Making the world a little sweeter one pastry tip at at time.
The National Coffee Association will have its annual conference on March 16-19 in New Orleans. With its association with International Women’s Coffee Alliance, the National Coffee Assiociation will have The International Women’s Coffee Alliance Luncheon on March 19 at the Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans. It will …read more
Looking to brush up your resume? Here are some examples and tips for writing a resume for the pastry professional. Good things to include or touch up on for later follow up: What sets you apart from the rest What did you bring to the …read more
That Takes The Cake Sugar Art Show & Cake Competition at the North Austin Convetion Center, February 26 – 27. You can purchase a general pass for the event, or pick up tickets for the the screening of “Kings of Pastry.” From ‘That Takes the …read more
Strange news in the children’s candy department. MSNBC is reporting that a 12 year old girl found the message “NICE T—“ on a heart candy in a bag of Brach’s small conversation candy pieces, referring in a not-so-nice way to a woman’s chest. Just a reminder that parents …read more
Think flowers, think vegetables, think…bugs? On my Old School Pastry blog, I’ve found different recipes that were done by confectioner’s long before commercial food coloring was available to the masses. How to Make Yellow Food Coloring (Saffron) How to Make Green Food Coloring (Spinach) How …read more
Celebrate National Pie Day ! The photo left is a Buttermilk Pie cutouts of flower shapes for the crust border. Here are some other recipes to try from PastrySampler.com: Apple Butter Nut Tart Fresh Blackberry Pie Black Bottom Cherry Pie with a Nut Crust Spiced …read more
In Old School Pastry, read about courmarin and tonka beans – they were once used in creating imitation vanilla flavor.
Use isomalt as you would sugar. Isomalt is a chemically-produced sugar substitute perfect for candy-making as it creates a more humidity- and moisture-resistant product. When it is being boiled, it doesn’t need any anti-crystallizing ingredients as it does a great job of resisting crystallization on …read more
Invert sugar is used to help prevent the crystallization from occurring, among other things. Read more about invert sugar from PastrySampler.com.
Sweet Fried Rice – Is there such a thing? There is if you find it on the Sandy Candy Factory Site. Their Sweet Fried Rice includes candy rice, candy eggs, candy peas and candy carrots. All inside a fun Chinese Take-out box. Haven’t tried it …read more