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Thursday, October 13, 2005

AHHH now this is "Art" you have a melt in your mouth cake plus a great picture enhanced in photoshop! LOL Now this is TRUE "Culinary Art!" BTW this is called "Flan Cake" you have the best of 2 worlds... Delicious Flan with caramel and nuts + Devil Food Cake bottom.

Lovely 3 Milks Cake topping! MMM :)

I learned to do this last week in class it is a method called "en papillote" En papillote puts dinner in the bag simply said...En papillote (in PAP'-e-oht) is a simple French technique easy to master. It calls for wrapping food in parchment paper and briefly baking.
Parchment paper,seals in moisture and prevents flavorful cooking juices from running out.This cooking method is also fast and healthful. Food cooks in about 15 minutes and requires little or no added fat.

the wrapped Salmon "en papillote"

Made a dozen of this! and packed them & freeze'em for future use. This is such a great prep trick, then all you do is pop them in the oven and you have a quick fancy meal for 12!

"Tamales Salvadorenos" (From El Salvador) they are the BEST! mmm! The dought/corn masa y partially cooked in broth and other flavor infusing things like salsa then placed like you see here with chicken,potatoes and chickpeas then wrapped in banana leaf and foil. The banana leaf infuses a great flavor to the finished product!

wrapped and ready to go! well actually to go to the steamer the 'tamal' must be steamed for 1 hr. but we had so many we gave away some, ate some and have some in the freezer! MMM :)

Friday, October 07, 2005

Made this sometime ago... it is a Venetian dessert Vanilla bean ice cream with Balsamic-Strawberry & Phyllo Crisps with a touch for pecans with cinnamon

So my mom bought all of this tableware stuff for the fall and she got a big surprice when she saw these!
Like it? I learned to do that over the Summer in the Dining Room Service Class (RSTO 1204) We learned how to set up tables,clear tables and do a dozen of napkin folds! LOL it was fun and finally I get to put it to use...

Thursday, October 06, 2005

Ok what is up with you people? You are doing Deep Fried Cat fish filets and you look all depressed! Smile this should be the highlight of your day! LOL j/k here we have Brandy, Joseph and Good old Mitchel! BTW Mitchel has proclaimed himself the Number ONE visitor and fan of this blog so there it is the position has been taken sorry for the rest of you who where trying so hard. Special Greetings to Mitchel's Wife,daughter and friends who vist this blog too. : ) -

The Blue Crab Cakes Team! Katie,Andrew and David.

Hey David! why are you hidding in the back? ok you came out in all the pictures like Waldo! LOL LOL LOL

Tu and Martell been all professional and getting ready for presentation. They cooked the Etouffee and they are about to top the molded rice with the Etouffee.

Group 1: Deep Fried Cat fish filets with Tartar Sauce (pg. 530) Cool presentation and class assignment OH and the Tartar Sauce was DELICIOUS! mmm... This was the work of: Mitchel,Brandy & Joseph! GREAT WORK GUYS!

Group 2: Red Snapper en Papillote (pg. 533) I got to work on this one today! It was fun to do the "envelopes" in which the fish is steam baked in the oven.Came out Wonderful! LOL thanks to Kenny & Jeff

Group 3: Blue Crab Cakes (pg. 529) GO Katie,Andrew and David!!!!

Group 4: Filets of Sole Bonne Femme (pg. 535) The mushroom topping was De-licious.

Group 5: Teriyaki Salmon with Pineapple Papaya Salsa (pg.541) the Salsa was AWESOME! very different and bold.

Group 5: Crawfish Etouffee (pg.584)
It was a very clever presentation Mr. Tu made some Asian type of Rice that is under the Etouffee so when you grabbed a spoonfull you got Etouffee+Rice!

Thursday, September 29, 2005

A la Carte Class / Group 1 = Pears Poached in Red Wine (pg. 815) [Like the spider web on the plate? LOL j/k I did that! yey! It was Fun!]

A la Carte Class / Group 3 = Apple Fritters (pg. 814)

A la Carte Class / Group 3 = Grilled Fruit Kebabs (pg. 821)

A la Carte Class / Group 4 = Baked Apples (pg. 812)

el salvador pupusas, on 09/24 I was invited to a typical El Salvador dinner "pupusas" they are very soft and delicious! stuffed with mozzarella and salvadorean cheese and/or fried beans.