Semester is over …
Boy, slap my mouth and call me a slacker!! I have been so busy that posting here has not been a high priority, but I wanted to do the semester end round-up. Yee-haw! Safety & Sanitation: I got the highest score in my class on the ServSave National Exam … 98%. I was surprised, because when I took the test I was all OCD about Thanksgiving (the test was the night before) and so my head was not really in...
Cakes
Last week we made cakes, and I did not remember to take any pics!!! The good news is we are decorating the cakes this Saturday so I will get to take my pics then. Cakes are pretty easy for me, in general, but our teams angel food cakes fell in the oven. Our teacher said that anything could have caused it, and since they still tasted good they would have been fine in a strawberry shortcake (get it, short?) or in a berry...
Puff Pastry, Tarts, and Mid-Terms
I got 107 on my mid-term. WOW, eh? I got a lot of points for the extra credit she offered, and that saved my bacon! We made tarts, puff pastry dough and pate a choux (like cream puffs and eclairs) in class Saturday, but I did not get any pics this week. (I know, naughty!) Things went smooth, and there were no anger issues or prima donna drama! I also learned how to make a cream swan! (It is way more...
Making more pie …
We made more pies last Saturday. I have some great pics of them that I will post this week. Aside from the pies being really nice, the day was total crap for me. I made someone mad in my group and I feel bad about it, but also confused. Confused because I am not sure exactly what I did to make them mad … but there is nothing I can do about it except be sorry, move on, and get over it. I can’t please everyone all the...
Making Pies and Pics Updated!
Saturday in Fun-Bake we made pies. Yummm, pie!! I have posted pics of the Peach Custard Pie, Chocolate Cream Pie and the 1/2 Apple Pie I took home. Also, pics of my first attempt at Blitz Puff Pastry and pics of the cookies and corn muffins from my mid-term practical are posted. The Chocolate Cream Pie needs more chocolate. I would add 1/4 cup of Dutch Cocoa to that pie to give it more chocolate punch. ...
Blitz Puff Pastry – Test One
Next Saturday in Fun-Bake we are making pies. I pretty much know how to make pies, and pie dough, so I am not too worried. I will just listen to what the instructor has to say and follow her directions. Heck, the formula for the crust is pretty close to mine, except I use half butter and half shortening. What I see coming up, looming there mocking me in my ignorance, is the Blitz (or lightening) Puff Pastry. ...
