THEY HAD WAITING FOR US SOME ALREADY MADE MACARONS..... CHEESE AND CRACKERS.....FRUIT.... AND DRINKS..... |
HERE IS OUR INSTRUCTOR AND CHEF MR. LANDON SPRINGS..... AND IF HE HAD A THOUGHT BUBBLE OVER HIS HEAD IT WOULD SAY....... "GOD HELP US ALL.... THOSE TWO WOMEN ARE BACK".... |
CHEF SPRINGS ASSISTANT..... I DROVE THIS POOR FELLOW CRAZY GETTING ME ICE AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS..... ANYBODY WHO HAS EVER GONE OUT TO LUNCH WITH ME KNOWS THE WHOLE THING.... GOTTA HAVE MY ICE.... |
CHEF SPRINGS GETTING US STARTED WITH WHIPPING UP THE EGG WHITES FOR THE MACARON SHELL..... I ASKED MORE QUESTIONS THEN AN "IRS AUDIT" HE HAD THE PATIENCE OF A SAINT.... |
THE EGG WHITES NEED TO BE VERY STIFF FOR THIS RECIPE..... I WORK WITH MERINGUE ALL THE TIME SO THIS PART WAS A NO BRAINER FOR ME.... |
FOLDING IN THE ALMOND FLOUR AND POWDERED SUGAR..... |
SHOWING US THE PIPING TECHNIQUE.... |
MACARONS DON'T SPREAD OUT TOO MUCH SO YOU CAN PUT THEM CLOSE TOGETHER ON YOUR BAKING SHEET..... |
THE ALMOND FLOUR AND SUGAR NEEDS TO BE SIFTED FOR A SMOOTH BATTER.... |
I LOVE WHEN A MAN IS IN A COOKING OR BAKING CLASS....BUT IN TYPICAL MAN FASHION HE APPEARS TO BE TRYING TO TURN ON THE MIXER BY HITTING IT WITH HIS FIST :) |
AND IT JUST WOULDN'T BE A POST WITHOUT A PICTURE OF ME IN SOME SORT OF POSE.... |
CAVORTING WITH THE GENTLEMEN..... |
WHOOPIE PIES!!!!!!!!! |
OUR FINISHED PRODUCT.....TINY BUT NICE AND FLUFFY |
THE RECIPE MAKES 40 LITTLE CAKES OR 20 MACARONS.... |
IT WAS NICE FOR ONCE NOT TO HAVE TO CLEAN UP!! |
PUMPKIN WHOOPIE PIES WITH TRADITIONAL MARSHMALLOW CREAM FILLING.... |
EACH GROUP MADE A DIFFERENT COLOR USING GEL FOOD COLORING..... ALL THE FILLING WAS BUTTER CREAM.... I CAN'T WAIT TO EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT FLAVORED FILLINGS..... DOES ANYONE REMEMBER SEEING "WIVES WITH KNIVES" GERMAN CHOCOLATE ONES.... SHE IS MY BAKING HERO AND THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST FLAVORS I TRY.... click on link above to find Kathy's recipe.... |
HERE ARE OURS FILLED AND READY TO BE EATEN.... CHEF SPRINGS SAID THE PINK ONES CAME THE BEST AND WHEN ASKED WHO MADE THEM OF COURSE WE DID THE.... "WE DID WE DID WE DID"....... ALWAYS THE SHOW-OFFS... |
THEY HAD BAKERY BOXES FOR US TO TAKE HOME A STASH..... |
I DON'T KNOW HE LOOKS GUILTY ABOUT SOMETHING???? OH....HE HAD A MACARON IN HIS MOUTH! |
12 comments:
You guys always have SO much fun. Loved reading this, Sue. I laughed my way through it, particularly about the thought bubble. LOL!
XO,
Sheila
Now that looks like it was a blast!! Love it! Let the adventures contine fo Lucy and Ethel!!
I'm a whoopie pie expert, but have still to try making macarons. I just want to go to Paris and have a dozen from Laduree. Eat a bunch for me when you go in December. Yours look really good, I'd eat a dozen of them, also. Sally
I can't agree with you more Sue...have fun and live it up. How fun that you were able to take the class you have been wanting to take and with your comrade in arms. Maybe next time there will be a class I will be interested in taking with you, Joyce and whoever. It would be fun.
Looks like a good time was had by all!
Well I personally know you two convicts and you had me laughing all the way though - barbecue I know what you say is true.
You are so right - you only live once - so make sure you live!
And the class looked fun and interesting.
Wonder if Joyce is a grandma again by now.
I am glad you had so much fun.
I laughed through this entire post. I wish I could have been there with you! You and Joyce are always having too much fun and I say "good for you!" Let us hear when the granddaughter arrives!
Hi Sue! Well, you're truly my kind of girl! Fun is great and I know you have fun in life! You must have had a ball! :)
Thank you for your visit and your words.
You are a sweetie,
Shelia :)
Another fun experience, Sue! Anything to do with food would be be number one with me. Wish I could fly in and join you on one of your adventures sometime. I would promise not to get us in trouble. LOL
Sounds like a fun time...it is true that the older and goofier we get people just chalk it up to our age!
LOL, you're a nut! Hey, life's too short to not have fun.
Hugs,
Babs
Joyce told me to look for this, too funny!
I love the expression on her face!
Read your football post. My aunt was a Mara, the owners, we used to getb free tickets to the Giants games. But she died, so no more tickets! I hate football, dh loves it. :)
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