rss feedBirthday Round Up: Log Thing
12.09.11
“Quick lad, pipe me a log thing!” I have never seen such wanton, gratuitous use of a pipping bag in my life.
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Birthday round up: Chef School Pics
12.01.11
Some neat-o pics from our time at chefs school.
wanna see the inner workings of chefs school? this isn’t it, but the pics are cool.
Birthday Round Up: Our First Post
11.29.11
Well it was’nt much, but it got us off the ground. Here it is, our very first post.
More photographs taken in and around chefs school.
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Ma Maison enters a gingerbread competition
posted by Lemon Tart on 2011.11.28, under Baking, experiment, lesson learned, lessons, Made in Toronto, Photos, pics, seasonal food, Skills
11.28.11
Just in time for the holidays, the Ma Maison team decided to enter a fierce but fun gingerbread competition. The rules were simple, make “something” out of gingerbread was basically all we were told. The construction had to be 2x2x2 feet and everything except the base had to be edible. Ma Maison came up with the idea of a bakery and although our results didn’t win the prize, a few great lessons were learned in the process. Here is what was created and some of the competitiors
Sugar flowers
posted by Lemon Tart on 2011.10.16, under Baking, food, Food pic, food pics, lesson learned, lessons, Photos, pics, stuff
10.16.11
Since baking in general is not dangerous enough, I’ve taken on a new challenge…. sugar pulling. For those not familiar with this concept, well, it’s pretty much what it sounds like, hot sugar being shaped and pulled into diverse “artistic” shapes. The sugar is warmed, dyed (any colour of the rainbow) and once it’s the right temperature, it is pulled to aerate the surface and add a phenomenal sheen. Afterwards, under a heat lamp in order to keep it hot, the sugar is formed into whatever shape you want and allowed to cool (to set).
Ma Maison’s Macarons, Toronto
posted by Lemon Tart on 2011.10.13, under Baking, food, Food pic, food pics, Great Food, Made in Toronto, Photos, pics, Restaurants, Toronto restaurant, Torontos Finest
10.13.11
If you’re not familiar with French Macarons, well, you should head out there and definitely try them. Two crispy yet chewy almond cookies sandwiched together with a velvety ganache, or a delightful jam or even better a smooth and subtle buttercream…. what’s not to love?!!? There’s plenty of places around Toronto doing them well but here’s my favourite (I may be a little biased)
Tasty European Travels – Part 1
posted by Lemon Tart on 2011.08.16, under food, Food pic, food pics, Good Food, Great Food, Photos, Restaurants, travel bits
08.16.11
I know it sounds very silly to consider a place like the Amsterdam Airport a worthwhile point on our European culinary journey but it was definitely an eye opening experience. It was our first encounter with the food culture present on this continent and how different it is from what we’re used to in Canada.
The Socialist Pig Coffeehouse, Gananoque
posted by Lemon Tart on 2011.08.01, under food, Food pic, food pics, Great Food, Photos, pics, Restaurants, reviews, seasonal food, travel bits
08.01.11
I know this little coffee shop is off the beaten path but if you find yourself in the 1000 island area, this is a cafe worth visiting. Located just across from the town hall in Gananoque (21 King St. East to be more precise) the cafe shares the main floor of a corner lot with its sister restaurant, Pig Iron Barbecue. Husband and wife team work together in bringing their customers fresh, local and delicious food.
The pig cake
posted by Lemon Tart on 2011.07.07, under Baking, experiment, food, Food pic, food pics, lesson learned, lessons, Photos, pics
07.07.11
I’m very proud to announce that I have completed my very first novelty cake all by my lonesome. Six or so hours later and 2 kg of butter, 18 eggs and a tonne of red food colouring later, I give you the pig!
