Becoming Sabrina

I grew up on Classic movies - Doris Day, Shirley Temple, Cary Grant, Debbie Reynolds, and Rock Hudson. I have been thoroughly polluted by the beauty and simplicity of old movies...and I LOVE IT!!!  One iconic movie I was particularly inspired by is "Sabrina" starring Audrey Hepburn. I love her love of cars, her simple fashion, her transformation, her honesty, and her love of travel.  

The French cooking school scene gets me the most excited. I have always loved cooking, especially watching my mom work magic, so I have always wanted to go to a professional cooking school. So that you understand my perspective, take a look at this home movie from inside my dreams (or from the movie "Sabrina").

  

I was able to fulfill that dream!!  For Christmas, my parents gave me a few lessons as the Salt Lake Culinary Center.  I took various classes, including Homemade Pasta, Superfoods, Souffles, and Knife Basics.

Homemade Pasta - included making Caeser salad Ravioli

This is my favourite instructor - Amy

Superfoods -- Salmon, Spinach, Sweet Potatoes, Greek Yogurt
and berry pie.

My absolute favourite class was SOUFFLES!!!!  Here is another recording from my dreams:

Now for the reality of what I was taught in the "Successful Souffles" class.  This class created my favourite foods of all the classes I attended.  I have recreated a souffle once since then, and it was just as I remembered.

"Collar" is an essential to a souffle...and it
makes you look fancy

Ramekins -- use for individual souffles

Chocolate with Berry drizzle

Pre-baking - - Sweet Potatoe
(MY FAVOURITE)

Egg and Spinach (this one looked the fanciest of what we made

Peeking between the collar

I haven't taken any other classes in awhile, but I have definitely made the foods I learned.  I have made the Greek Yogurt with Berries and Ganache pie a couple times, I make salmon all the time now, and I made a Sweet Potato souffle for my dad's birthday this year (and it got rave reviews).  I'm definitely glad I did it and, who knows, I may take other classes sometime soon.