sad news

Yep. I know. Not only did i find out too late...but i have 6 more days of my stage left and i'm sad about that also. but the sad news is....I will not get to see Chef Michalak the rest of the time i am there. I know. He is going to be in the states the entire time. How horrible!!! I mean...good for him...but sad for me! However, I will send him an email asking if I can come back and take a picture with him! :) There is someone i like though. He is working on the competition! I will get a picture as soon as I can! His work is great...but I can't take pictures of that till the competition which I am going to at the end of the month to support him :)

Also on a sad note, I had a bad day yesterday at work. BUT I believe everyone is entitled to one bad day...right? First I over boiled the milk (i was doing 3 things at once because I was told to) and then 10 min later I broke a container of a cremeaux all over the floor and had to clean it up! Later in the day I sliced my hand practically open. It felt great when i poured bleach on it too :/ but...at the end of the day i had enjoyment hearing the Prince called and wanted a cake, in any flavor, in 30 min. Then they realized it couldn't be done he called back and said he wanted 2 desserts of each kind we serve but NOT the kind from room service. It was rather interesting to see the people running around. I loved it!

Other funny things at work. The dining staff that serves me, finds it weird that an American orders meat and veggies, no sauce and no carbs. They always go to serve me carbs and sauce. PLUS i always get a salad. They laugh at me or question me. They think Americans are fatties! In the same notion...the lady at the dry cleaning...when I told her I was a size 2 (chefs uniforms are different) in both the top and the pants...she smirked. I'm not sure what that meant...but it could only mean a few things! (perfect body?! haha right!)

Also, my landlady is home this week and this morning she gabbed to me at how different I look and she couldn't figure it out till I told her I was going jogging. Then she said to me "beaucoup changer" meaning a lot of change. She said I lost so much weight and I look good. I guess I see it...but others see it more. I see it in my pants. I'm not trying...honestly. But alls the better!

Here is another recipe I made last week with cod fish! Enjoy

Cod fish (or any kind you chose-the original recipe called for tuna)
Peanut Oil
3 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
4 garlic cloves, chopped
8 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps sliced
6 tablespoons soy sauce
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Lime wedges (optional)

Cook cod in oil in pan til done. Remove, set aside and cover to keep warm.

In a skillet add butter, sliced green onions, cilantro, ginger and chopped garlic and sauté until fragrant (very quickly). Mix in mushrooms and soy sauce and simmer under a minute. Add whipping cream and simmer until sauce lightly coats back of spoon (also very quick). Stir in lime juice. Voila :)