Pastry Methods and Techniques
Blog URL http://onlinepastrychef.wordpress.com/
Located Garner, North Carolina USA
Tags baking, cooking, recipes, baking techniques, pastry techniques, baking and pastry
Focuses on the "Whys and Hows" behind the "Whats" of Baking and Pastry. Plus, Sunday Suppers.
Latest Blog Posts
- Oh, St. Cecile, How Sorely They Have Used You. on Nov 19, 2009 in Justifications Uncategorized recipes homemade hot cocoa hot cocoa Swiss Miss Instant Cocoa
Dear Miss Swiss Miss, I wonder what your real name is? I took the liberty of doing some research, and I’ve decided that your given name, heretofore lost in the sands of time, is probably Cecile. You must be Cecile, the blind patron saint of mus...
- Sunday Suppers (Late Monday Edition): An Amusing Tale, and A Very Tasty Pork Chili on Nov 17, 2009 in Day Trips Sunday Suppers recipes Goddess Diana green chili green pork chili recipe pork chili White Deer Park
Glad you’re here, all–and just in time for Story Time! Okay, so I went walking with Roberta, my Most Excellent Neighbor, on Saturday. Given a choice of walking in the neighborhood or walking at a couple of parks in Garner, I chose par...
- Announcing the New and Improved, Nipped and Tucked, Snazzified Pastry Chef Online. Plus, PMAT’s Inaugural Giveaway! on Nov 12, 2009 in Giveaways Uncategorized Pastry Chef Online starting from scratch
Friends, here it is. All the sweating, the work, the blisters-on-my-fingers. All of the Amazing Linda’s work–long hours, making nice on the crazy woman (that would be Me), the pulling-out-of-hair. As an aside, yesterday I offered t...
- Sunday Suppers: An A-Maize-ing Meal on Nov 8, 2009 in Sunday Suppers recipes
I am a sucker for a theme party. So, with Ken’s Korny Corn Maze right around the corner from our new house, we knew that we’d eventually have to have a Ken’s Korny Corn Maze Extravaganza. We did that Very Thing two weekends ago.
- Submitted for your Approval: An Analogy. I am to Halloween as Clark Griswold is to Christmas. on Nov 6, 2009 in Uncategorized recipes Halloween decorations spiced caramel corn
Just about the time The Beloved starts rubbing his hands together in anticipation of making his fruitcake, I begin dreaming of ghouls and goblins. Not in a Wake Up Screaming sort of way, but in a How Can I Scare the Children kind of way. I starte...
- Halloween (or Hallowe’en) Extravaganza Teaser on Nov 3, 2009 in Shameless Teaser Halloween jack o lantern scaring children
Hello, all. I think I have sufficiently recovered from two extravaganzas in a row–first, Ken’s Korny Corn Maze Extravaganza, about which I shall write on Sunday. Second, Halloween. Or Hallowe’en. It is my Hands Down favorite...
- Get In Line for U-PMAT Certification Class PC101: Pound Cake, Featuring Creamsicle Pound Cake. Take a Seat and Pay Attention. on Oct 30, 2009 in PMAT University recipes creamsicle pound cake how to make pound cake
Yes, The University of Pastry Methods and Techniques (Mascot: Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man) is now offering another class. No more pussy footing about with Van Halen Pound Cake here and Sammy Hagar Pound Cake there. Oh, no–today, it’s The...
