Mise en Place

Dear Foodies,

Have you ever had someone say to you, "Prepare that mise en place!" Last night I was introduced to the method.

Mise en Place

The French words meaning literally "everything in place". Pronounced mees/en/plas. ( I know that's probably the wrong way to write it out, but that is what it sounds like... ) Having all the ingredients measured and ready to put together.

I was preparing several things, the first being a Lemon Tart. I mise en place the ingredients for the crust, and put that together in the blender. I put to much water in, but Mr. Bob (who was the man in charge for the evening) saved the crust by adding flour. I have much to learn about crusts... : )

The material for the crust went into the walk-in cooler for about 20 minutes, and while it was cooling I mise en place the filling for the tart.

Now, I'm sure that for all of you foodies, at some point in your life you have zested a lemon. It smells wonderful doesn't it? : ) Well when you are zesting 9 lemons, it loses something... Plus when after you zest those lemons, you know that you still need to juice those lemons by hand plus 6 more lemons beside!

But, the end result was amazing. (Beside the fact that I forgot to put in the butter...)

I think the most fun part of trying something you just made is thinking to yourself, "Self, how could I improve this? How could I garnish this to make it look cool?"

Well foodies, I need to make myself some breakfast. See ya.

Benjamin Serven, Foodie

P.S. I challenge you to use the words mise en place today to confuse someone who doesn't know what they mean... :)

BS,F

P.P.S. I also mise en placed the ingredients for a carrot cake. I'll tell you about it if I get to make it today...

BS,F