Ah the Christmas log...super fun to do, not as fun to eat...Lots of people decorate this festive lumber with little marzipan gifts, candy canes, goofy stuff. I think a log should look like a log...like it belongs in nature. So I stuck with holly leaves, berries and meringue mushrooms. It went well, Chef liked it and it was a lot of fun to make. Then I left if in the staff cafeteria for someone else to eat. Like I said, the only thing that would salvage this bad boy is raspberry jam...unfortunately the tradish yule log is buttercream.In my humble opinion...there aren't THAT many french pastries that I would call "delicious" or "irresistable." 
The last thing I brought home to actually EAT were the croissants and the turnovers...and the cake we're making on Thursday? I'll be sure to take a picture because I'm definitely not bringing it home...All I'll say it is that it has one of those shiny glazes on top of it (insert gag sounds here). I guess I just have a salt tooth...or a meat tooth...I am really picky about desserts. I don't like just any soggy ol' piece of cake with fat and cream piped onto it.
The last thing I brought home to actually EAT were the croissants and the turnovers...and the cake we're making on Thursday? I'll be sure to take a picture because I'm definitely not bringing it home...All I'll say it is that it has one of those shiny glazes on top of it (insert gag sounds here). I guess I just have a salt tooth...or a meat tooth...I am really picky about desserts. I don't like just any soggy ol' piece of cake with fat and cream piped onto it.
Your cursive is a little shaky there, Mlle. Succes. Also, who doesn't like buttercream? Also, could it be a coincidence that The Biggest Loser is on for an hour and a half and that is the exact amount of time it takes me to fry and eat half a pound of bacon and a pint of ice cream without having to gulp and upset my stomach? I wonder...
ReplyDeleteYah, I rushed the piping today...he said the Merry was good, but the Christmas needed for room...the funny thing is...I forgot the T and so had to add it later and make it crossed by the Y in merry...hahahaha. I cut my cornet crooked...what can you do?
ReplyDeleteMostly my piping is really good though...I spent a whole day piping a half kilo of PC choco chips...I wrote nursery rhymes...
ReplyDeleteMellers, what's with the love for fruitiness in the desserts? I thought you were more of a purist, like me - chocolate, chocolate, and maybe some vanilla at the end of the meal, please.
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm a purist...a fruit purist. I don't dig a lot of chocolate. One bite does it for me. If I'm going to eat dessert, I want pie. Fruit pie.
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