Bits, Bobs and Pies

The world of cooking has been quite good to me lately and I have been in the kitchen every weekend this month. I've been working on my pies, thanks to some not so subtle prompts from my Dad. I started with an apple pie (and had a little fun with the top), then I also made a lemon meringue pie - the feedback on both was good and I was glad I didn't disappoint my critics.

I also decided to 'try' to temper some chocolate - it wasn't until afterwards that I realised supermarket chocolate is pre-tempered and I actually un-tempered the chocolate instead. None the less, it didn't stop me from making lots of  cool chocolate decorations. I also spent a day making choux pastry - eclairs and mini croquembouches. 2 weekends ago, I spent several hours working on fondant roses and I'm certainly glad the hard work paid off.

Now I've got the experience to put my birthday cake together this weekend...