Category: Random
Knitting!
A while back I decided to re-teach myself knitting and crochet (though so far I’ve only done the knitting). Finding a project I wanted to do and some nice wool I set to making a hat… … it failed! I followed the pattern religiously, and there I think was my problem.. It claimed to be […]
Continue Reading...Happy Holidays
To everyone, whatever you may be celebrating, or if you’re just happy for the day off! Have fun, be merry, eat and drink lots My love and best wishes to you all
Continue Reading...Snow!
I dare you to watch this and not be smiling by the end of it
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...Because I’m Bored
I finished my presentation so since I now have nothing to do here’s some photos of it.. I’ll take some photos of the actual petit four tray on Friday so we can see just how similar… or completely unsimilar they are!
Continue Reading...Halloween
It’s not just a holiday here, it’s a whole season! The other weekend DmentD went up into the attic and found his decorations and got me to help him get them down the ladder.. a job that was much easier with two of us, I wouldn’t want to do it on my own. And then, […]
Continue Reading...Ouch!
So there I was in class, had made some awesome pies that were sat cooling and we were cleaning up the lab.. When suddenly, as I’m steering a table while we’re pushing it up out the way, WHAM it swerves and slams into another table… with my hand between them! It was the sort of […]
Continue Reading...Kitchen Critter
So there we were cleaning up after cooking breakfast yesterday when DmentD finds this little fellow in the sink, amidst the soap and under the greasy pan. So he’s picked up and placed on the windowsill with a few drops of water to see what happens. Now, I guess the only reason I’m not completely […]
Continue Reading...Photos
I’ve finally finished getting all my photos up into the gallery.. Go look!
Continue Reading...Chocolate Runoffs
Done at work to be used to decorate a chocolate gateaux. Melt the chocolate and fill a small piping bag (I used a greaseproof paper bag). Pipe out in desired shapes
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