Made my first gum paste rose - I think it came out cuuuute!
Mum made the calla lily next to it.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Back to "work"! *^_^
Got home at 1 am - cake deco class 9 am that morning - tough but totally worth it!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Chocolate class was sooooooooooo fun!
Got pics too!
I thought James was cute on TV but he's even cuter in real life! And he's such a sweetie too! It was probably the nicest day I ever had... my flowers were ridiculous and it was way too hot to work with chocolate - but it was grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat! The folks at cake supplies depot were so nice. I'm gonna take more courses from them whenever I'm up here again! Loved it! Gonna post pics as soon as I get back to Trinidad *^_^
I thought James was cute on TV but he's even cuter in real life! And he's such a sweetie too! It was probably the nicest day I ever had... my flowers were ridiculous and it was way too hot to work with chocolate - but it was grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat! The folks at cake supplies depot were so nice. I'm gonna take more courses from them whenever I'm up here again! Loved it! Gonna post pics as soon as I get back to Trinidad *^_^
Friday, July 16, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Here we are aboard Caribbean Airlines Flight 480 cruising at 36,000 feet on the way to Fort Lauderdale. The first officer announced that we should be arriving 20 minutes early!!! Could it be that we’ll be early enough to attend James Rosselle’s Sugar Flower demo “a Very Sweet Trip around the World”? Maybe…. *squeeeeeee!!!! I wonder how if there are any places left? Or if they’ll allow anyone to register so last minute!
Oh, ok now she’s saying we’ll be arriving 15 minutes early – trying not to get my hopes up – but he’s going to making Tulips from Holland, Lilies from Italy, Cherry Blossoms from Japan, Irises from France, and the Cattleya Orchid from Brazil! Oh! I hope hope hooooope we get in!
Here we are aboard Caribbean Airlines Flight 480 cruising at 36,000 feet on the way to Fort Lauderdale. The first officer announced that we should be arriving 20 minutes early!!! Could it be that we’ll be early enough to attend James Rosselle’s Sugar Flower demo “a Very Sweet Trip around the World”? Maybe…. *squeeeeeee!!!! I wonder how if there are any places left? Or if they’ll allow anyone to register so last minute!
Oh, ok now she’s saying we’ll be arriving 15 minutes early – trying not to get my hopes up – but he’s going to making Tulips from Holland, Lilies from Italy, Cherry Blossoms from Japan, Irises from France, and the Cattleya Orchid from Brazil! Oh! I hope hope hooooope we get in!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Gum Paste Flowers!
Today was our second class - first class actually making anything - and it was pretty fun. The AC dried out everyone's gum paste but I think we got some good work done - lots of leaves and flower centres - OH! and stephanotis flowers! No pics yet - cos they got wet when it started to rain suddenly on the way to the car!
Not much- but I'm super happy to have some experience of SOMETHING before I go to the James Rosselle course this weekend!! I'm so excited/nervous!! I should have high speed at the hotel so I'll be uploading pics, like - almost immediately!
I wish I had some ecole chocolat schwag - like a shirt or something to wear to the course -- hmm... I should write that in my feedback form. Anyway - can't wait!!!
Not much- but I'm super happy to have some experience of SOMETHING before I go to the James Rosselle course this weekend!! I'm so excited/nervous!! I should have high speed at the hotel so I'll be uploading pics, like - almost immediately!
I wish I had some ecole chocolat schwag - like a shirt or something to wear to the course -- hmm... I should write that in my feedback form. Anyway - can't wait!!!
Friday, July 9, 2010
GRADUATED!
I did it! I completed both the Chocolate Maker and Professional Chocolatier programs! Check out my awesome Ecole Chocolat badge I get to use on my site! It really was a great experience and there are alot of resources available in the graduate centre. My only regret: Not doing these courses earlier! Can't wait to get my certificates!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Win Chocolate?!?! Outta my way!
So! Amano Chocolates is holding a "Guess The Origin" Contest for a Chance To Win aYear's Supply of Chocolate!!! This lovely pic of these super cute and chubby beans (remind you of anyone ? *^.^*) are the beans used for their new chocolate and if you can guess where they are from, you could win a one year supply of chocolate!
About the taste of the beans:
"They have a beautiful rich chocolate flavor with some very nice fruity notes. We have made a number of test batches and the chocolate made from these cocao beans is wonderfully complex. The finished chocolate is unlike any of our current chocolates."
Based on that description - my expert chocolatey-person advice? They could be anything :S If you win, remember your ol' pal Les, would ya?
Good Luck!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Countdown to James Rosselle class!
Tomorrow is June 18th. Apart from being the due date for my Professional Chocolatier course Research Assignment 6: Sourcing Your Packaging, Equipment Supplies AND my Chocolate Maker final EXAM (!!) it also marks the beginning of my countdown to Ft. Lauderdale to meet James Rosselle for his chocolate flower making course!!!!! He's such a cutie! I mean look at him! ------>>>
The class I'm taking is the
JAMES ROSSELLE "CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE, AND...MORE CHOCOLATE!" on JULY18, 2010
So it's a business expense, right? right....?!
This is his cake shop website. His sugar work is A-MAZING! I guess that's why they call him the sugar flower guy.
James won 3 consecutive food network challenges! Or is it 4? Either way, I rrrrreeeally, really hope I can get a picture with him! I hope I don't embarrass myself too much either ^_^Just 28 Days 14 Hours 16 Mins and 35 Secs to go!
Can't wait!
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