Modeling Chocolate
Well, my kitchen is still lying dormant, patiently awaiting my return. The downside is, obviously, that I don’t have anything (of my own) to blog about. The upside is that we’ve been doing some fun stuff at school and I have some mostly pretty pictures for you to look at. And no, none of it’s vegan (you’d think Portland would be the one place where they’d have some vegan curriculum in a cooking school… but they don’t), but I’m getting some good ideas on how to veganize a lot of this stuff.
Next week we’re doing our menu project which consists of each of us designing, making and plating four desserts, one of which will be served in the dining room at the school. It’s kind of nerve racking as there’s so much to do, but it’s also a lot of fun because it’s all you and your own creativity. I should have pictures for you of my creations in a week or so.
After the menu project I’ll have about two weeks of school left, and then maybe I’ll find some time to start piddling in my own kitchen again. Until then…
Charlotte Royal
Chocolate Honey Mousse Torte
Chocolate Chiffon Cake with Whipped Dark Ganache and a White Chocolate Band
Opera Torte
Dobos Torte
Celebration Cake... it's hard piping roses in a hot room with hot buttercream
Barley and Hops Wedding Cake
Peanut Brittle
White Nougat with pistachios, candied orange peel and cranberries
Strawberry Jellies
Flan
Bread Pudding
Raspberry Mousse with Lychee Glacage
Chocolate honey mousse in a chocolate cup with a chocolate straw and a tulle cookie
Panna Cotta
Chocolate Marquise
Pistachio ice cream, chocolate cup, figs
Passionfruit sorbet, tuile cookie cone, peaches
Poached pear, flambe'd fruit, ice cream
OMG. You are amazing.
Those are THE most beautiful desserts I’ve seen…they belong in a French patisserie! Did you get to EAT all of them?
I am so going to culinary school…some day. There is no way you aren’t acing all your classes!
=) Thanks! Yes, I tried all of them. There was one point where I had 3 whole cakes and 1 whole cheesecake sitting in my fridge (yikes!), we were having people over though – I usually leave most of my food at school as my husband and I can’t eat all of this stuff (we’d weigh 500 lbs).
I only have 9 more days of class left… seems so crazy to be almost done, it went by so fast!
I take it you are passing the desserts section!
Yes, I’m passing. =) Almost done actually!!