Science Technology Engineering Art and Math – I’ve lucked out – my eldest, who wrapped up school yesterday, loves to cook. Day 1 of No camp summer he has established as Pork Products Day and is busy crafting ribs, chops and tenderloin with a Gordon Ramsay Pork Ribs Recipe. With Ramsay being British, the recipe was all in metric adding an extra math challenge with the conversions.
I began my cooking career at about this age – I remember making the Blue New York Times Cookbook graham cracker hazelnut chocolate cake over and over till I perfected it. Somehow I wanted to whip out a one draft wonder for most of my academic assignments, but I was willing to spend hours remaking a cake till it was absolutely perfect – same is true with my son’s rib-prep.
And finally, finished product – with YouTube and the Food Channel, presentation has become a much bigger thing than it was when I was starting out as a food hobbyist. A long time was spent plating this dish – definitely heavy on the art and engineering. Voila and Bon Appetite!
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