River
After Dom and Marcello dropped me off at school the rest of the day by very slowly. And i was ready for it to be over with.
In my business class we had a pop quiz. In art class we had our test and then we had to do a sketch of a picture. The test for art was three parts, the written, a sketch and next class we had to do a painting.
My book keeping class and my accounting class both were pretty easy today. We had a pretest in each just to go over what we've learned so far.
In my cooking class we had a written test and then once it was over we were givin a station and a box of food and had to come up with a recipie out of it. Each cooking station had a taped up box with your ingredients in it. And the teacher gave you a second box with the cold foods in it.
I did my writter test and recieved my station and box of food so that i could start cooking. I wheeled back to my station and put on my apron and got ready to get started.
I opened up my box of food and started to take it all out. The first box had my dry and canned food in it. I had packs of broccoli cheese flavored rice, cans of chicken, tortilla wraps, avocado ranch. I also had two boxes of brownie cheesecake mix and a hershey bar.
The other box had chicken tenders, lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, shredded cheese, milk, butter, two blocks of cream cheese, strawberries and eggs. The goal was to take prepackaged food and make it taste like a five star meal.
I started off with the brownie cheesecake and made them first. I mixed up the brownie mix and put in the bottom of a tinfoil pan and then mixed up the cheesecake and added it to the top. Id saved some brownie mix and swirled it on the top. Then put it in the oven.
When that was done i started by getting a kittle and getting water boiling. Then i started the rice in another kittle. I followed the directions on the back and added water, butter milk and the packs of rice and got it going.
I got a skillet out and put a little bit of butter in it and put it on the stove. I added in the cans of chicken and seasoned it. When my water started boiling i added in my chopped up broccoli.
While all of that was going on i took my cheese cake out of the oven. Then i put the chicken tender on a pan and stuck it in the oven. Then i chopped up the lettuce and tomatoes.
I kept stirring everything and when my broccoli was done i took it off the stove. I drained it and put it in a bowl than made a rue with cheese and added it back in.
I grabbed one of the ten foil pans that the teacher keeps so that we can take our food home and put my broccoli and cheese in the bottom of it.
When my rice was done i added it to the top of the pan and then topped it with my fried chicken and put more cheese on it. When my chicken tenders were done i put my broccoli rice bake in the over to melt the cheese.
I used the chicken tenders and made chicken wraps with them. I put the wrap down then the chicken tender with cheese, lettuce and tomato with avocado ranch on it then rolled them up. I grabbed a smaller pan to put them in.
At each station we have a small refrigerator so i was able at one point to put my cheesecake in it so it would get cold. I even cut up strawberries to put on it.
It didn't take long for my broccoli rice bake to be done and i pulled it out of the oven. And i was done. I had made broccoli rice bake, chicken tenders and brownie cheesecake with strawberries on top.
When we were done we had to plate up three plates. The teacher had two other teachers come in to help her grade on taste and presentation.
So i plated up three plates of food and made it look really pretty and then i took the hershey bar and a grater and grated it over three plates. I then cut three pieces of cheesecake and put one on each plate.
When i was done i sat them on the end of the counter and then looked up at the teacher. When they were done with where they were at they came over to my station.
They all tried both plates and were writing things down on a clip board. They had a list of what each of us were given so that they could compare it to the meals that we fixed.
From the sounds that they were making i would say that i did pretty good. After they were done tasting and writing down what they thought i was told that i was good to clean up but to leave their plates.
I noticed that the ones that were good and edible they wanted left on the end of the stations.
I didn't have much to clean up because i always clean as i cook. So once i was done i let the teacher know and she said that i was good to leave. She also explained that they were going to box up their leftovers for later because they're were some good ones.
I covered up my three pans with tinfoil and stacked them up. Then i got my bookbag, and laptop bag from my desk. I had my purse with me because i don't leave it laying around. I always put it at my station.
After i had all of my bags on me i stood at my station to text Enzo but i already had a text from him.
Enzo- Hey River, im sorry im class is going to be running late today. The professor had to leave for an appointment so he pushed the class back an hour. I didn't know until now. You can wait for me or i can find you a ride with someone else.
Me- Hey no worries ill find a ride. Ill talk to you later love ya.
Me to Marcello- Hey bello, are you busy?
While i waited on him i put my phone in my pocket and picked up my food in my left arm so i could use my right to steer my scooter.
I made it to the door and the teacher opened it for me and told me to have a good day. Once outside i made it to a bench seat right out front and sat down.
I pulled my phone out while looking around because i felt like i was being watched again. I had a message back from Marcello.
Marcello- Hey Amore, im not at the moment. What's going on?
Me - Nothing just got out of class. It was my last one of the day. Enos' class got pushed back an hour so i either have to wait for him or call a cab. I think im going to call a cab i don't want to sit here for an hour.
Marcello- Don't call a cab, ill come get you and take you home.
Me- You don't have to do that i can ride in a cab. I've done it before.
Marcello- It's not a problem, i need to run out and grab food for dinner anyways. We're going to be here a little late and wont be able to fix dinner tonight.
Me- In that case i've got you covered. I had to cook in class today. I made chicken wraps, broccoli rice bake and brownie cheesecake.
Marcello- Damn that sounds good. Im on my way i let Don know that im coming to get you. Where are you at?
Me- In from of the culinary building. Go past where you dropped me off at this morning and its the second building. Im right out front you can't miss me.
Marcello- Ok sit tight ill be right there.
Me- Ok.
While i sat and waited for Marcello to come pick me up, i made it look like i was playing on my phone. But i was really looking around. I could feel someone looking at me but couldn't figure out who.
I didn't know who would be following me and watching me. But it was creeping me the fuck out.
When i seen Dom's escalade pull up with Marcello driving it i was so friggin happy. He pulled up in front of me and hoped out. He rounded the hood of the car and came right to me.
I was sitting down with my foot propped up on my scooter and he swooped down and kissed my forehead and gave me a hug.
"I've miss you today. That smells really good Amore. Come on let me put this in the car and then get you loaded up."
I giggled at him and said "Well hello to you to Marcello. I've miss you as well. And yes please, i feel like im being watched and its creeping me out."
He stood up and looked around. "I don't see anyone but lets get out of here just in case. Ill put the food in the car then grab your bags and help you into the front. Dom wants to see you but he's in a meeting. He said to tell you that we'll talk to you tonight and he'll see you in the morning. He was almost pouting because i got to come see you and he didn't. It was funny and of course it was only in front of me. No one else was around."
"That's funny, tell him that he can make it until morning to see me" i said. Marcello grabbed the food and put into the backseat and then grabbed my bags from me.
He helped me up and to the car and while i was getting in the car he put my bags in the back seat. Once i was in he grabbed my scooter and put it in the back of the car.
After all of my stuff was loaded up we set off for home. He asked me about my day and i explained what all i had to do today.
I told him that id wait until after he had tried the food to tell him how i made it. That he would be surprised by how i did it.
When we got to my house he helped me inside. And then brought the food in so that i could take a little bit out of it for my dinner. I was home alone tonight and i didn't want to cook again today.
I took two wraps and some of the broccoli rice bake and then wrapped it back up. Then i got another plate and put a piece of the cheesecake on it.
When i was getting the wraps out he grabbed one to eat. "Damn that's good. I cant wait to get home and eat the rest of it. I may not share it."
"You better share mister. And thank you. Ill eat in a few im gonna change into some comfy clothes and go watch a movie in the theater while i eat and rest for a little bit."
"Ok, we'll call you around seven if that works for you. We should all be at the house by then." "Ok, ill be waiting for your call. Be careful heading back to work."
"I will beautiful. If you need me call me. I gotta get back. Ill talk to you later."
With that he kissed me on the forehead and then picked the food back up and left. After he was gone i grabbed my bags and headed upstairs.
After i changed i headed back down and grabbed my food then went down to the theater room to curl up and watch a movie.
Ill be glade to have my foot better because using the elevators a pain in the ass. When i got to the theater room i put my plates down at my chair. Then got me a cup of orange cream sickle slushy then went to sit down.
I decided to put The Labyrinth on to watch. It was one of my favorite movies. As it came on i settled in to eat and relax. It was a long day and i wanted to rest up before talking to the guys tonight.