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About kathryninthekitchen

I find joy in all aspects of food and cooking; reading about it, enjoying the offerings of great restaurants and cafe’s, sourcing beautiful produce & transforming it into delicious meals to share with the people I care about. I quite easily lose track of time when I am engaged in my favourite pastime. I have always dreamt of one day training as a cook and 2018 is the year that journey begins. I am excited I have the opportunity to follow my passion and grateful for the support of my family and friends. I hope you enjoy my journey with me as well as other food related detours.

Desserts Lesson 4 – Hot Desserts & recipe for Apple Crepes with Champagne Sabayon + the final assessment

There are three weeks left in Semester One. This 4thlesson is followed by the skills assessment where the students are required to replicate several of the recipes learnt in the Dessert module. I have included in this post the pictures … Continue reading

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Desserts Lessons 3 – Chocolate Based Desserts & recipe for Milk Chocolate Mousse with Orange Jelly plus bonus recipe – White Chocolate Pannacotta

As this part of my course draws to an end, I’ve been reflecting on both the experience of the last 18 months and the learning I’ve taken away from it. The Desserts module has definitely provided a lot of opportunity … Continue reading

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Desserts – Lessons 2 –Cream Based Desserts + recipe for a delicious Crème Brulee

My mother was before her time in many ways and worked full time from the mid 60s until she retired in the late 90s, even though she had 4 children. My nanna helped out, and apart from collecting us from … Continue reading

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Desserts: Lessons 1 – Special Dietary Needs + Gluten Free Chocolate Cake with Lactose Free Chocolate Sauce.

I can’t believe I’ve arrived at the last module of the course; ‘Desserts’, it seems like only yesterday I walked into my first class in Kitchen 9. Now, desserts aren’t really my thing, I’m the kind of girl who when … Continue reading

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Cakes, Pastries & Bread – Lesson 5 & 6 – Laminated Yeast Dough +Tiramisu

It’s been a few weeks since I last updated you with what is going on at college. I’ve had a lot on with class, finishing the monster assignment (done and submitted), Easter break with visitors and house guests, as well … Continue reading

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