Slab Apple Pie

Good old fashioned Apple Pie. One can never go wrong with that. I brought my famous pies to a evening dinner held at my church on last Sunday. The theme was Christmas in January. It was a huge success. Mike Janzen, our worship leader organized this event.

I decided to add a different dimension to my classic pie, but shaping it in a rectangle. I was inspired by a slab pie recipe from Martha Stewart cookbook.

It was the same pie that I normally make, with buttery short crust pastry and fresh golden delicious apples that are locally grown. Tried and true, everyone loved it, no left overs.

Carrot Cake

The second class (Sat Jan 17, 2009) I made a Carrot cake. This was not your conventional carrot cake. This one was very light and moist. We applied the icing techniques learned from the basic baking course. The nice touch was making our own marzipan carrots. My family enjoyed this one. My father had two slices at dinner. He normally does not eat dessert.

George Brown College

Last year I took the Basic Baking course at George Brown College. It was an excellent class with instructor Amjad. I learned so much and it has vastly improved my own skill set. Now I am taking The Art of Cakes. The instructor is Chef Nuget. She is a seasoned Pastry Chef who worked in the industry (Dufflets and La Rocha) and has been teaching at the college for several years.

My first class was on Jan 10. We learned how to make old fashioned Pound Cake. It was a much faster paced class, as it is a more advanced level. The final product was very well recieved by my family. We ate one throught the week and froze two for a later occassion.