INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGE
CUL 104
INTRODUCTION TO CULINARY ARTS
Effective Term
Spring 2015
COURSE SYLLABI
Effective Term: 201420
COURSE PREFIX: CUL 104 COURSE TITLE: Introduction to Culinary Arts
CONTACT HOURS: 3.0 CREDIT HOURS: 3.0
Class Meetings: Tuesday 5:30 to 8:30
Session/Year: Spring 2015
Instructor Name: Chef Joseph Bonaparte
Email Address: [email protected]
Phone: 843.349.3657
Instructor Availability Outside of Class: MT 4 – 5 PM and by appointment
Course Description:
The fundamental concepts, skills and techniques involved in basic cookery are covered in this course. Special emphasis is given to the study of ingredients and cooking theories. Lectures teach organization skills in the kitchen and work coordination. The basics of stocks, soups, sauces, vegetable cookery, starch cookery, meat and poultry are covered. Emphasis is given to basic cooking techniques such as sautéing, roasting, poaching, braising and frying.
RATIONALE FOR THE COURSE:
Course Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
Identify basic kitchen utensils and equipment associated with the culinary profession, as well as measuring devices
List and describe the method of preparation for all major stocks
List and describe the method of preparation for the Grand Sauces and various derivatives of each
List and describe the method of preparation for clear soups, puree and cream soups, and specialty soups
Demonstrate adult and professional manner during all classes, both laboratory and lecture
List and explain the methods of preparation for basic vegetables and starches
List and explain all basics in regard to heat application as to:
Roasting
Sautéing
Pan Frying
Braising
Simmering
Deep Frying
Submerge Poaching
Shallow Poaching
Course Objectives:
While objectives are specific areas of importance, competencies define a broader set of goals. At the completion of this course the student should be able to:
Prepare students for externship by maintaining a working atmosphere and professional environment
Define common kitchen terminology and vocabulary
Define proper methods and techniques when applying all basic fundamental standards of cooking
Define safe standards of food preparation, sanitation while working in a food production environment
Define the fundamentals of Culinary Techniques
Communicate with Chef / Instructor and students in a professional manner
All course objectives outlined will be covered; however, the exact sequence and timing may be adjusted by the chef/instructor.
Students will become familiar with issues and course content through assignments and reading material
Instructor will provide additional information in a lecture/discussion format
Instructor will provide additional information and skills in a hands-on lab format
Instructor will introduce particular topics, clarify reading, identify major issues of significance and indicate the focus of class discussion or lab assignments
Student will apply the course information through the use of assignments, class discussions, web site materials, case studies, hands-on assignments, and exams
Process for Evaluation
Grading Breakdown:
Final Grades: |
Area |
Quantity |
Total Points |
% Of Total |
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Homework |
100 points x 9 weeks |
900 |
20% |
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Weekly Quizzes |
100 points x 8 quizzes |
800 |
20% |
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Notebook |
100 points |
100 |
10% |
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Midterm Examination |
100 points |
100 |
10% |
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Final Examination |
100 points |
100 |
20% |
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Group Project |
100 points |
100 |
20% |
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Total |
2100 |
100% |
Student Evaluation/Grading Policies:
Class time will be spent in a productive manner
Grading will be done on a point system
Points for individual activities will be announced
All work must be received by the set deadlines
On-time projects may be redone with instructor approval
IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL NOTES – SPECIFICS ABOUT ASSIGNMENTS:
Lectures
Terminology
Homework
Handouts
Quizzes and Test
This notebook will be graded from time to time (with or without notice). The rewriting of notes and keeping the notebook up to date is a job that is to be done daily. Information sheets and recipes should be filed along with notes in the proper categories.
The goal is to create a learning tool and reference that will serve the student even beyond the scope of this course. The notebook will be reviewed at the end of the quarter and is included in the measurement for the course.
Week 1
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Lecture |
Introduction to Culinary Arts
Review the purpose and scope of the class, the syllabus and class assessments Describe types, uses and signs of quality in classically prepared stocks. Describe the proper procedure for producing chicken, brown stock, white veal stock, and vegetable stock. Ingredients for stock making Define knife cuts |
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Quiz |
None |
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Homework |
Vocabulary Assignment –for week Read Chapter on Stocks and Sauces Pages184 - 219 and Soups Pages 232-247 Professionalism Chapter 1, Mise en Place Chapter 8
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Stocks |
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Lecture |
Review the stock making process, quality indicators of stock, and knife cuts dimensions. Identify and understand the uses for basic stocks Explain the principles of making stock Understand and prepare mirepoix and matignon Define knife cuts. |
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Quiz |
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Homework |
Read Chapter on Stocks and Sauces Pages184 - 219 and Soups Pages 232-247 Professionalism Chapter 1, Knife Skills Chapter 5 Weekly Quiz |
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Mother Sauces |
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Week 2
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Lecture |
Review stocks Articulate the effect of thickening agents: particulate, participate, and temperature Describe and classify the traditional sauce families: liquids, thickening agents, leading sauces and small sauces. Describe the composition of the mother sauces. Describe the theory and practice of preparing emulsions. Mother sauces: Tomato, Béchamel, Espagnole, Veloute and Hollandaise. |
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Homework |
Vocabulary Due week 1. Food Safety and Sanitation Chapter 2 |
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Characteristics of a Sauce Modern Industry Sauces |
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Week 2
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Lecture |
Review Mother sauces What makes the best thickening agent for a sauce or dish? Understanding roux. Evaluation of the various kinds of thickening agents verses reduction. Enhancing sauces and soups with liaisons and advanced finishing techniques. Properly creating an emulsion comprehending the successes to creating and emulsion separation. Evolution of a mother sauce into a modern industry sauce. |
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Quiz |
Stocks |
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Homework |
Read Soups pages 232-247 Vocabulary for the week. Weekly Quiz |
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Consommé |
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Week 3
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Lecture |
Review Modern Industry Sauces Classify and give examples of soups in the following classes: clear, cream, pureed, bisques, chowders, and special regional soups. Describe the criteria for the service of soups: portions, sizes, temperature, holding for service, garnishes, etc. Describe the correct procedure and critical points in preparing a consommé. Discuss qualities of a properly made consommé, and appropriate garnishes. Clarity in the clarification process. What could go wrong? |
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Homework |
Vocabulary week 2 due. |
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Soups |
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Week 3
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Lecture |
Review Consommé Clear Soups Cream Soups Puree Soups |
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Quiz |
Sauces |
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Homework |
Vocabulary for week. Eggs and Breakfast Cookery pages 532-550 Flavors and Flavorings Chapter 6 Weekly Quiz |
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Eggs |
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Week 4
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Lecture |
Concept and theories of the egg. How the egg is composed. The understanding of egg grading, sizes, proper coagulation of the egg. Why you say “Green eggs and Ham”? Determine the structure of egg foams and the variables that affect their stability. Discuss the structure and use of quick breads and custards in breakfast cookery |
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Quiz |
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Homework |
Vocabulary Due week 3.
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Breakfast Cookery |
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Week 4
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Lecture |
Breakfast Cookery Correlations of the “egg” in the making of Batter Products Breakfast Meat Varieties |
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Quiz |
Soups |
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Homework |
Vocabulary for the week. Review previous chapters Weekly Quiz |
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Review |
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Week 5
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Lecture |
Review of all previous materials prepare for Practical |
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Homework |
Vocabulary Due week 4 Dairy Products Chapter 7 |
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Review |
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Week 5
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Lecture |
Review of all previous materials prepare for Practical |
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Quiz |
Eggs and Breakfast |
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Homework |
Vocabulary for the week. Vegetables pages 564-608 Weekly Quiz |
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Vegetables |
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Week 6
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Lecture |
Demonstrate competency in the learning objectives of the first half of the course by reviewing the mid-term exam in detail Vegetables and Fundamental Cooking Techniques Fruit or Vegetable? Describe how the application of heat affects vegetables: texture, flavor, color, and nutritional value Explain the role of cellulose and pectin in controlling textural changes Describe pigmentation in vegetables and determine the variables in preserving color in vegetables Describe techniques to control nutrient loss in vegetables Explain the standards of quality in cooked vegetables Why properly cook vegetables make the meal. |
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Homework |
Vocabulary Due week 5. |
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Vegetables |
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Week 6 Day 2
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Lecture |
Review vegetables The importance of the texture, flavor, color and nutrient contents of vegetable and preserving them in the cooking process. Why properly cook vegetables make the meal. |
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Quiz |
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Homework |
Vocabulary for the week. Potatoes, Rice, Grains and Pasta pages 624-654 Weekly Quiz |
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Potatoes |
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Week 7
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Lecture |
History of the potato. List and discuss the major types of potatoes, their relative uses and characteristics: starchy vs. waxy List and review the effects of various cooking methods on different potatoes |
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Homework |
Vocabulary Due week 6. Broiling and Grilling Pages |
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Rice Grains Pasta |
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Week 7 Day 2
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Lecture |
Asian Noodles |
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Quiz |
Vegetable Cookery |
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Homework |
Vocabulary for the week. Roasting pages 407-413 and 280-285 Weekly Quiz |
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Roasting |
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Week 8
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Lecture |
Roasting techniques how the dry heat cooking technique effects proteins. Roasting verses Baking? What is appropriate to roast? Knowing the appropriate doneness to meats. |
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Homework |
Vocabulary Due week |
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Roasting Poultry |
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Week 8
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Lecture |
Distinguish between meat inspection and grading and describe the purpose of each Identify the USDA meat grades and discuss their commercial use Identify market forms of poultry Describe the physiological and culinary differences between light and dark meat in poultry |
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Quiz |
Potatoes, Rice, Grains and Pasta |
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Homework |
Vocabulary for the week. Sautéing and pan frying pages285-288 and 493-495 Poultry pages Weekly Quiz |
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Sautéing |
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Week 9 Day 1
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Lecture |
Define and enumerate the proper critical steps for the fundamental techniques of sauté, pan-fry, and deep fat frying Suitable foods to be used in the various cooking methods. Preparing meat for sautéing Making pan sauces Sauté to toss or turn? |
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Homework |
Vocabulary Due week 8 |
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Sauté Beef Composition, Structure and Cuts |
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Week 9 Day 2
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Lecture |
List and describe the structure of muscle fibers and connective tissue in red meat Determine strategies for dealing with collagen, elastin and reticulin in meat Identify the 8 primal cuts of beef and associate cooking methods with each Define and enumerate the proper steps for the fundamental technique of roasting Determine degree of doneness in red meat by temperature, texture, and color How does the meat get from the pasture to the table? |
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Quiz |
Roasting Poultry |
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Homework |
Vocabulary for the week. Pan Frying pages 171-172 and 288-289 Weekly Quiz |
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Pan-Frying Deep Fat Frying |
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Week 10
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Lecture |
Distinguish between the following methods of frying: “swimming,” basket, and double basket Describe the control points for proper frying: recovery time, smoking point, proper breading, etc. |
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Quiz |
Sautéing Beef |
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Vocabulary Due week 9
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Pan Frying Deep Fat Frying |
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Week 10
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Lecture |
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Quiz |
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Homework |
Vocabulary for the week. Braising and stewing pages 179-181 and 291-299 Weekly Quiz |
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Braising Stewing |
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Week 11 Day 1
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Lecture |
Define and describe the processes of braising and stewing, noting the similarities and differences. Selecting and preparing meat for braising. Why do we sear? Components of the braising or stewing liquid. Indication of doneness in Braised and stewed foods. |
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Homework |
Vocabulary Due week 10 |
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Braise Stewing |
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Week 11
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Lecture |
Temperature ranges when braising and stewing Use of roux, flour or other thickeners when making meat stew |
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Quiz |
Pan frying and Deep fat Frying |
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Homework |
Vocabulary for the week. Poaching, and combination cooking pages 175- 181 and 421-424 Weekly Quiz |
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Poaching |
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Week 12
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Lecture |
Review Braising differences to stewing Define and enumerate the proper steps to accomplish the fundamental cooking techniques of shallow poaching and poaching List and review rationales for determining cooking method based on the anatomy of the animal |
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Homework |
Vocabulary Due week 11 |
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Poaching |
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Week 12
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Lecture |
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Quiz |
Braise and Stew |
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Homework |
Vocabulary for the week. Grilling Pages 168-169, 405-406, and 594-595 Weekly Quiz |
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Grilling Broiling |
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Week 13
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Lecture |
Define and enumerate the proper steps to accomplish the fundamental cooking techniques of grilling, and broiling. Demonstrate the proper procedure for setting up a grill for a la carte service. Discuss items that are suited to grilling. Distinguish between grilled meats, seafood’s, and vegetables List various ways to clean the grill and to keep items from sticking Begin reviewing cooking techniques for the final exam. |
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Homework |
Vocabulary Due week 12 |
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Grilling Broiling |
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Week 13 Day 2
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Lecture |
Selecting meats for broiling and grilling Proper cleaning and preheating broiler or grill Preparing meats to be broiled or grilled Seasoning meats to be broiled or grilled Positioning meats on the grill, presentation side down Turning meat to maintain grill marks Determining doneness Holding grilled meats and carryover Begin reviewing cooking techniques for the final exam. |
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Quiz |
Poaching |
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Homework |
Vocabulary for the week. Weekly Quiz |
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Review for Final |
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Week 14
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Lecture |
Review all materials for review for final exam |
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Quiz |
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Homework |
Vocabulary Due week 13 Quizlet online review: http://quizlet.com/subject/terms-on-cooking/ Allows you to select chapters and quiz yourself on materials |
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Week 14
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Lecture |
Review all materials for review for final exam |
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Quiz |
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Homework |
Vocabulary for the week. Weekly Quiz |
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Week 15
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Lecture |
Review all materials for review for final exam |
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Quiz |
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Homework |
Vocabulary Due week 14
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Week 15
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Lecture |
Review all materials for review for final exam |
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Quiz |
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Homework |
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