My Final Post of the year :)

This school year has gone by so quickly its unbelievable. I have made so many creations in this bakeshop, and i have made some new friends. tomorrow is the exam, and i am very excited about it. i am going to miss the fun i had in the bakeshop. In this year i have learned a lot about baking, lots of mixing techniques, how to properly bake something, and also how to make some complex things. My most favorite thing i have made this year was probably my biscotty. they turned out really amazing, and close to perfect. i have decorated them with sliced almonds and dipped in chocolate. I want to thank NPC for giving me an opportunity to take a vocational program there, and learn amazing things. I also want to thank Mrs. Nikkel for being an amazing teacher. And most of all, I want to thank Mr. Giesbrecht for showing me this awesome program. HAVE A GREAT SUMMER EVERYONE !!! :)

Last blog post!

Today was the last morning of normal bakeshop production! We got the afternoon for our GVC big day. It is really sad to think that I won't be coming back next semester. I have loved every minute of it and I am so excited to come back next year!

On Tuesday I made a cake for Mrs. Russell. It was for her son's 16th birthday. It was a 3 layer chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. And the bast part; it was covered in roughly 50 smarties ;)

Last Week in the Bakeshop

Wow! Its crazy how fast this semester went by! Last semester went by a LOT slower. Im sad to see the semester end. The good thing, though, is that ill be able to come back next year! Im hoping that, during the summer, ill be able to make a couple of things I learned how to make in the bakeshop. Im very happy that they offer such a class and am super excited to come back next year!!!

 Baked alaska :) A sweet (very sweet!) dessert made with cake, ice cream, and meringue.

Chocolate souffle

Mixed berry mousse. A light, delicious dessert made with three kinds of berries.

Tirimisu

Pain de campaign. In other words, 

country-style french bread.

Pecan cheesecake

END OF THE YEAR

I can't believe that its the end of the year.  Only about 3 more days left. This semester has gone by so quickly!! I know for sure that next semester won't be as much fun.


     I think the main reason I loved being in the bakeshop everyday was because I was doing something I actually enjoyed. There aren't too many people that I know that actually enjoy math and science and geography. When I had to get up every morning and get ready for school, I never once dreaded it. It was like waking up and being able to live out a dream. And I never want it to end.

    The final exam is coming up. I probably should be worried, but I can't say I am. We've already been told what we have to make, and it doesn't seem very hard. The only part I'm not looking forward to is the written part.

    I can't wait to come back next year for level two.

For the last little while I've been making a lot of things that I've never heard of before. I've made beignet soufflé, napoleon, pain de campaign and many other things. I enjoy tasting new things and learning how to make them :)

TIME FLIES

Where has the time gone? It feels like I've only been in the bakeshop for a couple of weeks but this semester is coming to an end only a couple days left then its time to enjoy summer. Hopefully this summer I will be able to make some more delicious baked goods that I learned in bakeshop!! :)  There is only a week of production left then its exam time and clean up time. :)

I did some lemon swirl cookies. Before baking the cookies, I add some sugar on the tops of the cookies because I ate some lemon swirl cookies I expect them to be a little bit sweet and they weren't. I sprinkled some granulated sugar to make them a little bit sweet after being baked and garnished them with confectioners' sugar. I guess I use personal preference for the cookies to taste better, only a little.

Mrs Russell's Fruit Tarts

 

An EA from GVC; Mrs. Russell did a few fruit tarts today and I helped her with a good design which a flower design on one of the tarts. Also she added some simple syrup onto her tarts because we ran out of apricot glaze, but her fruit tarts look pretty as food and a dessert and culinary design. I just hope that this design might be in great influence and to Mrs. Russell as well. :)

Three Chocolate Souffles

 

 

I did a few chocolate soufflés today, but one of them did overflow when baking in the oven. It took me some time for me to make them, luckily I got them finished and ate one for dessert with the quiche pie and chocolate milk (small). Maybe I can do a little bit more once the soufflés are cooled down mostly or are they okay just the way they are? Perhaps they're okay just the way they are. :)

Surprise Quiche!

Yesterday at 1:30 in the afternoon, Chef Lindhorst came and told all of us in the bake shop that he needed 30 quiches for a takeout order the next day. So immediately Emily F and Caitlyn went to work on the pie crust. I got started on the filling for the quiche. We decided on a filling of bacon, cheese and green onion. We made 30 small pies crusts and the filling ready and in the fridge one hour later! So this morning all we needed to do was fill and bake the quiche! They turned out great!

Cakes, Cookies, and EXAM!?!?!

A few weeks ago I made a couple of cakes, pies, and even some cookies. I have decorated a cake for mothers day, made a small pink cake for my uncle who has come to visit Canada, and I have made a fruit pie and fruit tart lately. They all turned out great, and tasted amazing. I cant believe that a new school has this amazing equipment for us to use, and such a amazing teachers to teach us cool and useful things that can help us in the future. It has been a great 4 months in this vocational program and I will try to take it again next year. The final exam is coming up really quick, and we all need to study a little or a lot for it. But in general I think I am going to do great on the exam, I did on the mid-term. It has been an amazing 2nd semester for me, even the best one yet, I hope that next year will be as fun as this one.

Much Fun Indeed xD

This is my 4th month in the bake shop and I really love it. the class mates are really friendly :D and the Chef teaches amazing methods of baking items. I have been making Crepes, bagels, Olive Focaccia, and also much more cookies and cake pops. I really love how nice the kitchen looks like, and I get amazed by it every time I see it. it is a great opportunity to be in the bake shop and have such fun baking amazing products. I have been doing more products lately, and they have turned out amazing, good, and some even not too great, but everything will turn out great with lots of practice, and patience.

Field Trip to Steinbach

Last week we went in a field trip to Natures Farms in Steinbach. They sell eggs and pasta. We got to walk through the area where they make all the noodles and the owner explained a lot of it to us. They do it very differently than most places. Its very organic and they don't add all kinds of preservatives. Afterwards, we ordered pizza for lunch and then drove back to the school.