Midterm Week Already....?

If there had to be two words to describe this week and the upcoming week it would most likely be dead week. Right when you thought classes were going fine and you didn’t have much work to submit your professors are announcing midterm papers and projects, and they are all due on the same day. During this time you can find students pulling all nighters, overpopulating the libraries, walking around campus half awake with their venti Starbucks cups, and stuffing their face with any type of food just so they can say something was consumed. The primary reasons for all these actions is so that they can attempt maintain that A that they started out with. However, with a few altercations in the way that students prepares for these two weeks can help them in seeing just hard how hard they need to work before the semester ends. In order for students to increase their chances of doing well during this week they should make sure that they are consuming nutrient dense meals throughout their day. One should try to remember this motto during this stressful time, “Breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen and dinner like a pauper”. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In order for the meal to be the most effective try and consume it within the first hour of waking up but please do not stress if this is hard for you. Breakfast is a key meal because it helps a person in having a significant amount of energy to help them focus and begin their productiveness for the day ahead. This is not say that dinner and lunch are not important for helping one through the day as well. Also, throughout the day it is good for one to have little snacks such as an energy bar, fruits, veggies and nuts in a container. Now for my coffee feins, although during this week this is the time to indulge yourself in coffee try and minimize the amount of caffeine that you consume. Instead going to Starbucks and ordering the trenta, which some say the cup size is relatively the same size as one’s stomach, try and reduce your portion size to the grande. However, if you’re finding that you can’t live without your caffeine make sure that you are replenishing your body by consuming an equal amount of water to the amount of caffeine consumed. The next matter that one should address during this week is getting an accurate amount of sleep. One may think that if they sleep during this week this will prevent them from learning something and having the ability to store it in their brain for their test. However, this is not the case at all. When students get an accurate amount of sleep they tend to be less stressed, have a better appetite, improve memory, and can help in preventing colds. Although you may be stressed out remember to relax. Try not spend hours upon hours studying a subject. Use the 50/10 rule such as one SU’s students Nate Mercer does. Try and study for a solid 50 minutes straight and then use 10 minutes to do whatever you desire. By doing this it gives your mind a break and allows for you to retain the information better. By Rachel Johnson and Erin O’shaughnessy

Cooking with Chef Lemaire and Chef Boileau

Chef Lemaire, Chef Boileau

Rachel Johnson- Class of 2015 Nutrition Major

Last weekend I had the pleasure of working with Haitian Chef Alain Lemaire along

with new faculty member of Falk College Chef Kevin Boileau. Chef Lemaire originated

from Haiti but now resides in South Florida where he caters for both public and private

parties. When Chef Lemaire came to SU he catered for Syracuse University’s Community

Folk Art Center opening  season exhibition which explored the idea of modernity in Haitian art

and culture. For the menu that day he prepared;

• “Griot ak banan” which was  a green plantain wrapped fried pork chunk bites with scotch bonnet pickled red onions, (bottom left picture)
• “Soup Joumou” which con Pumpkin bisque shots topped with smoked herring, thyme infused coconut cream (top picture)
• “Boulette Tropicale” Haitian style meatball sliders topped with an herb avocado mousse, shallot confit and baby arugula
• “Chiquetaille Morue” Green cabbage stuffed with pickled salted cod salad over herb and garlic crostini (Middle Picture)

Here’s delicious and quick recipe that are Haitian inspired breakfast that you may like to try! Enjoy!

Haitian French Toast:

1 French baguette

1 cup orange juice

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

2 eggs

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 cup white sugar

1 dash ground nutmeg

3 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar for dusting

1. Cut loaf into 1 1/2 inch slices; let stand 4 hours or overnight.(discard of the ends of bread)
2. In a 9x13 inch baking pan, combine orange juice, cream, eggs ground cinnamon and white sugar. Place bread slices in pan and turn until liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
3. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add bread slices and cook until browned on both sides, about 5 minutes. Dust generously with confectioners' sugar and serve warm.