I had a great bike ride home today safely escorting 6 extra pan di spagna cakes to my place.
I should be able to make enough tiramisu for all of Greenpoint with these.
Entries Tagged as 'culinary school'
Pan di spagna (surplus)
July 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Baking, culinary school
More dough.
July 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Baking, bread, culinary school, dough, journal, pizza
Tags:bread·dough·egg·margarita·pizza·ricotta·semolina·soft rolls·spinach
croissant.
July 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Baking, culinary school, journal, pastry
croissant
pain au chocolat
sausage, ham & gruyère with dijon (brioche dough)
Tags:brioche·croissant·dijon·greyere·ham·pain au chocolat·sausage
Puff Pastries.
July 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Baking, Cooking, culinary school, journal, pastry, puff pastry
Palmier
Apples on almond frangipane with an apricot glaze
Prosciutto & mozzarella turnover
Tags:almond frangipane·apples·Baking·culinary school·palmier·pastry·puff pastry
Fruit tart day.
July 13th, 2009 · No Comments · culinary school, journal, tart
Apricot raspberry tartlet: pâte brisée, pastry cream, apricot glaze.
Banana walnut tart: pâte sucrée, almond frangipane filling, apricot glaze & splashed with dark rum.
Pizza Party!:
Vinny Vincenz
April 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Reviews, cell phone photography, culinary school, pizza
I found my first pizza truck!
I went for a walk after school yesterday and conveniently found the Vinny Vincenz pizza truck parked in my path. Two pizza ovens in the back, a wise-ass pizza slinger, $2.50 sicilian slices, great crust, tangy sauce and steps from the Union Square Greenmarket and 14th St L.
Tags:greenmarket·manhattan·new york·pizza·pizza truck·sicilian·union square·vinny vincenz
Week 3 & 4
April 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Cooking, butchering, chicken, culinary school, journal, lamb, shellfish, veal
Day 9:
Knife drills
Introduction to shellfish & shellfish fabrication.
Nothing too new for me here besides the fabrication of squid into calamari. We were called to the center work station to find two lobsters crawling around in hotel trays. I think everyone knew what was happening next unfortunately. We learned how to identify a male and female [...]
Tags:butchering·cape cod·chicken·Cooking·culinary school·duck·journal·lamb·oyster·shellfish·soup·veal·wellfleet
Week 2
April 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Cooking, culinary school, journal
Day 4:
Week 2 begins with an introduction to nutrition. I guess we learned some key points, obviously you’re not going to become a nutritionist in an afternoon. nothing to life changing here for me, eat plants you’ll be fine.
Herb Identification. Rosemary, thyme, basil, cilantro, parsley, tarragon, oregano…
Cheese ID. I love cheese, and by the end [...]
Minty Moonpies.
March 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Brooklyn, Reviews, cell phone photography, culinary school
Tonight was a night filled with lots of reading regarding purchasing & culinary conversions. Slightly Tired from a long day I decided it would be best to go out to the local coffee shop to do my evenings readings.
This good idea was rewarded with…
A vegan moonpie (two cookies with mint filling) & an americano. Tasty [...]
Tags:americano·bike·boneshakers·Brooklyn·cell phone photography·coffee·culinary school·espresso·johnny cash·minty·moonpie·review·student·vegan
Blades of Steel.
March 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Cooking, Wustof, culinary school, journal, knives
12″ Sharpening steel
10″ Crust Buster
9″ Chef’s
7″ Santoku
7″ Flexible Filet
5″ Boning
3 1/2″ Paring
2 3/4″ Peeling
Shears
6″ Fork
Cordura Knife Roll