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| Spoiler!! I didn't burn down the kitchen! The finished product. |
I'm definitely an Italian when it comes to cooking. Throw a little of this, little of that, pinch of this, shake of that. I like to taste as I go, nothing is measured too precisely, and written recipes are few and far between. I didn't realize my 1/3 measuring cup was missing for like 3 months. That's how often I bake.
When my darling friend suggested a girlfriend getaway for 6 of us to cooking classes in Scottsdale, I immediately said yes!!! I have always wanted to go to cooking classes. I almost went to Culinary School after I left aviation, but decided against it once I realized how much I didn't want to WORK in the industry, I just wanted to make and eat good food!
I was so excited for this opportunity with friends........until I found out it was a baking class. We were baking PIES of all things. I don't bake pies. That's what my grandma is for. I was convinced my pie would catch fire, or I'd use salt instead of sugar. I don't have a lot of confidence in my ability to follow precise recipes... Which, I know is exactly why I needed this class!
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| Monti Carlo from Master Chef. She told us she likes to slice apples and think of her ex-husband. Good thing she was adorable and super sweet! |
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| I LITERALLY had the dirtiest apron in the class. That's the Italian in me - food everywhere. |
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| Weaving my lattice work! oh yah! Pie artist here! |
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| Very focused |
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| My darling friend Gbemi from Nigeria. I think she should intro apple pies there - the nouveau dessert! |
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| Chef and Monti answering our ridiculous questions. Amateurs. |
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| Pre-Baking. I tried to make a star, but it is lopsided. oops. |
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| ooooh lawwwd have mercy. Apples, cinnamon, nutmeg scents filling the room! And yes, it was like 400 degrees in there. :/ |
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| Love this chick! Can't wait till she starts teaching cooking classes at her house! She can make ANYTHING. |
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| Nice... pies. |
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| Lots of questions from us non-bakers |
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| I did it!!!!! (even though they gave this to me at the beginning of class. i must not look like a quitter.) |
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| Having the mirror above them helped so much to see everything they're doing. So cool! This was during the cherry pie tutorial. (i hate cherry pie) |
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| Only Gbemi meets Monti for the first time and gives her a big hug and kiss. Love this. |
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