"Raw"
We have invited Samuel Polanco, a High school student where we have our NPS school project to blog for us once a month. Want to find out how you can help out cause and his school: Check out our website: www.locallovecatering.com
"Well, I guess I'll start by introducing myself. My name is Samuel Polanco. I'm a student at Sand Paths Academy and I'm in the 11th grade. Graduating in 2012. I've been going to this school for 3 years now. I've always shown a passion for the culinary arts.
This semester has been fun and exciting year for me because this is the first year we have a culinary arts class. For me personally, this is my favorite class. We cook all different kinds of delicious foods. When I graduate High School, I'm planning on going to Culinary school to get my culinary degree. I want to start my own multi-cultural restaurant with all kinds of delicious foods from all over the world.
On March 11, 2012 was my first day working for Chef Barry. It was a great, fun educational experience. It was fun as well too. It was amazing how many delicious foods you can create with absolutely no heat. It is a lot harder than it seems. I got the chance to experiment with sprouting and dehydration. Raw food is really interesting.
One of my favorite dishes to make was the mushroom and spinach tart. That was one of the more complicated dishes for me because not only does it have to be delicious but it also has to be presentable. It didn't make the situation any easier that we had to make one hundred and fifty of the same dish. All together it was my favorite dish.
Another dish that I worked on was a sprouted falafel. I didn't do the actual preparation of this dish. I just balled up one hundred and fifty of them. After shaping them we put them in the dehydrator until they were nice and crunchy.
All together that day, we made Mushroom and spinach tarts, parsnip pinenut macadamia sushi, Sprouted falafel and for dessert we made a Pecan Joy. They were all fun and delicious foods.
Well this is it for this blog.
Farewell fellow food lovers.
Until next time.
Samuel Polanco"
