For Now...

There is so much to say, but so little time to convey it.  I want to sit and write a nice, wordy post about my experience thus far in culinary school but it's already 9:30 (a half hour past my bedtime), and I know 4:30am is going to arrive way too quickly as it has been doing this past week (class starts at 7am sharp, thus the early bedtime/wakeup).

For now, I want to show you the notebook I have dedicated for taking notes in class.  What's special about this book?

1.  It has a cute owl design.
2.  It is completely tree-less and certified organic.  That's right.  Tree-less paper.  It sounds almost like another one of my clever oxymorons.  And who knew notebooks could be certified organic these days?  The paper is made from 20% banana fibers and 80% who knows what other materials (not trees).

Somehow it just seems appropriate to be writing my recipe notes on banana paper.  And I actually really enjoy the texture of the pages.  It's not white and smooth like regular notebooks.  It's slightly rough to the touch and has a brown hue to it.  It almost reminds me of thin cardboard.  Anyway, here is a glimpse of my eco-friendly culinary school notebook:

After the serious amount of notes I took last week, I think I'll be needing at least 3 more of these banana notebooks before the end of the year...

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