Food Preparation (online)

This course is designed for students to observe and practice hands-on cooking methods, follow standardized recipes, and evaluate cooking methods based on product evaluation of foods prepared in his or her facility. Key preparation skills include mise en place, knife handling, and preparation of fruits, vegetables, salads, starches, soups, sauces, cereals, pasta, eggs, and meat products. Management course requires travel to two local care facilities to tour and evaluate. Prospective students must have access to the following requirements for the course: 1) High-speed Internet access several times per week; 2) Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox browsers; 3) Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel; 4) Adobe Acrobat; 5) a computer with speakers; and 6) a printer.