Desserts, Beaches, and Packing

So, finally i have some photos of the desserts week! Some pretty exciting stuff that was really good and looked pretty good too! First we have a strawberry tort that had crema pasticcera in it or a custard filling in english.
Here we have some bomboloni or you might better now them as doughnut holes. They were delicious and were a big hit around the building.
Finally we have profiteroles with crema pasticcera, vanilla gelato and chocolate sauce. These weren't the only ones but these were my favorite and there are pictures of some of the others in the slide show. The great thing was that i got to make the profiteroles in my final that was this past monday.

Speaking of which went really well. My recipes were gnocchi di patate and profiteroles con crema pasticcera e salsa di ciocolato. I thought they were a bit on the easier side for our last final but i took it. I scored a 90 on the practical and it should have been a little better, the gnocchi were a little salty and my crema pasticcera was not as smooth as it should have been but overall not bad. I brought it back with the last theory test, scoring a perfect 100. We then celebrated with some champagne and a beautiful sunset on the rooftop!


The last three days have been filled with just relaxing, running, beaches, and walking around the city. Lived it up in the Hamptons yesterday on a gorgeous day. 80 degrees, sun shinning although the water is still a bit cold so no swimming but definitely enjoyed the sun! And it was a beautiful evening to be out in the city.

Now, its on to Italy. My bags are packed, my tickets are punched all that is left is getting on the plane. So, if you need me DON'T CALL or TEXT but i will have facebook and email and of course the blog. The next post will be from Italy, so long New York, so long U.S. next time i see you is TBD.