Foundation Kitchen Skills

I felt excited about writing this post, because there is something wholesome and good about a home made cake. It really does bring a feeling of warmth, acceptance and love to any situation. I hope that all of you have had experience of that at some point. So, because of this, my amateur advice is to skip all the fashionable emotional and psychological trends and instead, simply learn how to make a cake . Lets start with the basic steps to creating a successful cake. A persona

First off , I have to start with a personal confession. I hope that you won't hold this against me , its something that I can't help and don't like to discuss , but the thing is , I really don't like chocolate . OK, it's out in public now and I must say that it is a relief to no longer hold onto my abnormal secret alone. Luckily , Chef Chahna has taught me some of her chocolate skills, and my twins are very happy to taste all of my trials and give their blunt feedback . So

This is the most useful and versatile of all the pastries and the one that we will learn together in the Foundation Section . Though , once you have mastered this pastry , the various other kinds will be relatively easy to learn .

I know what you may be thinking , but this is not a trashy column in a gossip magazine , so elevate your mind back up to the fine art of creating with food . Why is egg separation necessay you may ask , and the answer (I was told by Chahna ) is that clean egg whites , free of any yolk , can be whipped into stiff , stable peaks and used in meringues , pavlovas , light delicious mousse , as well as other desserts that we will come across later on in this blog . The separated eg