Hi all,
Since my last blog I have enjoyed spending time with my family over the Christmas holidays. I have quite a large family; there were 32 of us over at my auntie’s house for Christmas dinner! You might think that sounds stressful but it was great! We all chipped in with the cooking, my Grandad was in charge of the turkey and I was in charge of the roast potatoes. It was really nice to catch up with everyone and we all had a good craic. I got loads of good presents including DVDs, gift vouchers and some ‘smellies’, I also got a new casserole dish which I have used already to cook a braised steak.
Back at College I have had another practical exam where I had to cook a full roast chicken and gravy from scratch. To be honest I found it quite easy. I have always cooked roasts with my family on a Sunday so I have had lots of practice. I have also been enjoying working in the College restaurant La Rue. On restaurant open days I help to set up the tables, stock up the bar, serve customers and at Christmas I helped choose what went on the menu. I can’t wait until next year when I will be on the Level 2 course and will hopefully be more involved in cooking meals at the restaurant.
I’ve been busy in class recently working on the latest assignment. We are learning all about the different kitchen equipment, so soon I will be fully trained up to use the blender, meat slice and more. I haven’t been enjoying my functional skills lessons so much this month, I’d much rather be in the kitchen. The tutors have been great though and my spelling and writing are coming along much better.
I’ve been working hard at College and not just for my course; as well as blogging I am also a student rep for Level 1 students. This means I talk to other students and try to resolve any problems they may be having at the College. Myself and some of the other students found the exam timetable a bit confusing so I plan to bring this up at the next meeting.
With everything going on at College I have to make sure I make time to relax as well. Sometimes I stay a bit late at College and go up to the quiet room in the LRC or I hire a laptop and sit by the window up there, I get lots more work done. I am looking forward to spending more time with my friends over the next few weeks. Most of my friends work full time, and with how busy I have been at College recently it can sometimes be difficult to meet up.
At home I have been watching Jamie Oliver’s shows, I think what he did to help make school dinners more healthy is brilliant. Before it was always chips, chips and more chips but I think it is important for people to eat vegetables from a young age. On some of the shows they were eating pizza for their breakfast every day! Can you imagine?!
This week I’m looking forward to helping out at a College open evening, I will be answering questions about my course and showing people around the College. I hope I can be helpful. Find out in my next blog how it went.
Talk to you soon,
Kearon
