No executive steward

Without an executive steward, or the person who's job it would be to oversee our dishwashers, the hotel's kitchen has not been as tidy as it should be. The position has been open for only three weeks and this is what our plastic storage room has been looking like.

Dilek makes rice pudding

When we needed to make rice pudding for 300 people, I knew I could turn to our resident rice pudding queen. Although she's only been working in the bakery for 6 months, she continues to wow us with food inspired by her family in Turkey.
To make her rice pudding is easy.
Take leftover rice, add enough milk to cover. Add sugar to taste. Cook to soften rice. Make a cornstarch slurry and add to thicken. When cool sprinkle with ground cinnamon and enjoy!

Two ladies leave the kitchen

This week we lost two great staff members. Their absence will be felt daily as I see empty work stations, less toolboxes, and he void of their energy in general.
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