TRICKY FOODS and SCHOOL

How was your week?
Mine was good :)

THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012.

We had a tricky foods class ... We learnt how to eat a whole artichoke :)







We also had "Le Mille-Feuilles" (translated a thousand sheets). It is made of alternating layers of cream, custard and puff pastry.

If you dont know how to eat and start at the top it will be crushed and your plate a mess.


FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012.

Thursday was a friends birthday but since we couldn't go out during the week, we went out for dinner.  



Happy Birthday Arigatochan :)



TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012.

We had cooking class. Appetizer: Vegetable Capriccio.


Entree: Fish turban (fish fillets placed into a mold and filled with a fish puree), Boilded Potatoes, Sauteed Swiss Chard.

Dessert: Sachertorte (is a chocolate cake invented in Vienna, Austria.)

Then we had floral art and table decoration, no theme this week... just pick a fruit :) LIMES! 

Our table was set with a beachy / party theme, we used straw mats, straw hats, bows, straws, ect ...

The flower are done in 2 vases. a small 1 inside a big 1, in between the 2 vases we put sliced limes. We did a green and yellow bouquet.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012.

Today is my roomamates hostess exam ... her table theme was Japanese with origami.

I was a waiter once again, this time for another friends exam.

Have a great week and Check in next week to locate the Jamaican Gal Lost in Europe! 

Holland then Back at School

How was your week?

Mine had its ups and down but mostly good :)

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012.

I went to Den Bosh in Holland. Really cute city. 

St John's Cathedral (sint-Janskathedraal) has an extensive and richly decorated interior, and serves as the cathedral for thebishopric of 's-Hertogenbosch.. St. John’s Cathedral is a so-called ‘Kanjermonument’ (whopper-monument) it receives financial support from the Dutch government.


FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012.

We went to Keukenhof, it is also known as the Garden of Europe, is the world's largest flower garden situated near Lisse, Netherlands. 

The Park has approximately 7,000,000 flower bulbs, they are planted annually and cover an area of 32 hectares.

This is Frédéric François Chopin (Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin) in flowers. He was a famous polish pianist who moved to Paris and made is name in romantic music. 

 This one of the traditional costumes of the Netherlands. 

MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012.

School is back in session, time has really flown. Cant believe im in my last term .. wow!

Our first class we has to get dressed for a formal dinner. That all the information we had to get dressed, it was a test. We had a class with a stylist who went through what is suitable and what looks good on us. 

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012.

We had cooking class. We made:

Panna cotta with passion fruit sauce.




Gougères, it is a baked savory choux pastry made of choux dough mixed with cheese. The centre is hollow, like a savory puff pastry. 

Fougasse, it is provençal bread with olives and bacon.

Then we had table decoration, we did individual tray this week. 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012.

Today was my Maitre d'hotel Final Exam. All I know for now is I passed, wont get final results till end of term.

It was also my friends Hostess Exam, she set the table in a middle eastern style. 

She even wore a traditional Kurdish dress.

Have a great week and Check in next week to locate the Jamaican Gal lost in Europe!

Spring Break and Holland

How was your week? 

Mine has been great, little busy :)

THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2012.

We went down to a lake to feed the ducks :) It was nice and relaxing!

FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012.

How was your good friday? 

We went to a city called Utrecht. The ancient city centre features many buildings and structures from the Early Middle Ages. It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the eighth century. 

This was once the Netherland's largest church, this is what is left. The Dom tower, with to the left behind it the remaining section of the Dom church. The two parts have not been connected since the collapse of the nave in 1674. The Archbishop of Utrecht is the most important Dutch Roman Catholic leader.

This is the church garden!

Then we had lunch, but guess what the restaurant advertised..?

This is the statue of Anne Frank. If you didn't know her hiding place was in Amsterdam. 

We ended the day with ice cream :)

SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2012.

We went to visit Rotterdam.  It is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. It was bombed during World War II and totally destroyed. 


It is now home to some amazing modern architecture: Houses are built as six sided cubes and others with no designated shape. 

 We went down by the old harbour relaxed and walked around.





The Jamaican Flag flys representing the jamaican population in Rotterdam.

This is the Erasmus Bridge, a cable stayed bridge linking the northern and southern halves of the city of Rotterdam. It is the largest and heaviest in West Europe.

SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2012.

We stayed in Rotterdam for the night and in the morning we made cupcakes for the easter bunny :) 

After breakfast we did a boat tour of the Port of Rotterdam. It is the largest port in europe and it was the busiest from 1962 -2004.  

When in holland you have to wear the clogs haha!




MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012.

We went to Amsterdam for the day and took the canal tour.


This is the Nemo, science museum.



 This is the national Opera House.

It was raining but that didnt stop us from taking pictures and enjoying our day :)

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012.

I went back to amsterdam, and took a bus tour around the city.

The tour took us to a dimond cutter and retailer. 'Gassan' it is a diamond factory. Amsterdam has a long heritage of diamond trade and industry. 

The city has been a major diamond centre since Sephardic Jews introduced the diamond cutting industry in the later 16th century. 

Then I went to the Heineken Museum sorry its the Heineken Experience.

It was an amazing tour, super interactive. Finished off with a beer tasting and i'm now a certified beer drafter :)

Then I finished off the day with a tour of the original Anne Frank House.  It showed her life, the original diary and the annex in which her and seven other people hid. Made me appreciate my life so much more. 

Have a Great Week and Check in next week to Locate the Jamaican Gal Lost in Europe!