Creme de la Creme

"I am not a glutton, I am an explorer of food." --Julia Child

Well, as you can probably tell from my lack of bloggage, I haven't been at school for the past two days. I was stuck at home with a harrowing toothache. It started over the weekend, and carried over the beginning of the week. I was able to get to the dentist yesterday, and got some answers.

I was happy to be at school again today, though. I was getting pretty bored at home, so I was ready for some pastry ballgame.

Chef Mary was also glad that I was back, and put me to work pretty much at once.
She had me whip a quart of cream and then fold it into some Bavarian cream.

Just a clarifier.

Bavarian cream is pretty much the butter of the gods. And once it's mixed with whipped cream... GAME OVER.

After the creams were combined, Ashley piped it onto eclaires that I had cut. To be completely honest, they were pretty gorgeous. I envied those who were going to eat them.

Ashley and I went on break to stew about the coveted pastries.

We came back to find MORE cream.

Coconut cream.

Like a balmy island getaway.

PLEASE.

This cream was left over from coconut cream pies that Chef Tony made, and Chef Mary decided that we needed to get rid of it.

Someday, I hope that I'm as objective about as she is about food. *sigh*

We paired the left-over cream with a pineapple up-side-down cake.

Can you say divine.

All you need is a beautiful Hawaiian in a grass skirt to come and deliver it to you. It'd be a done deal.

By the time I was done piping the coconut onto the cakes, it was past time for me to go and get dressed. I farewelled the cakes and eclaires, and left.

Thanks everyone, for reading. :]

Love you.