The Pitch

The Pitch

I want more of my generation to be interested in what happens in the kitchen.

- I am not really sure about my pitch because it's not like other's where their project is to produce something or help others. My project focuses on proving something, making a point. So I hope that's okay for me to be a little bit selfish this time. I'm not sure if my project is something you will accept. I'm scared that no one's going to really take interest in what I'm doing. I have no idea why other's should be interested in my project, but I just really really want to inspire people my age to venture beyond the box mix cupcakes and cookies. You don't need to have formal training to do what I'm going to attempt to do. So if I succeed, I just want everyone to know that if I can do it, they can do it too. And that applies to everything. You don't need to take lessons or classes, it's trial and error, that's life. You can do anything you put your mind to.

Entry #1 My Thoughts

   Hmm, what do I think of the 20% project so far? 
         I think it's an amazing idea to give the students the excuse to do something they are passionate about during school time because we students really lack positive motivation to keep on going. It's always, "I have to do this because it will look good for college," or, "I have to do this to make my parents happy." I have never seen someone do something simply because they want to do it for themselves when it comes to academics. My non-academic interests lay in baking, a daunting, but very rewarding hobby. Whatever project I choose to do, it will always be something culinary related, because then, I know that I will be giving it my best. I hope to use this project as an opportunity to learn more about the professional side of the culinary arts and to prove to myself and others, that you don't need to have graduated from Cordon Bleu to create gourmet foods. I have found that whenever I am in need of a very dependable recipe,  http://www.thekitchn.com/, always has what I'm looking for. It is my ultimate culinary mother load that I will need to use during the project. http://www.the-baker-chick.com/ is also one of my main sources for desserts, which will come in very handy since baked goods are part of my project. I have found these two websites through trial and error when testing recipes, as theirs were the most  dependable and uniquely special, making them invaluable to my learning. Hopefully, this project will give me the chance to grow in knowledge, and as a person.