Do You Every Get Nervous?

when I share food with my fellow culinary class-mates, I get a rush out of the feed back I get from everyone, even the ones that like to find something or anything wrong with a plate. I was told once that my pan fried salmon was cooked perfectly, but I used the wrong plate. Well, I should be kicked out of school, putting a perfectly cooked piece of fish on the wrong plate. Most of the time I get real good feedback.
When I put out my latest tray of rolls Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls.

Photo by Doris Casselton

 I did get some what nervous. It seemed that I ran into all kinds of trouble while making this batch and I wasn't sure if they were going to come out alright. with every thing that happened that morning not only was I thinking of not bringing any rolls to school but I was trying hard to think of a reason not to go to school myself. I couldn't think of anything, not one good reason that I could use to keep me at home, not one. 
As I loaded my tote bag with the rolls,caramel sauce and the caramel cream frosting. I told myself that if theses rolls didn't make the grade, (ha,ha get it, don't make the grade!) that it would be o.k. and I could use it as something to talk about in my next blog.

 I always fell better when I get in the kitchen, ether baking or cooking up a simple dish. there's something about being in a kitchen that makes everything alright. As soon as I get out of the kitchen and share what I've made that nervousness comes back.It doesn't mater if it's family, friends or customers. I think about all the work I put in a dish or if I could have done it a different way would it come out a better dish, I'm my worse critic. 

Photo by Doris Casselton

Nothing makes me more nervous then seeing one of the instructors here at school trying one of my rolls, I prepare myself for a verbal beat down that I always think is coming from someone that has the years of experiences that all the chefs here at school have. the beat down never comes, I'm my worse critic. I usually get asked on the way I prepared the dish or that nod of the head that tell me "it's o.k." and on the rare occasion you would get the head nod with the mumble "good."   

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Thanks Doris for all your help the past weeks and taking Awesome pics!