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I saw the suggestion to make a double batch of the cashew béchamel and freeze it for a subsequent activity. The veg manicotti uses the béchamel; the activity requires photos of the mise and the finished sauce. Can I re-use the photos?

Ask Me Anything (Office Half Hour)

Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Half Hour)

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This event was on July 11, 2023

Join Chef Char Nolan in her virtual office as she welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to ask anything – from cooking techniques to course-specific questions, to how to turn your cooking passion into profit or simply hearing the perspective of a professional chef, Chef Nolan is ready to answer them all.

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Question

Cathy McConnell

I saw the suggestion to make a double batch of the cashew béchamel and freeze it for a subsequent activity. The veg manicotti uses the béchamel; the activity requires photos of the mise and the finished sauce. Can I re-use the photos?

Answer

I think that, uh, you can, and what we love to see is, um, this photo is what I used when I did my first assignment, and that just clears everything up. But yes, there's no reason for you to reinvent the wheel, especially, um, when the, uh, the manicotti is such a detailed, you know, has many, many steps to it and even making the bechamel. Uh, and by the way, when you're doing the bechamel assignment in the third box where you have put your, either your pane pasta or your greens, um, it says, please list two examples of how this, uh, sauce can be used. And often time, because I know that when we're doing assignments, we're so focused on the lighting of the photo, um, the ingredients, everything, there's a lot to think about. But make sure that you do list those two other suggestions for how the sauce can be used, because you don't wanna lose any points for something that is so simple and easy. So, uh, Kathy, great question.

Char Nolan

Chef Instructor

Char Nolan is a serious crusader for plant-based education, armed with a degree in public health from Philadelphia’s Temple University. She teaches nutrition and plant-based cooking throughout Philadelphia, and in many underserved communities. Char holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell and completed Rouxbe’s Plant-Based Professional Certification course in 2015. In 2019, Char completed post-graduate course work in social media marketing at the University of the Arts. When she is not cooking or teaching, she manages social media accounts for several plant-based influencers. Char prides herself on learning everything she knows about cooking from growing up in her grandparents’ Italian restaurant. Her favorite vegetables are Brussels sprouts and kale, of course. Char originally hails from Queens, NY, but has lived in Philadelphia most of her adult life. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer.