Our Chef this week was has the most gorgeous blue eyes🤤 and also really good at what he does (they really all are). This week we focused on desserts, pfft 😝 , like we’ve not be making some that are classified as desserts already.😆 Some I really enjoyed making, and eating 😋, others not so […]
DPSD S1 EP3: TURBULENCE AND THE END OF A COLD FEET
The new week started with a schedule change. It had been over 4 weeks already, but by no means was my rocky and turbulent 🌩 start over. 🙄 We had to be in the lab latest by 5.45 am. At the end of the last class of the previous week, our chef instructor, basically told […]
DPSD S1 EP2: THEN 2 WEEKS WENT BY
The next two weeks would be an introduction to laminated doughs and leavened doughs. I had fully recovered by now, but I still have not adapted to my cold environment. The adaptation is taking quite longer than I would like. 😌 Classes have become more intense but I’m still finding my feet. It took me […]
DEES PASTRY SCHOOL DIARY(DPSD) S1 EP1: IT’S A CHOUX KINDA WEEK.
The Monday Started off, with pâte à choux. Since this post isn’t about choux pastry, I’m not even going to try to explain what that is. If you know, you already know. 😋 As I changed into my chefs’ uniform, I got a message from Sana, the beautiful Indian sweetheart in my class “come […]
BRENDA AND REED PLUS A DAY MORE
So, I got to School in the evening and met the extremely kind-hearted Monique who had left me a message prior to this time. It was raining, wet and cold but I was just excited and happy and grateful to be there and to have arrived safely. She took me to meet the Chef of […]
ANOTHER PATH, SAME JOURNEY, SAME GOAL!
For the past two years a whole lot has been going on in my life. I can best sum up the series of events with one word “Roller Coaster”. Okay so that’s two words but you get the point or at least I hope you do. But hey, hold on a sec, this story isn’t about the roller […]
VALENTINE’S DAY RED VELVET CHICKEN PIESICLE
Who knew we could have a red velvet savory pie. Certainly not me, but I was determined to see if it would work. I mean red velvet fudge, brownie, cheese cream, chocolate pie, sure. But savory, even I was nervous trying this one out.😁 When I first thought about it, I was like ” Madam, […]
BAILEYS MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CAKE
I believe this Baileys dessert is one that’s certainly going to please your guests at your next adult gathering. It combines all the elements of the goodness of a party without giving you “too much goodness” In the past few weeks, we’ve received quite a good number of wines and spirits (blame the festivities). I […]
RED VELVET COOKIEWICH
So umm, I’m supposed to say something intriguing, catchy or witty about this cookie, something that says how crisp it is or yummy or chewy….. meh.😏 Sometimes, writing is just tiresome and oddly enough those times, I feel like no one want to even read what I have to say at that time. So i’ll […]
MY GODDESS LOCS
Goddess locs is a hairstyle particularly popular among the black folks and honestly, I think it’s simply gorgeous. It’s a hairstyle trend that has been on for a while now and I don’t think its going away so fast anytime soon. Sometime in the middle of the week, I called my friend Okwy, and asked […]