Chef training is going well, although I've been feeling somewhat disconnected today - I'm not sure why. Nevertheless, it was an interesting day - Cherie got 2 of us to help her with a class demonstration, so I got to make something up in front of class. We added a twist of humour by mimicking Cherie's *every* move - it was quite funny. We made Vanilla Cherry Cheesecake - and it was amazing! Cherie has such a gift for manipulating raw textures. Today I found out she has the same birthday as my mum that she's not used soap or shampoo to bathe for the past decade. Isn't the raw food world interesting?
Today was the last day of "Essentials" - we finished with an exam and a graduation ceremony, after which we ate our cheesecake! The day ended by 4, and graduates went out to celebrate while the sun was still out, but being in my disconnected mood, I came back to the inn to meditate and to catch up on some sleep and a little reading. I spent a few hours reading about seeds and growing, getting information about what I'll be able to grow when I'm back home. My plan is to grow enough salad and juicing greens and maybe some tomatoes in the apartment to eat as a staple, and I will be buying the organic seeds from seedsofchange.com while I'm still here. I'm hoping that some heirloom seeds will grow in our climate as well! :) It seems that growing our own food is becoming a larger and larger part of healthy living. In 2 weekends I'll be attending another class on just kitchen gardening and composting - if I can get this going in Singapore its going to be very exciting!
I think I've found a source of worms for the vermicomposter. WormMan will deliver in Singapore!
Here we go!
