Chef Pro III: Week 3: Organization & Admin
Capstone project information was the focus of this class with no actual cooking, just lecture and discussion. We learned about menu development, food costs and cost […]
Chef Pro III: Week 2: Recipe Development
At the Zest Fest with Lisa Wright I have spent the entire week working on recipe development. I volunteered to participate in the Pace Recipe Contest […]
Chef Pro III: Week 1
This is it–the final semester of culinary school. It’s been one year since I wrote the first blog entry and I will continue posting until graduation. […]
Pastry Pro I: Final Exam
The Pastry Pro I final was on August 19, 2009. I have been putting off entering this post for weeks. I had to leave for a […]
Pastry Pro I: Week 12: Finished Product
My sad looking banana cream pie It’s really Week 13 for the class but 12 for me since I missed a couple classes. Today was a […]
Pastry Pro I: Week 11: Finished Product
At 10:00 PM it’s hard to get excited about eating cake! I thought today would be fairly simple–make cake with mango lime curd filling and Italian […]
Pastry Pro I: Week 10: Finished Product, week 1
Pastries at the end of class–how would you like to sample all of these at 10:30 PM? Apple Peach tart with frangipane and peach coulis Chocolate […]
Pastry Pro I: Week 9: Cakes
Pound cake We had a surprise drill when we came into class. Make a 2 egg omelet–no utensils of course. I was not afraid because I […]
Pastry Pro I: Week 8: Fillings and Sauces
I really enjoyed this class. Chef Loy lectured briefly about fillings, going over the differences between high and low pectic fruits, encouraging us to use a […]
Pastry Pro I: Week 7: Custards
A custard is anything thickened by the coagulation of egg proteins. Custards can be stirred or baked. Stirred custards are cooked on the stove top and […]