Table for One

- Eating well when you eat alone -

Hello!

And welcome! I'm Cynthia, a catering and personal chef, and baker from Missouri. I'm a graduate of L'Ecole Culinaire in St. Louis. I've worked for restaurants and caterers as cook, baker, server, and even dishwasher for a long time.

In the interest of full disclosure, if there is a link to a product or a company it is most surely an affiliate link and I would receive a very small commission from any purchases from that direct link.

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You have probably guessed, since I haven't posted any cooking pictures in awhile, that either someone in class finally told me where to...

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day!

We visited a surgeon, Dr. Durgin, (real nice guy who was an Army surgeon in Baghdad) this morning and got her darned foot fixed. He was...

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I went to the night class again last night. I really don't like it. The chef instructor does things and makes us do things so differently...

Egg Day

I made it to school last night! Chef Todd seemed happy to see me (but I had Chef David for my instructor). He said to just worry about...

Just when I think I have it all worked out

my new carpool chick slept through her alarm this morning! Go figure. We are hitting the evening class so I just put my uniform back on...

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It looks like I'm staying at Le Cordon Bleu. What a relief! I was getting excited about the alternative but I think I would rather just...

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I'm feeling a little better today. I talked to an admissions representative at L'Ecole Culinaire and might go tomorrow afternoon to see a...

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I'm having big issues. I don't like to whine in public like this but I guess I think I have to explain or something--you know, why there...

Rice Day

Today was a very easy day. We made Rice Pilaf and Risotto Alla Parmigiana. They are pretty simple. I overcooked my pilaf a little because...

Eight weeks down!

WooHoo!!! We've made a lot of sauces and soups this week. Today we had tests--both written and practical. I got 81% on the written. I...

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