So we made cheesecakes in class yesterday and today, and they turned out pretty well. I put creme de menthe and chocolate chips in mine, and covered it with a mint chocolate ganache. I sent them down to the bakery to sell; the last thing I need in the house is cheesecake. We also made creme brulee and creme caramel today. I made a chocolate custard that I’ll turn out of the mold tomorrow so I can brulee the top. For the practical on Friday I’m making chocolate creme brulee with caramelized bananas and a tuile cookie garnish. Speaking of tuiles, I made up some tuile paste today and played around with it. It took a while to get the hang of shaping the cookies once they were baked, they set up so quickly. It seemed like it worked the best to only bake 2 at a time so I could fold them up before they cooled off too much. Tomorrow I’m going to work on some piped caramel garnishes, since I haven’t tried that yet. One of the girls in our class got a really nasty burn when she was piping hot sugar, so I’m thinking I’ll be buying a glove to protect my hand a little.
On a non-food related note, I dyed my hair. It’s red, but a really dark red, like a burgundy color. I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out. I’m planning on getting about 3 in cut off this weekend, it’s getting too long again.
Other than that, everything has been pretty uneventful as of late, hence the lack of entries. I’m bringing my camera to school tomorrow though, so I should have some new pics up by the end of the week.
Im in love, cheesecake rocks. Heres a a link to my blueberry
http://eonlinedevelopment.com/bluebry/