Day TWELVE. Lemons make lemonade

Day TWELVE. Not to much to report today. We made Lemon Tarts. Aka a sofisticated Lemon Meringue Pie. It is one of the three exam dishes we will have. We had the demonstration the night before, so the train to and fro my flat was spent studying/memorizing the recipe. Only when I got to class it left my brain, and i put too much water in my crust and had to start over again (10ml vs 100ml is quite a difference. 100ml was sugar. 10ml was the water). Luckilly there were a couple of cuts on other people that delayed them, so I caught up to everyone else pretty quick. Chef Tuilee did the first row of meringue on my tart to get me going and show me how it is done. Only it was a bit scewed/not straight so the rest of it was a bit off. Then he graded me and told me my lines werent straight....uh thanks boss you started it. The girl who has a locker next to me is in Cuisine Program with her sister. I asked her in the morning if she liked Lemon Tart, as for me it is down there with meringues in my preference for desserts to eat. She said that she loved it. I told her I would give her my tart as I had no intention of eating it. She was so excited. The sisters found me after my class and were amazed that I handed the whole thing over....I had two bites just so I could see what it tasted like, and the rest was for them. It was good, but I prefer chocolate over fruit desserts any day. Sitting in class today i thought. I am not working. I have no income. I am paying to be here. I paid a school how to teach me to bake better. I need to take advantage of the moment and learn as much as I can without getting overwhelmed. I want to love it as much as Chef Tuliee loves plating fruit. This is going to be a good time.