Wow, what a day!
I honestly did not think I would blog tonight after work but it’s not as if I can go straight to sleep after racing around for almost 11 hours, so this is sort of meditative to me (and I’m about to take a bubble bath as well to ease my achy legs). Actually, the time FLEW by today! I spent the first 8 hours of my day prepping for tonight…I baked 400 rolls, 2 dozen focaccia, dozens and dozens of cheddar wafers, three pies….the list goes on.
Around 5:00 when I heard there was leftover HOMEMADE HUMMUS AND TABBOULI for staff meal I jumped on it!!!!
SO delish and I definitely saved my frozen Kashi meal for tomorrow night! Nick, the sous chef, made this hummus and tabbouli yesterday for a function and it was sooooo yummy! He made the tabbouli with couscous since we didn’t have any bulger wheat and I believe the hummus is roasted red pepper. I made a big salad with a huge sliced tomato and scooped on a healthy portion of it! I also snagged some hot pita wedges but only ate two of them.
The guys are work give me a hard time since I’m so “healthy” and pack my own meals and snacks such as yogurts and protein bars. They call my food that I pack “jenna-food” and everyone was so excited, saying that staff meal tonight was definitely “jenna-food”! How funny 🙂 Everyday they ask me what jenna-food did I bring today!
As for the rest of the night…..it was SLOW! And NO ONE wanted dessert! I could not believe it. I worked so hard all day long, had prepped my station perfectly to be ready at the drop of a pin and then no one wanted anything. I was super bummed out! I did manage one dessert though, which came in around 10:00—the last one (and only one) of the night. The name of the dessert is “chocolate chocolate chocolate” and here it is:
That is blood orange soup at the bottom, a tiny flourless chocolate cake, and a tuille cookie with bananas foster inside—topped with a small scoop of chocolate ice cream and a white chocolate garnish.
This one dessert took some time to assemble so I have no idea what I will do tomorrow night when it will definitely be busier! Friday nights are usually much slower than Saturdays!
I did caramelize some mini apples just to get ready if anyone ordered the apple dessert (caramelized apples with calvados ice cream, a mini apple oat tart and cider caramel sauce)—they are so cute!
Oh well, maybe tomorrow.
I took some pictures of the savory items on the new menu because they looked faaaantastic! Here’s what I would order if I had dinner at the club: bouillabaisse served in a pumpkin!
Here’s dover sole and scallops:
And some sort of lamb creation:
So, that was all. I got in at 11:30 and left at 10:00 and now am thoroughly exhausted. The maple nut clif bar really made my night though—-it rocked!!! Originally, I planned to eat little bits throughout the night but it was so good that I gobbled down the entire bar at like 7:15! This one is definitely my new favorite!
I’m off to take a bath and get in bed. Tomorrow I work again from noon til 10:00 but I’m taking a rest day from working out (as if I don’t get enough exercise running around at work!) so I plan to hang out in my jammies for a long time in the morning, relaxing.
See you tomorrow!
Kelly Olexa
November 14, 2008 at 9:40 pmWow, Whoa. All of that food looks DIVINE. Pure heaven.
😉
K
Molly
November 14, 2008 at 9:53 pmI love the pumpkin dish! It is so unique!
Brooke
November 14, 2008 at 9:54 pmThe dessert that you made looks amazing! The pumpkin dish is so different from anything I’ve ever seen before…
Laura
November 14, 2008 at 10:08 pmI love when people serve soup in pumpkins! It’s the cutest thing ever. 🙂 Chocolate chocolate chocolate sounds like my kind of dessert! I think it’s so cool that you bring “jenna-food” every day!
Mel
November 14, 2008 at 10:19 pm“jenna food”, I love it. Your coworkers sound very cool.
The food pics tonight are amazing! If I was there, I totally would have ordered dessert from you!
Shelby
November 14, 2008 at 10:23 pmThat pumpkin dish looks amazing!!!
Andrea
November 14, 2008 at 10:31 pmi heart cliff bars!!! you had a buuuusy night girl! love your creations 🙂 homemade tabouli + hummus = amazing! i looooove mediterranean foods
Justy2003
November 14, 2008 at 10:44 pmWho doesn’t order dessert?!?! Crazies.
Runeatrepeat
November 15, 2008 at 12:04 amI would love to be served any food in a pumpkin. I don’t know what that “b” word even is, but I want it! I thought that stuff only happens on Iron Chef.
monica
November 15, 2008 at 12:41 amI envy your life surrounded by such amazing food! That tabbouleh and hummus looks awesome. People were probably too full of pumpkin and lamb creations to fit dessert in. A real shame… make the main courses smaller next time. 😉
bobbi
November 15, 2008 at 1:12 amyummy apples, my fave! Hang out in the jammies is the best way to spend a Saturday in my opinion:)
Mary
November 15, 2008 at 1:29 amPffft…we order the healthiest thing on the menu simply so we CAN order dessert, where are these people’s heads!? 😉
Moran
November 15, 2008 at 2:04 amHAHAHAHA the “jenna-food” is hilarious! But that lunch looks great and healthy!
MizFit
November 15, 2008 at 5:34 amhave a great weekend.
I cant believe it was just last weekend we were in chicago!!
Erin
November 15, 2008 at 6:23 amI love all the pictures!
Tina
November 15, 2008 at 6:26 amLots of cool food! FUN! That pumpkin looks so neat!
Jillian
November 15, 2008 at 9:48 amWow….all of that looks AMAZING! I also have to work long days sometimes and totally count on cliff bars to get me through to the next meal…….I just love them!
Mara
November 15, 2008 at 10:37 amAbsolutely gorgeous food!!! I’ll have to come to your restaurant if im ever in the area!
Julia (Santa Barbara Dreaming)
November 15, 2008 at 11:54 amGood gosh those are pretty photos
Catherine
November 17, 2008 at 9:42 amYum… I would totally go for the pumpkin dish!! and maybe eat some of the inside of the pumpkin too… 😉