Oh, Baby!

This is a song is dedicated to my first! Play first, then read while music is playing. (Only because I need this type of epic-ness in my life.)This song should play every time I walk into a room--in slow motion.


Now, let me get to what I was meaning to write about. People have asked me in the past after learning that I was into cooking, "What is your favorite thing to cook?" I have a hard to answering that question because I personally think I know absolutely NOTHING when it comes to cooking any dish. I cannot cook a single dish to perfection every single time. Justly so, I do not feel confident cooking anything really. But after yesterday and tonight passed me by I have come to announce that my favorite food to make or bake is a SOUFFLE!

(photo credits to Erica Ko, 2010.)


Ah yes, the souffle. Let me tell you about the essence that makes a souffle.
Even when the souffle falls and is a failure in every way, the process is incredibly exhilarating. Watching the oven has never been so exciting! When a souffle starts to rise, it is like watching a child's chest rising and falling ever so gently after taking in his precious first breaths from the world he just has emerged. A little over the top? Maybe just a smidge.



Eating the souffle is equally enjoyable. Breaking the top shell into the molten, goodness in the middle--heavenly and divine. The end.

Making souffles are surprisingly easy and versatile. The most important ingredient is the whipped egg whites. It gives the souffle structure. It gives the souffle its rise. You can make a chocolate souffle by adding melted chocolate into the egg whites. You can make a berry souffle by adding some sort of berry sauce or whatever concoction you create and add it to the egg whites. You can make a cheese souffle by adding cheese to egg whites. It's that easy! I don't measure the ingredients, which gives me a sense of freedom from the traditional baking, where you have to measure baking ingredients perfectly. It's fun! It's easy! It's delicious! It's sexy! It's everything you could ever ask for and MORE! Try it. You'll be hooked. I already am.

Potential Opportunities Come With Increased Anxiety

So! I am keeping my fingers crossed over and over and over again for this single opportunity. What is this opportunity you speak of, Jean? Well, let me jolly well tell you! I MIGHT get an internship at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Yes! It is exciting news and I am so greatful for even having the chance at it. The only difficult thing is no matter how hard I try to stay positive my insecurities have been taking over a lot of my thought processes lately, especially because this is something i deeply care about. I am afraid I am going to disappoint those I am working under. I am afraid to make a mistake. I am afraid of failure. I know, we learn through our failures, but failure is one thing I just cannot stand! It haunts me like an overbearing stalker that refuses to disappear even with a restraining order. I am so disturbed to the point that I question if every little action I do will disappoint or offend my potential boss. It is actually become quite stressful as it is silly. I need to man up and take the God forsake bull by his horns and tame the beast like a domestic puppy dog. Please wish me luck!

On the more amusing side of things, I noticed that it was just my luck in which I sent an email to the chef and spelled his name incorrectly. I butchered the man's name with confidence. FML! Good thing he was a good sport about it.

Quote of the day @ school.
Chef: Can someone man this? (referring to stirring a pot of heavy cream that is being heated)
Brit: or WOMAN it.