Lecture Lab Hospitality Gourmet Dinner Next Week This week was finals week. So, not many pictures. I was mostly heads down studying and planning. A lot of people have asked me about finals and are surprised to find out that I have to take written tests. It's not all cooking.

For lecture, we had a good old fashion final. It was a multiple choice and short answer test and was a combination of everything we learned throughout the year. It covered A LOT. I had to review pretty much everything. Luckily I've been diligent about studying, so things came back to me pretty quickly. I did well on the test and was so relieved when it was over.

For our lab, we had to cook four dishes in two hours. I wasn't too nervous about the cooking party, but more worried about time. I tend to be slow and am a perfectionist and get slowed down by the details. We had to make Beef Stroganoff, which counted as two dishes, the sauce, and the noodles. We also make Velvet Chicken Soup and Cauliflower. I made a crazy detailed plan, which paid off. I finished first and was well under time. The critical feedback that I received was that I was too slow plating, and the food could have been hotter. I should have used the oven to keep my food warm while I was plating the other dishes.

For Safety and Sanitation, we had our final, and we had to pass the Serve Safe Certification, which I did! Yay! I'm officially Serve Safe Certified.

Next week, I'm done with classes. We have an all clean day on Tuesday for an hour, but otherwise, I am ready to RELAX!