Hmm, where to start. Well, after graduation, I started college at the College of Southern Idaho and never really left. My life has had its ups and downs, but I take it all one day at a time. In the early summer of 2001, my grandma flew me to Salem, Ohio to stay with her for a week and took me to Amish country and to Niagara Falls, Canada while I was there. That was my first time being out of the U.S. It was beautiful back there and would really like to go back sometime soon. Shortly after I got back, I went back to CSI and finished up my Associates in Liberal Arts then went and got an Associate’s degree in Para education. After that, I tried and tried looking for a para education job, but I didn’t have enough experience for any of them. While still trying to find a job with the schools, I started working for A+ Solutions working with kids who have developmental delays and behavioral problems. After about 1yr. of that, I finally settled for a Substitute teaching job with the Cassia County School District. After I started substitute teaching, I started to kind of enjoy teaching so back to CSI I went. This time I decided to teach Secondary Education History, since I love history, and it only took me a couple of semesters to finish up with an Associate’s degree in that. However, as it turns out my U.S. History instructor, who graduated from Minico, had it in for us Burley students. I survived his class with a little extra knowledge of what I was getting myself into. As it turns out the schools in our area won’t hire female History teachers unless they can coach or teach another subject on the side. I don’t do both, so after another year of substitute teaching, I decided it was best for me to get out of the teaching business and pursue something in an area that I love doing. Last June I finally made my decision and followed my heart into the Culinary Arts program at CSI. I do love to cook and learn to cook all different kinds of food. Then just before school started, I got a phone call from Mike Johnson my advisor/instructor asking me if I would like to join the new Baking and Pastries program to make room for all of the BSU and ISU culinary students since they closed down their programs. I said sure, why not, I am up for anything. However, all of those BSU and ISU students that were supposed to be coming, we only received 1 from each school and the student from ISU happened to be a 2nd yr. Culinary/Baking and Pastries student. So that is how I got into the Baking and Pastries program. I will soon have a Technical Certificate in Baking and Pastries come Aug(when it comes in the mail). I can now make anything from Quiche Lorraine to Poached Pears in Merlot to Vegan Tapioca Pudding.
Yes, I really did help make what is on this table from scratch.
My buddy calls this “his heaven” This is called Chocolate Banana Island
I can even make some bread like Baguette, Fougasse, and my favorite Croissants.
In the fall I will be going back to school and this time it will be in the culinary class. I will be learning to make things from Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Heir Covert and fingerling potatoes to Orange and Soy Glazed Chicken with Shitake Mushroom stuffing accompanied by Jasmine rice and braised baby bok choy to Vegan Sheppard’s Pie. Along with many other wonderful recipes I got to try out this past year. I am also hoping to move to Twin Falls to be closer to school and friends along with a job in the restaurant business. While doing all of this, I was also voted in as Secretary of my Hospitality Management Association (HOSTUER’S) Club.
We are missing quite a few from this picture.
Our club hosts an Italian Buffet in the fall and provides wonderful food for the Harvest Fest held in early November. We do a couple of other events also. With all of the money we bring in and hours we volunteer, we put it all together and go on culinary trips. In March of this year for Spring Break, 25 of us hopped on one of CSI’s buses at 6:00 a.m. on March 11 and headed for Portland, OR. Where we stayed in Downtown at a very nice hotel until March 15 then headed for Bend where we stayed the night and came home the next day. Next spring our trip will be to Vegas then at the end of my 1st yr. some of us that have enough money and want to will head to Spain for a couple of weeks, hopefully. If you want you can check out my blog, but I warn you that I don’t update it much. Plus, it might be boring to some of you, who knows.
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