Thursday, January 31, 2008

Lesson 8: Cakes

Ok so we had to make our very own Black Forest Cake..eventhough i dont (NEVER) like Black Forest Cake, i so psyched about making this cake. I still DONT like the cherries but my genoise sponge was right on the spot. I didnt over whisk it nor did i under whisk it i think i love doing cakes thats why i liked it.

I have not tasted my Black Forest cake but the Chef said its GOOD!! not too much syrup, genoise is VERY GOOD, but i gotta improve on slicing it to the right proportions & presentation is good enough. :) woo hooo!!! today is a GREEATT day!!! Now i'm soo sleepy..its nappy time. :D :D :D

Black Forest Cake (Gateau Foret Noire)

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Lesson 7: Puff Pastries.

We gotta make Pithiviers & Apple Turnovers (Pithivier & Chaussons aux Pommes)..apple turnovers is SOO good i like it alot..while the Chef (Chef Christian) made for demo; Palmiers, Pithiviers, Feuillantines, Bichons, Gallete des Rois, Millefeuille, Chaussons aux Pommes.

I really like the palmiers coz its sprinkle with a lot of sugar. The Pithiviers is surprisingly nice (coz i never like almond cream) but this is nice. The Feuillantines is nice and it was sandwhich in between a strawberry jam it was too sweet for me (dont get me wrong i LOVE sweet stuff but this is too sweet for me). The Gallete des Rois is the same filling & taste as the Pithiviers. The Millefeuille is also very sweet coz of the fondant glaze. Like i said i really like the Chaussons aux Pommes. I didnt try the Bichons coz i was getting jelak (sick) of the sweets stuff for one day.


Here is my items for today:




Chaussons aux Pommes (Apple Turnovers)



Pithiviers

Ohh mann!!! I can't wait for thurs lesson, WE'RE GONNA MAKE GATEAU FORET NOIRE (Black Forest Cake). :) :) :)

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Museum of Civilization.

Me & 2 other friends went to the Museum of Civiliztion today @ Quebec and it was soo BORING!!..but at least i know what's there. We walk all the way from the school to the museum it was so damn tiring BUT we've got to know the areas now..here are some of the photos i took..and some are in my friends cam...i'll update the pics when she passes them to me.







This is the Parliament.




Friday, January 25, 2008

All downhill from here.

Ok so we had to finish making our pastry (i.e croissants,puff pastry + brioche dough) today. Let me tell you its not so easy, when Chef Christian show you something you really gotta pay ATTENTION (which i did) but still what i did was not up to par (not even close) to what he did. The croissant is nice but i think its not that fluffy, The brioche, the shape is not even close to what he did. BUT the other side some of the other students had the same problem as me but still there's not the excuse. But all in all i learn my mistake and be BETTER the next time we're doing it, or i cld always practice @ home.
The Pastries. (Left: Croissants, Brioche,Raisin Croissants & Chocolate Croissants.)


We had to make a braided brioche + brioche naulette (not sure if i spelled correctly), that wasn't a succesfull try.


Brioche Naulette.

Braided Brioche.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

A new begining.( pt 2)

Not sure what happen but some text didn't appear so here's the msg..

Thanks MA & ABAH for supporting me & letting me go all the way here to do my Diploma in Patisserie <3<3<3<3 *HUGE HUGS & KISSES*

My Sister & Brother I MISS YOU 2 A LOT!!! <3<3<3<3

My 2 BESTFRIENDS i MISS you guys 2!!! <3<3<3

A new begining.

Hey ya'll i finally decided to create a blog for my time in Ottawa, Canada.

As ya'll know by now i'm in Ottawa, Canada to do my diploma in patisserie @ Le Cordon Bleu. I'm soooooo happy (more of undescriable feelings).The school is GREAT its only been 3 weeks but im LOVING it!!! The students @ LCB are nice. I made some new friends and we've hung out & had drinks. Here's a photo of the school.

Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa.

Le Cordon Bleu Uniform.
The house that i'm staying at is far from the school. But at least the rent is affordable and the guy i'm staying wif is also my classmate so whenever we have the same classes he'll give me a ride so that great.
The House.

My room.

The Kitchen. The Living Room.

That's all for now!! To My FAMILY & FRIENDS:

I MISS YA'LL A LOT!!!!!