LUCY AND ETHEL LEARN THE ART OF THE WHOOPIE PIE.....
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| OR SHOULD I SAY.....LUCY AND LUCY..... YOU SEE ETHEL ALWAYS WENT ALONG WITH LUCY'S HAIR BRAIN SCHEMES....LUCY BEING THE INSTIGATOR.... IN OUR CASE WE ARE JUST A BLOND AND BRUNETTE (DYED) VERSION OF LUCY..... THAT'S RIGHT...YOU HAVE SEEN OUR HI JINX AT IKEA AS WE TRY TO OUT DO EACH OTHER IN THE "LET'S MAKE AN ASS OUT OF OURSELVES" DEPARTMENT.... JOYCE IS WINNING SINCE THE TIME SHE WOUND UP ALL THE KITCHEN TIMERS IN THEIR HOUSEWARES DEPARTMENT AND THEN STOOD OFF TO THE SIDE AND WATCHED AS THEY ALL WENT OFF AT THE SAME TIME.... IN FACT AFTER I ALMOST GOT THROWN OUT OF THE NEIL SIMON THEATRE IN NYC FOR TAKING PICTURES AT "RAGTIME" SOME OF MY BLOG FOLLOWERS WERE SO UPSET WITH MY BEHAVIOR THAT THEY MADE IT KNOWN THAT IT'S UNACCEPTABLE.... I SAY WHEN YOUR 62 YOUR NOT DEAD YET SO HAVE SOME FUN PEOPLE.... IT KEEPS YOU YOUNG.... |
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| SO TODAY ME AND CHICAGO JOYCE WENT TO ANOTHER CLASS AT THE VIKING COOKING SCHOOL IN ATLANTA.... A WONDERFUL FACILITY.... WE TOOK A CLASS HERE A FEW YEARS AGO AND I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO GO BACK EVER SINCE..... SO......JOYCE BEING THE GOOD BUDDY SHE IS AND NOT BEING A FAN OF THE "FRENCH MACARON" AGREED TO GO WITH ME AS ONE OF MY BIRTHDAY GIFTS FROM THE BOSS.... |
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| THEY HAD WAITING FOR US SOME ALREADY MADE MACARONS..... CHEESE AND CRACKERS.....FRUIT.... AND DRINKS..... |
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| 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".... |
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| 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.... |
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| 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.... |
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| 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.... |
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| FOLDING IN THE ALMOND FLOUR AND POWDERED SUGAR..... |
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| SHOWING US THE PIPING TECHNIQUE.... |
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| MACARONS DON'T SPREAD OUT TOO MUCH SO YOU CAN PUT THEM CLOSE TOGETHER ON YOUR BAKING SHEET..... |
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| YOU TAP THE BAKING PAN ON THE COUNTER TO FLATTEN THEM A BIT AND WE ADDED SLICED ALMONDS ON TOP..... THE PARCHMENT PAPER GETS A LIGHT SPRAY OF COOKING SPRAY OR YOU CAN USE A SILPAT MAT.... CAN YOU SEE THERE ARE DOUBLE BAKING SHEETS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BROWNING TOO MUCH ON THE BOTTOM.... |
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THE ALMOND FLOUR AND SUGAR NEEDS TO BE SIFTED FOR A SMOOTH BATTER.... |
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| 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 :) |
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AND IT JUST WOULDN'T BE A POST WITHOUT A PICTURE OF ME IN SOME SORT OF POSE.... |
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WE MADE PINK ONES IN HONOR OF JOYCE'S DAUGHTER ANNIE GETTING READY AT ANY TIME NOW TO GIVE BIRTH TO JOYCE'S FIRST GRANDDAUGHTER..... I MEAN ANYTIME....EVERY TIME HER PHONE RANG WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE TAKING A TRIP ACROSS THE STREET TO PIEDMONT HOSPITAL.... |
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| CAVORTING WITH THE GENTLEMEN..... |
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WHOOPIE PIES!!!!!!!!! |
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OUR FINISHED PRODUCT.....TINY BUT NICE AND FLUFFY |
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THE RECIPE MAKES 40 LITTLE CAKES OR 20 MACARONS.... |
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| OKAY HERE SHE IS......STANDING IN FRONT OF A HUGE FAN KEEPING THE ROOM COOL..... SHE KEPT SAYING IT WAS LIKE THE PICTURE YOU HAVE ALL SEEN OF THE BEAGLE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE FAN WITH HIS EARS BLOWING BACK.... YUP.....SHE'S CRAZY.... |
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IT WAS NICE FOR ONCE NOT TO HAVE TO CLEAN UP!! |
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| PUMPKIN WHOOPIE PIES WITH TRADITIONAL MARSHMALLOW CREAM FILLING.... |
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| 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.... |
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| 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... |
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THEY HAD BAKERY BOXES FOR US TO TAKE HOME A STASH..... |
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| I DON'T KNOW HE LOOKS GUILTY ABOUT SOMETHING???? OH....HE HAD A MACARON IN HIS MOUTH! |
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| AND AS THE CLASS CAME TO END THE THOUGHT BUBBLE SAID..... "PLEASE TAKE HER WITH YOU OR WE ARE CALLING THE POLICE....." IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A VIKING STORE NEAR YOU I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEIR CLASSES.... THEY ARE FUN....THE INSTRUCTORS ARE GREAT THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL ARRAY OF CLASSES TO TAKE... BUT IF YOU GO......TAKE A FRIEND......AND MIS-BEHAVE.... BECAUSE YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE AND IT'S MUCH BETTER TO GO THROUGH LIFE LAUGHING..... |
Comments
XO,
Sheila
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.
Thank you for your visit and your words.
You are a sweetie,
Shelia :)
Hugs,
Babs
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. :)