Today was MIDTERM DAY in Food Styling! I arrived at 7:30 to get a head start on my midterm assignment (which was to recreate the photo on a packaged product). The product I chose was a hot chocolate mix in case you’ve forgotten since my last FS blog post! Last class period we were given…
AB -Homecoming Dessert Testing – March 3
Today in Advanced Baking, the class recipe tested desserts for Homecoming! I was an odd ball and tested a recipe for the “boxed desserts” that we are giving out this coming Tuesday for an event on campus (if I’m being honest, I don’t really know what it is since it isn’t going on in the Culinary…
FS – Midterm Reveal – Feb. 27
Today in Food Styling, Chef Mary Helen revealed our Midterm assignment! The only thing we were told beforehand was to be at Wal Mart by 8:00 am around the bananas. Naturally, Holly and I carpooled. I picked up Holly around 7:30, and we were the first to arrive at the bananas. This gave us a…
AB – Alice in Wonderland Cupcakes – Feb. 24
Today was the due date for my advanced baking themed cupcakes, and of course mine were Alice in Wonderland themed! I am so happy with the turnout! I started off with some Earl Gray muffins that I had previously made and stored! These were chilled to make them easier to decorate. The recipe for these…
AB – King Cakes and Themed Cupcakes – Feb. 17
Today in Advanced Baking we made King Cakes and began working on our themed cupcakes. My theme is Alice in Wonderland, and I am so excited about the design of these cupcakes. I arrived a little after 7:30 am because I wanted plenty of time to work on my cupcakes and also have the chance…
FS – Valentine Luncheon – Feb 13
Today in Food Styling, the class helped Chef Mary Helen prep for a Lunch and Learn! I was really hoping to go over some more Food Styling techniques like we did last week with the fake ice cream. Hopefully, we will get to do some more of that soon because that is what I am…
AB II – Valentine Gala Set Up – Feb 10
Today in Advanced Baking II, the class helped Chef Mary Helen set up for a Valentine’s class that she is hosting tonight. About 16 people are coming to watch her demo a variety of Valentine’s Day recipes, cook some themselves, and enjoy some food that we helped prepare. The event was decorated with these gorgeous…
FS – Star of the Show – Feb 6
Today was a great and busy day in Food Styling! A school came to tour the department and participate in our ice cream lab recipe with us. Chef Mary Helen had asked me the afternoon before to do a demo for the high schoolers. I decided that decorating a cake would be the most simple demo with…
AB II – Linkie Marias Cake Demo – Feb 3
Today was OFFICIALLY the coolest day. The uber talented Linkie Marais visited our Advanced Baking class to teach us about cake decorating! She is soo skilled. She makes buttercream flowers, scrollwork, fondant swags, and everything in between look so effortless. I really just aspire to be like her one day! So I met her once…
FS – Day 2 – Jan 30
Today in food styling, we went over the syllabus and had a short lecture on some common food styling and photography tips! We also discussed in depth about ways that food stylists intentionally make food appear better in advertisements, on food labels, in magazines, etc. than it really looks. For instance, glue is used in…
ABII – Pro Start Demos – Jan 27
Eight demos in one day is tiring! Let me tell you. Today was Pro Start Day and I did this cute little tree stump cake design as my demonstration for the high schoolers – we had OVER 300 today by the way! So I did my demo eight different times. I started out with just…
Food Styling – Syllabus Day – Jan 23
I now have TWO classes this semester that require blog entries, so hopefully I will be able to keep them separated in a way that makes sense! Today was my first day of Food Styling, and I am already too excited about this class. We don’t quite have a finalized class schedule for Food Styling,…
allie in wonderland 