Week 2 of Ayurveda! This module is a bit intense and fast-paced.  So many spices and new ingredients but also some really yummy recipes! I am liking the teachings of Ayurveda more than I initially thought I would.  At first it felt like we would have to practically be learning a new language but I’m […]

Hello Again, It feels like it’s been so long since I’ve written here even though we just had the one week off between Quarter 1 and Quarter 2.  It was lovely to have a little break and Grandma and Papa Plate (on my side) were able to visit and play with Little Plate for a […]

Happy Friday! This is officially the day we are finished with Quarter 1 at the Natural Epicurean!  Time is going by too fast.  We have a week break and then we will be the Seniors at the school!  It is exciting as Quarter 2 brings some exciting modalities including 3 weeks of Ayurveda, 3 weeks […]

Instead of “live well”, the French say “Eat well:” Mangez bien One of the reasons I wanted to attend the Professional Chef Program at the Natural Epicurean was to learn how to live well through eating well.  I feel strongly that how we fuel our bodies has a real impact in the other areas of our […]

From Wikipedia: The OWL (Ordinary Wizarding Level) exams are taken at the end of a student’s fifth year at Hogwarts. OWLs are offered in most subjects a student takes in their first five years, and many consist of both written (theory) and practical tests. Courses in which OWLS are offered are Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, History […]

I mentioned in my weekly update that I missed a day to stay home with Little Plate who was feeling something awful. To make up our Baking lab that day I made some of the Flat Bread Recipes at home.  We decided to make crackers since we have a little mouse in the house 🙂 […]

A few weeks ago I was feeling Minced. . . this week at the Plate Household we feel a bit Baked… Poor Little Plate started to get a cold at the beginning of this week.  She mostly just had some congestion but then Tuesday in the night she started to get a pretty high-grade fever […]

We’re Baking Every Morning! Stormy weather almost always puts me in a baking mood so the weather this week was perfect!  It has been overcast and/or raining every day down here in Texas. When I say raining, I mean it had REALLY been raining hard!  We have had a week of flash flood weather warnings […]

mince mins/ verb past tense: minced; past participle: minced 1. cut up or grind (food) into very small pieces, typically in a machine with revolving blades. “minced beef” synonyms: grind, chop up, cut up, dice, hash, chop fine “mince the meat and onions”   I feel a little minced this week. 🙂  I’m told that […]

Happy Weekend Y’all! Another fun week at NEACA has come and gone.  This week we learned more about salads, soups, peppers & tomatoes, potatoes, and building a menu based on what is around you.  We finished the week off with an intro to eggs and dairy. A highlight for me was definitely our Salad lab. […]