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What I have been up to – Le Cordon Bleu – back to basics
Wow, it has been very hectic here. I have been up to my elbows in spatuals, piping bags and oven mits! And loving every moment of my Julia Child experience. Le Cordon Bleu is amazing. Here’s a photo journal of the delicious morsels I have been creating. Enjoy!! And my favourite:- Stay tuned for the next update. images: Linda ~ Pleasures of the Plate
It must be love…
Today we welcomed the newest member of our family – a beautiful 5 year old mare called Crystal. She is my baby’s horse. My baby spent the day bonding and making friends. Such a heart-warming sight! Stay tuned for more… images: Linda ~ Pleasures of the Plate
Sugarcraft Blueberries – work experience at Faye Cahill Cake Design Studio
I really enjoy creating things by hand and as a realist artist I love making things so that they look as close as possible to the real thing. Making flowers, leaves and fruits out of sugar icing, I find, is therapeutic. Today we are decorating a cake which is embellished with flowers and fruits. My job is to begin making the blueberries that would later be spray painted to give depth of colour and make them look realistic. Here’s the result before spraypainting. Beautiful little blue/grey orbs. I can already visualise them peeking through amongst the flowers, raspberries and strawberries adding … Continue Reading
My very own experience of walking in the foosteps of Julia Child
The day is finally here! It is beginning. My journey of walking in the footsteps of Julia Child. Only this will be my version. Julia attended her cooking journey in Paris – mine will take place in my hometown of Sydney, although you never know, I may get to attend some one-offs in Paris at some point in the future. So, after 25 years of marriage and five children later, I am finally embarking on my journey of passion for patisserie. I am beginning my journey of mastering all things patisserie at Le Cordon Bleu Sydney. As I sit amongst … Continue Reading
Handmade Truffles – Work experience at Faye Cahill Cake Design Studio
Handmade truffles are an elegant way to finish a dinner party and you can impress your guests by making themself. They are very easy to make, if a little on the messy side. Truffles can also make an impressive alternative to ribbon around the base of a cake. And that is the reason I was making handmade truffles today. Make a batch of chocolate ganache and leave in the fridge the day before you want the truffles. Place the ganache in a piping bag and pipe these lovely little droplets onto a perspex board. Try to keep them all … Continue Reading
Sugarcraft leaves. Work experience at Faye Cahill Cake Design
What a fun day was had today. Learning the basics of sugarcraft. So how exactly do you make all those pretty petals, flowers and leaves out of icing? That was my mission for the day. You need some wire, sugar paste and some leaf cutters. Roll out the sugar paste until it is a fine layer and then cut out the delicate little leaves. With a little shaping you are able to achieve the wavy natural look of the leaf. A veining press provides the vein indent into the icing. Once dried, they can be coloured and then stored for … Continue Reading
My work experience journey at Faye Cahill Cakes continues…
Beware! There are dangers lurking in every kitchen. When you are in the kitchen, no matter what you are doing, it always pays to be mindful of the dangers lurking within. Even though I had been dutifully schooled on the correct and safe process of the use of this beastly machine, I still managed to do myself a minor injury. All it took was a momentary lapse of concerntration. That’s it. That did it! Here’s what transpired… Today, my job was to neatly slice the cakes and ganache inbetween each slice. (Please note that no cakes were hurt or … Continue Reading
Stewie goes cross country.
Being just a wee baby horse, Stewie has never ever been on a cross country course before. In fact, Dave has only just taught him how to jump (more on that in future posts). There are a few things to try to remember when taking your horse out on their very first cross country outing and they are as follows:- 1. Keep yourself calm and walk around the entire course before you even get on your horse. If you keep calm then your horse will keep calm (hopefully)! Horses are very intuitive to emotions and to how their owners are feeling … Continue Reading
Blossoms…
Please accept my apologies if I have been MIA of late, however, I am positively the luckiest person on the planet. You see, I have been spending every available second at Faye Cahill Cake Design. Faye has kindly taken me on for work experience and I am loving every second of it. So I thought I might share a few tidbits of what I get up to during my time with Faye. Blossoms… Once all these tiny blooms have been made they then need to be positioned on the wedding cake like so… So much fun! Can’t wait for my … Continue Reading
Happy Father’s Day
To all the dads out there – wishing you a fantastic Father’s Day, whether you are jumping out of a plane for spills and thrills (hopefully no spills), waterskiing, diving with sharks, revving around in a racing car or just throwing some steak on the barbie, I hope you enjoy your day! Linda feature image: istock
Hi. I’m Linda.
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