Getting ready.... the knives have been sharpened !

Only 2 weeks to go before I go to Paris. This week I am sorting out all the stuff that I received last year at the basic cuisine course : my uniforms, plastic containers, knife-set, padlocks, kitchen shoes, notes and old 'recipes'. And I still have to make those kitchen trousers a lot shorter...

This weekend it's time for some practicing in the kitchen again: dinner for 6. I think I'll try last year's exam dish: Dorade fillets (sea bream) with fennel. And I might even do some turned potatoes... after all, what's a dish without potatoes! The menu sounds a lot better in French actually: filets de daurade poêlés au fenouil - oh yeah!
We'll have a nice salad on the side and for dessert a meringue 'thing' with coffee or tea.

And today I had all my Cordon Bleu knives sharpened again. They look fantastic now ! There are a few places to do that in Amsterdam, but one of the best is a company called 'Moes'. After they have sharpened the knives, they're as good as new.

See you all soon!
Sjoerd