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Last Pastry Class, Galette des Rois

Mashav — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:00:08 +0000

Sadly the first day back at school was also the last pastry class. Having no idea what’s it gonna be this time we’ve received the recipe for Galette des Rois. [...]

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Christmas Log Cake

Mashav — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:19:02 +0000

Christmas is getting closer and this Monday we had our last pastry class before the holiday break. The famous known Christmas cake is Buche de Noël which means the log [...]

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Macaron Madness

Mashav — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:41:15 +0000

Why everyone in France and all over the world are crazy about Macarons? Why does this simple to make cookie costs a fortune? Maybe because it’s addictive. Beware.

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Not-A-Savarin Green Cake

Mashav — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:23:00 +0000

Last Monday was supposed to be the cooking of the classic Savarin cake. Instead Chef Antoine who just came back from a visit to Japan, decided to use some of [...]

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Opéra, Some Classic Stuff

Mashav — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:22:14 +0000

Opéra is a layered cake originally invented a long time ago as a dessert for the Paris Opéra restaurant and ever since the French are hyping around the idea. Making this cake [...]

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Inspired-By-Nature-Cake of Four Layers, Pear Souffle

Mashav — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:37:06 +0000

Monday morning, 8AM in the pastry kitchen. Chef Antoine hands out the recipe that says “Douceur Impressionniste”. What’s the meaning of the name I ask and the answer I get [...]

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A Tribute To My Grandmothers

Mashav — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:11:43 +0000

This post is dedicated to my two grandmothers because this Pastry-Monday we made Créme Caramel and Mousse au Chocolat, both are one of their specialties. We also made Pot au créme and [...]

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Brioche – Let Them Eat Cake!!

Mashav — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:40:32 +0000

You are probably familiar with the famous phrase attributed to Marie Antoinette who was told that the peasants had no bread, and who responded: “Let them eat cake!”. She actually meant Brioche, [...]

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Tarte au Citron, Tarte au Chocolate

Mashav — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:08:28 +0000

The Pastry Monday day started this week with another wine class, learning about the Alsace wines. It’s always nice to start cooking after the first glass of wine. Even if [...]

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Génoise, Créme Anglaise, Cigarettes, Glacé de Vanille

Mashav — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:20:58 +0000

Last Monday on Pastry class we tackled the base of all cake bases – the sponge cake. As it’s so boring on it’s own we also learned to make Créme [...]

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