Kate the cook!

Today was the first day in Chef Training that we got to try out cooking.  We made pizza.  We got divided into groups and did a section of  the pizza.  I had a group of really nice girls.  There are a few kids in the class who have been in Cook Training for a couple of years and have lots of experience so they can kind of take over the kitchen, just like the teacher.  The girl who was with my group was a great help.  Her name is Sarah.  So, since today was the first cooking day, I got to get used to the kitchen and how to get around  and how it all runs.  My physio therapist ordered me a walker with a seat on it for class.  The kitchen is very busy and it would be difficult for me to bring my wheelchair in there  because of the crowd.  My walker has a seat on it.  There is a lot of standing in the class, preparing the food, and my legs get tired of standing for a long period of time.  I  try to stand as much as possible.  I only use the seat for having little breaks.  my goal is to stand for as long as i can for one block of cooking.  Anyway, all the groups got divided into doing different parts of the pizza.  Our job was to get all the toppings ready.  I have special equipment that i use to help me.  I have a cutting board with nails in it that helps hold food down so i can cut it.  Were practising the proper way to hold a chefs knife.  You hold the knife at the very end of the blade, put the tip of the knife on the cutting board.  I like cutting with the big knife.  It makes me feel powerful.  At the end everyone in class pulled the whole meal together, and we had lunch together as a class.  The tables were set like a restaurant, table cloths and everything.  It was very nice.  We had the pizza and salad and a peach pastry type thing for dessert.  It was a very nice day!  Everyone worked together as a great team. I get to work with my friend Paige!  She helps me with moving around the kitchen and fine motor stuff.  Its great learning everything I love Cook training!  Everything is going to be great!  Just like my motto says, I will just have to take it one day at a time.