FCA55 warmly welcomes back Claudine, Chef Gerd and LUNCH!

Totally fun! That's how I would describe our most recent cooking session at ISCAHM. There is no denying that FCA55 is getting to be a tight group as the weeks go by. We look forward to see each other every week and most of us stay connected via our exclusive Friendster account and/or SMS. Off-campus activities are already in the works. Also, we were glad that Ms. Claudine and Charice were back to join us.

Oh, and she brought along a new classmate...

Mr. Raymart Santiago, her husband.

And let me mention that our Chef-Assistant was
Mr. Martin Jickain.

Yeah, the day was star-studded alright. But, you know, these people were surprisingly down-to-earth. They did not mind getting messy and I have never heard them complain about anything. They were actually genuinely warm and friendly. They did the work that everyone else did... sometimes even more (Claudine was really masipag). Despite their celebrity status, they blend well with us mere mortals...hehehe.

Now, on to the REAL STAR of the day

CHEF GERD!

I was really glad that he was our Chef-mentor for this session.

Chef Gerd and Martin giving instructions.

LET ME INTRODUCE THE CLASS

GROUP ONE

GROUP TWO

GROUP THREE

GROUP FOUR

Okay guys, stop posing and start cooking!

WORK, WORK, WORK!

PICTURE, PICTURE, PICTURE!

by special request... hayan, Jay, may solo pic ka na dito sa blog...hehehe

FOOD, FOOD, FOOD!

ROAST LAMB GIGOT

GLAZED CARROTS

HUNGARIAN BEEF GOULASH

CREAMED POTATO AND CHIVES

BREADED DEEP-FRIED ONION RINGS

MASHED POTATOES

LYONNAISE POTATOES

PORK CORDON BLEU

BRAISED FENNEL

ROAST BEEF STRIPLOIN

BALSAMIC GLAZED SAUTEED ZUCCHINI

LUNCH! LUNCH! LUNCH!

uhmm... guys, I think someone's hungry...

Santino

Mommy Clau and Santino

finally, WE EAT!!!

At the start of the day, we just hoped for a good meal... Instead, we had a great buffet... in the company of good friends.

FINALLY, A SERIOUS MESSAGE...