Monday, February 27, 2012

Croissant Dough and all its glory!

Practice making various shapes to be filled, with some weaving, crescents, and circular wells.












From left to right, ham&cheese croissants (column of 3 to the far left), pan au chocolate (chocolate croissants, 6 after the initial 3), and regular croissants.










Parmesan/Asiago cheese twists! I love these things!












Close-up. (Stupid family ate them =^( )

















Palmiers or elephant ears for us stateside. Lovely little flaky cookies with caramelized sugar.











Close-up. Look at that flaky goodness!

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

First Day of Breads!

Brioche (from blitz puff pastry)













Brioche loaf (several brioche placed together in a loaf pan)












Some more brioche and our baguettes, can you tell which one I made? If you guessed the one on the left your right, the other was made by my partner, Franz.















Sun-dried tomato and parmesan focaccia with baked parmesan and herbs.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Valentines Day

Just because I'm single doesn't mean I can't get some enjoyment from this day.

Dark chocolate orange cake with a candied orange heart.

Offals Galore

Pan seared sweetbread with a poached egg and sauce Choron.

















Browned Calfs Liver with apple relish and tomato slices.

















Note: There was also foie gras but it didn't last long enough to be photographed.

Friday, February 10, 2012

For Doan! >=^D

Rabbit heart (heart shape made from legs) and fresh fettuccine with a mustard sauce and fresh chips.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Cake Test and Lamb

Chocolate Molasses cake with salted caramel butter cream. (One I experimented with)














Lamb roll (Loin wrapped around Lamb sausage and tenderloin), Lamb chops, pan-seared polenta cakes, and Ratatouille.