Schenectady County Community College School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism Calendar
january Shrimp and Grits Peeling garlic: Peel a whole head of garlic by shaking it really hard. Place individual unpeeled cloves of garlic in a mixing bowl. Place another mixing bowl (inverted) on top. Shake and the peels will come right off! New Year s Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Spring Semester Starts 0
february Raspberry Cream Horn Groundhog s Day Valentine s Day Presidents Day Ash Wednesday Chinese New Year Chefs for Success Cutting Butter: Grate frozen butter straight into pastry dough for fast, even distribution. This is great for pies, biscuits, and anything else where you want to incorporate butter quickly while it is cold.
Peeling potatoes No need to peel potatoes before boiling them; the skin will just fall off once they re cooked. Transfer them to an ice bath when they re done cooking, then twist the peel off with your hands. This works best with Russet potatoes. march Butternut Squash Soup Daylight Savings Time Starts St. Patrick s Day 0 Food for Thought and All that Jazz
april Cherry Puff Diamonds Pitting cherries: Pit cherries with a paper clip. Merely insert the paper clip into the top of the cherry and twist to remove. Good Friday Easter 0
may Lobster Roll Kentucky Derby Mother s Day Commencement Memorial Day 0
Cooking Pasta? Pre-soak pasta and it will cook in about 0 seconds! Soak the pasta in water in a sealed bag for a couple hours or overnight. Then you can cook it very fast in boiling water or just add it straight to hot sauce in a pan and let it finish cooking there. june Chocolate Coconut Tart Ramadan Starts Father s Day 0 Sliding Cutting Board? Put a dish towel or damp paper towel under your cutting board to keep it from slipping and wobbling.
july Tomato and Watermelon Salad To halve cherry tomatoes: Hold cherry tomatoes between two plastic lids to slice them all at once. Independence Day Eid al-fitr 0
august Orange Cake Peeling Kiwi Fruit: Use a spoon to peel a kiwi from the inside out. Cut the end of the kiwi off, and slide the spoon under the skin around the kiwi. 0
september Clams Casino Labor Day Fall Semester Starts Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Edi al-adha 0 Grate ginger with a micro plane instead of mincing it. You can freeze the ginger first to make it firm and easy to grate.
october Apple Caramel Tart Grating cheese: Coat your cheese grater with non-stick spray for clean, easy shredding. Columbus Day 0 Halloween
november Cranberry Walnut Tart Daylight Savings Time Ends Election Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving 0 Microwave lemons and limes to get more juice out. Microwaving citrus for - seconds helps breakdown carbohydrates in the fruit and maximize the amount of juice you can obtain from the fruit.
Peeling boiled eggs: Peel a lot of boiled eggs at once by shaking them around in the pot. The shells will get broken up and then slip right off when you rinse them. december Texas Beef Chili Hanukkah Begins Christmas Kwanzaa 0 New Year s Eve
january Spices: Store spices in a cool, dark place, not above your stove. Humidity, light and heat will cause herbs and spices to lose their flavor. New Year s Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 0