Exam #3. Check.

Exam number three...DONE! Very excited, and relieved...aside from a few minor issues, the cheese straws were a bit over baked, and I spent (wasted) a good ten minutes trying to hand whip milk (didn't notice I hadn't grabbed heavy cream). Whoops. The day was overall, a breeze. I finished feeling elated, rather than exhausted, with solid A's on both the practical and written to top it off! What a great day, one of the best so far! After a ginger beer bourbon with the girls I decided, why not walk home? The 3.5 miles home. I hadn't done that yet, and felt if I had the energy, why not? And, it wasn't that bad!

And whats next? BREAD!! I'm SO excited, giddy really, I've been waiting an month and a half for this! Granted, it's enriched breads-aka rich, like brioche (we don't do lean breads until level 2), but still! And besides, I've already got the baguette down right? Plus! I get to be partners with Carla, one of my favorite people in our class.This couldn't get much better! Basically, I'm excited if you couldn't tell.

I'm a bit nervous though, its one thing to bake for myself or my instructors, but I'll be packing up the variety of breads (Challah, Sally Lunn, Orange Swirl, and Danish) to bring with me to California this weekend. Cooking for friends and family is the best, but the pressure to deliver a top-notch product (self-imposed pressure) is quite high! Oh well, good motivation!