Day two...

Today we made Tarte aux Pommes (apple tart) with the Pate Sucree and apple compote we made the day before. I think almost half the class cut themselves trying to slice the apples thinly for the top of the tart. After the tarts were in the oven, we made Crème Patissiere, a really nice vanilla pastry cream. Did I mention how big of a clumsy fool I am. Well, as I was making my way down the stairs on my way back home from school I tripped and fell down the stairs. I have a little bit of a sprained ankle (which still is kinda hurting) and a totally crushed apple tart. Sad.

A picture of the Tarte Aux Pommes before it had it's unfortunate crushing

The first day of classes!

School started on today and it was everything I hoped for and maybe more. After all the basic boring first day of school junk for the first few hours. Then we got right into the fun stuff. Got our chef kits which was like Christmas. The first thing we made was Pate Sucree, a delicious sweet tart dough. I was surprised in some of the technique. Apparently I’ve been doing it wrong for years. Who knew if you whisk the eggs you add into the creamed butter sugar mixture you end up with better dough. I guess that’s why I’m paying $40,000. We also made apple compote. After class I had to run, literally, to get to work. It was a long day, 7am-10pm. Not totally sure how much longer Ill be able to keep that up.

The City...thus far

As of mid-August I have become a transplant New Yorker. We arrived to the city on an incredibly hot and humid Sunday morning and started unpacking the U-haul. Just as we thought that we could move no more, a kind man on a bike stopped to offer his help. The man was a total bad ass, to say the least. He carried the last of our heavy furniture up the stairs ON HIS OWN! The man carried a queen sized bed up two flights of stairs. Rock star!

Shortly after arriving in New York City, I had learned that I had not been approved for my student loan. I immediately hit the streets looking for a job. After 3 weeks, over 60 applications and several interviews I finally landed a job working 32 hours a week. We’ll see how working full time and going to school full time goes. Hopefully I don’t die.

Left on Thurs to go visit the manfriend in Montana, came back on Monday and had to work Tuesday. Its been a whirlwind.