Month: November 2008
The Name’s Bond…
We went to see Quantum of Solace last night.. it was awesome. I’m really liking this Bond, gritty, rough around the edges, he can bleed and he has emotions.. ok at the moment mostly hate and angst but he can feel. Add the doses of gun fights, chase scenes and all those usual James Bond […]
Continue Reading...Chocolate
I successfully tempered it! For the second time ever! After managing it once during petit fours I was having trouble getting my chocolate in temper. We were playing about with it yesterday in class to garnish the L’Exotique and the mousse cake and I was successful! I think it helped that the ovens weren’t on […]
Continue Reading...I Made It Out Of Austin!
The weeks are flying by so quickly! The start of custards has been fun, we’ve made creme brulee and creme caramel, as well as bread pudding (with a bourbon sauce) rice pudding, and then Gateau St Honore and Religieuse, some very traditional French desserts, and well, it is a French school technically! It’s gone mostly […]
Continue Reading...Custards
Laminated doughs finished nicely at the end of last week, the doughnuts and beignets were delicious and the exam went well, gaining me a nice A overall. We then fulfilled our tradition of going out for dinner at the end of the block, 9 of us this time, crowding into Magnolia eating and chatting and […]
Continue Reading...Pumpkins and Brioche
We didn’t win the pumpkin carving competition in school. This was the finished product, the tongue of roasted red pepper grossed everyone out *grins* These were some of the others And this was the winner Chef is already coming up with plans for next year! It was a nice weekend. DmentD and I spent Saturday, […]
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