Monthly Archives: October 2011

San Francisco Baking Institute, Week 1, Day 4

Posted on October 11, 2011 by melcrosby

We spent all day in the lab working on recipes….it was a great day! We started the day with baking our madeleines and financiers, two types of French tea cakes.  The madeleines are always baked in shell shaped pans and … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Baking Institute, Week 1, Day 3

Posted on October 10, 2011 by melcrosby

Today’s class was very informative….and delicious.  We focused on pie dough, pate a choux dough for cream puffs & gougeres, coffee cake and brownies.   I now know all the things that I have done wrong in the past that … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Baking Institute, Week 1, Day 2

Posted on October 7, 2011 by melcrosby

Today began as normal…with a short lecture and me promising myself that I would not eat as much today as I did yesterday.  (yeah right).  Why do I bother making promises to myself that I know I won’t keep.  I … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Baking Institute, Week 1, Day 1

Posted on October 3, 2011 by melcrosby

San Francisco Baking Institute, here I come…. Everything happened like clockwork.  I made it to BART by 6:50 a.m. and took the train to South San Francisco.  My shuttle arrived for the San Francisco Baking Institute at 7:40, which put … Continue reading →

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What makes you happy?

Posted on October 1, 2011 by melcrosby

This is not my normal MWF posting schedule, but I thought that I would take minute to post a quick note before my airport shuttle arrives.  I am very excited about getting started with my pastry arts courses.  Next week, … Continue reading →

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