Tutti Frutti

Hallo bloggers

So the past week we made a lot of yummy treats with fruit. The main concept we learned about was baking, roasting and grilling. And in practical class we had to incorporate these methods of cooking and bring a creative side to our plating. After a lot of thinking I realised that minimalism is the most important key to any plating. Although I struggled a bit with my plating I believe that practice makes perfect and this was a great starting point for me.

              Grilled fruit kebabs with chocolate ganache, vanilla ice cream and chocolate flakes.

                                              *Dust with caster sugar before grilling*

Roast peaches with lemon thyme and ginger sause.

*Roasted walnuts for garnishing*

Baked Apple dumplings with Apple crisps, mixed spice syrup, glazed sultanas and Crème Chantilly.

*Bake Apple crisps for 3-4 hours @ 110'C*

                         

Poaching Perfection

Dear bloggers 

Sorry that I've been so quiet the past week. Life is a bit crazy over at Capsicum with worksheets, assignments, tests and more assignments.

Last week in practical class we learned about poaching. I always thought that only eggs can be poached but I was wrong, there are many different types of food that can be poached. Here is some of the food we prepared.

* Poached pears in a red wine reduction with chocolate ganache and walnut brittle

*Floating Islands in Crème Anglaise

Have a lovely week xx

Weekend Bliss

Dear bloggers

I hope each of you had a wonderful weekend.

This past weekend my family had a reunion with lots of cousins, nieces and nephews of all ages. So I decided to make yummy dessert. I made white chocolate cheesecake and some red velvet cupcakes. Everyone enjoyed it very much and even took some of it home for a midnight snack.

I leave you with this quote...

"Cake is happiness! If you know the way to the cake, you know the way to happiness! If you have cake in front of you, you should not look any further for joy.!" -C. JoyBell-