A practical exam that's worth drooling over

Advanced Foods students put their pastry skills to the test preparing apple turnovers.  This is always the best grading I ever have to do ;)

Perfecting Pastry

Advanced Foods students learn the basic techniques of preparing pastry by making cinnamon sticks.  It smelled glorious in my room!

Schaum Torte w/ Strawberry Coulis

Culinary Arts 1 students learned how to prepare Schaum Torte (baked meringue) and Strawberry Coulis  (coo-lee)... a fancy way of saying strawberry sauce without the seeds.  But to have the dessert isn't enough- we need to play with garnishing!!! 

An exam worth drooling over

As a practical exam, Advanced Foods students prepared apple turnovers

 that I just HAD to grade... I live a rough life :)

Choco, Choco, Choco-late!

Advanced Foods worked on their shortcrust, custard, and meringue skills by preparing Chocolate Meringue Pie. 

One Sweet Exam...

Who doesn't love lemon meringue pie?! Advanced Foods students performed beautifully as their practical
exam was preparing lemon meringue pie to demonstrate shortcrust, custard, and meringue techniques.  Who knew an exam could be so sweet?!

Who doesn't love a cream puff?

Advanced Foods students showed off their pastry prowess by preparing cream puffs fit to rival any WI State Fair...

Chocolate Meringue Pie- Mmm, mmmm, mmmmmmmm

We have some up and coming pastry chefs from PHS!  Advanced Foods worked on their shortcrust, custard, and meringue skills by preparing 

Chocolate Meringue Pie

 

Pastry Chef Demonstrates for CA2

Mindy Gohr, pastry chef at Bittersweet Pastry in Chicago and 2004 graduate of Pulaski High School, began assembling a wedding cake for the Culinary Arts 2 students.  Students were able to see how Styrofoam forms can be used in cake construction, as well as see Mindy's work with buttercream and fondant in the assembly process.