Posts by ChefRobin

Its sad to think that places are buying pre-made from sysco when with the right chef these items can be made better nutritionally and more economically than their purchasing them pre-done. And the taste! okay whats better?.........

I use a pasta rolling machine to roll out my fondant ribbons for cake decoration. I wind them around a dowel rod and then unroll them around the cake to prevent streching. That way I only have one or two seams to smooth together. An...

I have never seen Oil in a chocolate chip cookie recipe. Shortening to give stability and butter for flavor but never oil. The liquid to flour ratio is all off in this recipe.  I use cold butter and cream the sugars with it,...

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Well, not to burst your bubble, but........pastrychefs are not known to be the best paid in the business. Even less if you are a woman. It is also not the position that there are alot of openings in, just because when someone gets one,...

Rat I am sooooo jealous! What a sweet ride! My fav was a 70 something cogsworth VEGA, oh could she fly! In the divorce, the  ex got the car, I got the three boys. I got the better part, but mmmmm I miss that car sometimes. 

That happened to me last May, after having a "cold" for two weeks. As a pastrychef smelling fruit and milk and cream to test for quality was soooo frutstrating. But with my Executive Chef's help I got thru it. My sense of smell...

Hot toddy works! Listen to your instincts, follow your heart, there's a job out there with your name on it waiting for you to find it. Good Luck

Your welcome. Never be afraid to ask questions.  

The bread has a higher amount of gluten in the flour so it will be stable and hold its form even when it has soaked up the egg mixture for the bread pudding. I used to make bread pudding every day for the club and now make it for the...