooked and ate 4 beef dishes in 2 days. That is as much beef as I would normally consume in about 2-3 months. My weight is up 1 pound from week 3. If I keep up this carnivorous bender, I’ll be up to a porky 152 by the end of [...]
culinary school- week 3- (140 lbs.)
Chicken Saltimboca
Well, the pace continued as we wrapped up our third week. If I never see another chicken, it will be too soon. After de-boning one and cooking (and eating) it 7 ways, plus the preparing and ingesting of assorted accompanying pig products, I’m really close to buying myself a one way ticket to Vegetarianville….or [...]
culinary school- week 2
This is pretty much how I am feeling after my first full week at culinary school. Wow! Things are clipping along at an intense pace, and the learning curve is enormous. We have gone from zero to fancy in 8 days, and I’m pooped! Here is a short list of some of the things we [...]
week 1- first day of school
I announced back on December 22 that I would be beginning a fifteen week culinary program in the New Year. Well….I am here to report that we have all survived week 1 (a short week, as we started Wednesday, January 2). During our first 3 days at Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver 2 passionately committed [...]
culinary school…..here i come
“Cooks, I had learned, came to cooking not to fulfill a desire, but rather, by chance, to fulfill something already in their nature.”
Micheal Rhulman – The Making of a Chef
Ever wonder what it would be like to attend culinary school full time? I’d never given it much thought, until one day last August when [...]
sazon
Sorry….got a little side tracked there. Where was I? Oh yeah. Relaying some details about my recent Mexico trip….
Another activity I chose to do during my stay in San Miguel de Allende was to attend a cooking class. Sazon is a beautiful facility, offering all kinds of classes taught by a wide array [...]
