It’s incredible to me how the universe can simply realign itself in a matter of a few days. If you read my previous post you know that at the beginning of this week I was on the verge of a breakdown. Okay, maybe not a breakdown but I was definitely dealing with some issues. Somehow over the course of the week things seemed to have just clicked back into place and I am now faced with the exact opposite scenarios as I was earlier this week.
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Coming back from Spring break, I still feel like I need a break. For our vacation Brian and I went down to Orange, Tx (my hometown) for four days to take care of some wedding stuff and hang out with my family. We took engagement photos, met with a cake lady, met with a caterer and met with a few of my mom’s friends and my M.O.H. (Maid of Honor) who have offered to throw a bridal shower for me.
I enjoyed the break and had fun doing wedding stuff, but we didn’t really have a whole lot of time to relax. I’m still working at Freebirds Burritos, unfortunately the job at the bowling alley didn’t work our for me. I returned to work on Saturday to find that I still have the same schedule from when I was working at both places. This schedule has very few hours. I told the GM at Freebirds that I wanted to stay and go back to my schedule of 30 hours per week, but it hasn’t changed. This is a bummer because I really enjoy working at Freebirds; it’s lot’s of fun, but I won’t make enough money here and it will not count as a culinary externship which is required to graduate from TCA. (more…)
Lovely example of a mirror presentation - we did these in class but this is not mine!
I have been extremely busy and apologize for my unexplained hiatus. I have a job now! Yay! I’ve been working at Freebird World Burritos since about the middle of January and I’m still in school at Texas Culinary Academy.
We finished up Proteins class then we had Bake Shop for 3 weeks in February with Valentines day falling right in the middle of it. So Brian got a chocolate box with chocolate truffles inside as a Valentines day gift. Unfortunately, I had food poisoning the week before that, so I didn’t really get to enjoy Valentines day or much of Bake Shop for that matter. We are now finishing up Garde Manger which is a class about cold foods such as salads, dressings, and sandwiches as well as the old techniques of charcuterie or food preservation of the pre-refrigeration era. (more…)
Using a Balanced Diet to Your Budgeting Advantage
As a second time college student and now a soon to be bride (that’s right! I’m engaged) I have to stick to a budget as well as a balanced diet more than ever. With a basic understanding of what a balanced diet really is I was able to actually lose about 50 pounds while I was in college for my undergraduate degree and now I want to share that knowledge with you.
Maintaining a balanced diet on a budget may seem difficult, but it is completely within reach. Limiting your diet to foods that are high in nutritional value and avoiding empty calories is one of the best way to eat on a budget. A balanced diet packed with the essential nutrients your body needs to function will make your body feel satisfied more quickly. You will need to consume less and, in turn, buy less.
People who rush through the super market, blindly tossing food into their cart without thinking about how that food contributes to a balanced diet are usually spending way more than they need. They don’t weigh the benefits of each food, so in the end they buy more foods that have less nutritional value than if they were buying foods for the purpose of fueling their bodies.
Understanding the purpose of the foods you consume is the first step to maintaining a healthy diet on limited funding. (more…)
