Blowtorches are dangerous...

Boiled Chicken...well apparently in England the whole chickens have not been completely cleaned (inside and out). Let me tell you it was fun to smell an unclean raw chicken at 9 in the morning. We had to blowtorch the remaining feathers and skin off before we could cook our chickens. The girl next to me caught a paper towel on fire when she was using the blowtorch...thankfully we put it out before the chef saw what had happened. We are still laughing about it.
Creme Brulee...is there really anything better than that?? Answer: No, there isn't. I learned to make Creme Caramel, Creme Brulee, Creme Anglaise, fruit coulis (which sounds fancy, but its just fruit and sugar cooked down), and Tuile biscuits. Pastry has be so much fun, because you get to be so creative with your plating. Tuile biscuit cookies have been a lot of fun to make, because you can decorate them anyway you want. When they are hot you can twist them and stretch them into really cool things. For example, if you make a leaf shaped cookie you can twist it when it is warm and it looks really realistic. I turned mine into butterfly wings and put them on either side of my Creme Caramel...the chef liked it so much he is going to use it for himself next time! We had to use our blowtorches to finish the Creme brulee...we were a little hesitant...nothing caught on fire this time thankfully.
Yesterday I went to see Legally Blonde the Musical. The theater was very small, but the show was great! There was a group sitting in front of us, who were friends with the girl who plays Vivian in the show. We were all very disappointed when they did not invite us to go to the cast party with them.
After about 12 days of absolutely NO sunshine, we finally have a sunny day! I am off to picnic in Hyde Park and soak up some rays that will hopefully last me until the next sunny day.