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Shermay's Cooking School - August 2010 Schedule
FRI SAT SUN
JUL 31 (MORNING)
JUL 31 (AFTERNOON)
AUG 1
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm (Mon - Sat)
12.30pm to 8.30pm (Sun)


ROSE, VANILLA & CHOCOLATE
(Repeat - Back by Popular Demand!)

Celebrity Pastry Chef Daniel Tay, CEO Bakerzin

3.00pm-6.30pm
(3hrs 30mins with an interval)

Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm

Demo + Take-Home Box and/or Food Tasting + Cookbook Signing of 'Just Desserts'.

Difficulty Rating:3/5
(Some baking background preferable)

Non-Members: S$109 nett*
Members: S$98.10 nett
Prepayment Required.

3.00-3.15pm
SPECIAL OPTION:

Bake any 1-3 recipe(s) from 'Just Desserts'. Gain valuable knowledge from this master pastry chef as he personally assesses & critiques your made/baked item and helps trouble-shoot problems.

Free gift for the person with the most valuable critique!

3.15-6.30pm
- Techniques: Buttercream, Beating Egg Whites, Choux, Chocolate Cream Filling
- Product Knowledge & Understanding: Fat, Water, Chocolate, Sugar, Flour & Eggs

1) Rose Macarons
An aromatic & floral rose-flavoured macarons with rose-flavoured buttercream
(techniques: basic macaron batter + basic buttercream)
('Just Desserts' pg 52-53)

2) Vanilla Crème Brûlée
A baked custard infused with Madagascar Bourbon vanilla topped with caramelised sugar
(techniques: basic cream mix + blow torching & caramelising crust)
('Just Desserts' pg 126-127)

3) Chocolate Éclairs
Choux pastry filled with Valrhona dark chocolate
(techniques: basic choux pastry + crème patisserie)
('Just Desserts' pg 44-45)

JAPANESE HOME-COOKING 3
(New Recipes!)

Chef Aki Watanabe

3.00pm-6.30pm
(3hrs 30mins with an interval)

Retail Shop & Office Hours: 12.30pm to 8.30pm

Demo + A Substantial Food Tasting

Difficulty Rating:2/5
(No or little cooking background required)

Non-Members: S$99 nett*
Members: S$89.10 nett
Prepayment Required.

1) Edamame & Spinach Marinated with Dashi Fish Stock
and Soy Sauce
(Edamame to hourensou no ohitashi)
2) Simmered Garlic Pork
(Yudebuta no ninniku syouyu zuke)
3) Steamed Rice with Chicken, Carrots, Konnyaku
and Other Vegetables
(Takikomi gohan)
4) Miso Soup
(Miso shiru)
5) Tofu Chiffon Cake with Soybean Cream
(Tofu no chiffon cake)


Served with complimentary Iced Japanese Green Tea.

Free 500ml Sunbeam Canola Oil

7 (MORNING)
7 (AFTERNOON)
8
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm (Mon - Sat)
12.30pm to 8.30pm (Sun)

SUMMER TREATS: LAYER CAKES, CUPCAKES &
ICE CREAMS
(Repeat - Back by Popular Demand!)
(Techniques + 10 Recipes)

Pastry Chef Joycelyn Shu

3.00pm-6.45pm
(3hrs 45mins with an interval)

Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm

Demo + A Very Comprehensive Recipe Pack + Bonus Recipes
+ A Box of Freshly Baked Treats to Take Home + Ice Cream Tasting

Difficulty Rating:2/5
(No or little baking background required)

Non-Members: S$139 nett*
Members: S$125.10 nett
Prepayment Required.

LAYER CAKES

1) Essential Guide to Layer Cakes
All the techniques & tricks you need to know to level, split, fill & frost layer cakes
2) Illustrated Guide to Layer Cakes
Handy annotated diagrams to accompany the Essential Guide for convenient future reference
3) Layer Cake: Coconut Heaven
Classic Coconut Cake layers filled & frosted with Luxurious Coconut Buttercream, finished with a blizzard of coconut
Bonus Variations & Recipes
(For you to try at home)

1) Coconut Cupcakes

2) "Piña Colada"
Adding a pineapple filling flavoured with lime, dark rum & Madagascar Bourbon vanilla bean puts an island cocktail spin on a classic coconut layer cake!

CUPCAKES

1) Cupcake: Lemon Grove Cupcakes
A velvety cake spiked with lemon juice, zest, pure lemon extract & candied lemon peel
2) Cupcake Topping
Whipped White Chocolate (Valrhona Ivoire) & Lemon Ganache
3) Design Variation
It's Blooming Sunflowers!
Bonus Cupcake Topping & Filling Recipes
(For you to try at home)

1) Rose Water Glaze

2) Rich Lemon & Lime Curd

ICE CREAMS

1) Instant "No Churning Required!" Ice Creams
- Lemon Ice Cream
- Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
2) Classic Custard-Based Ice Cream
Peppermint Chocolate Chip (Valrhona Equatoriale) Ice Cream

Read more on Joycelyn's Blog here and here

SUMMER TREATS: LAYER CAKES, CUPCAKES &
ICE CREAMS
(Repeat - Back by Popular Demand!)
(Techniques + 10 Recipes)

Pastry Chef Joycelyn Shu

3.00pm-6.45pm
(3hrs 45mins with an interval)

Retail Shop & Office Hours: 12.30pm to 8.30pm

Demo + A Very Comprehensive Recipe Pack + Bonus Recipes
+ A Box of Freshly Baked Treats to Take Home + Ice Cream Tasting

Difficulty Rating:2/5
(No or little baking background required)

Non-Members: S$139 nett*
Members: S$125.10 nett
Prepayment Required.

LAYER CAKES

1) Essential Guide to Layer Cakes
All the techniques & tricks you need to know to level, split, fill & frost layer cakes
2) Illustrated Guide to Layer Cakes
Handy annotated diagrams to accompany the Essential Guide for convenient future reference
3) Layer Cake: Coconut Heaven
Classic Coconut Cake layers filled & frosted with Luxurious Coconut Buttercream, finished with a blizzard of coconut
Bonus Variations & Recipes
(For you to try at home)

1) Coconut Cupcakes

2) "Piña Colada"
Adding a pineapple filling flavoured with lime, dark rum & Madagascar Bourbon vanilla bean puts an island cocktail spin on a classic coconut layer cake!

CUPCAKES

1) Cupcake: Lemon Grove Cupcakes
A velvety cake spiked with lemon juice, zest, pure lemon extract & candied lemon peel
2) Cupcake Topping
Whipped White Chocolate (Valrhona Ivoire) & Lemon Ganache
3) Design Variation
It's Blooming Sunflowers!
Bonus Cupcake Topping & Filling Recipes
(For you to try at home)

1) Rose Water Glaze

2) Rich Lemon & Lime Curd

ICE CREAMS

1) Instant "No Churning Required!" Ice Creams
- Lemon Ice Cream
- Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
2) Classic Custard-Based Ice Cream
Peppermint Chocolate Chip (Valrhona Equatoriale) Ice Cream

Read more on Joycelyn's Blog here and here

14 (MORNING) 14 (AFTERNOON) 15
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm (Mon - Sat)
12.30pm to 8.30pm (Sun)


THAI CLASSICS 3
(Repeat - Back by Popular Demand!)

Chef & Cookbook Author Forest Leong

3.00pm-5.30pm
(2hrs 30mins)

Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm

Demo + Food Tasting + Cookbook Signing

Difficulty Rating:2/5
(No or little cooking background required)

Non-Members: S$99 nett*
Members: S$89.10 nett
Prepayment Required.

1) Roasted Lemon Grass Chicken (Gai Ob Ta Khai)
Marinated & roasted chicken with a crispy lemon grass topping
2) Deep-Fried Sun-Dried Pork (Moo Dad Diaw)
Marinated & deep-fried pork strips served w/ cucumber & carrots
3) Pineapple Rice (Kao Pad Sap-Pa-Rod)
A simple & quick rice dish with pineapples, curry paste & chilli
4) Red Rubies (Tup Tip Grob)
Crunchy water chestnuts coated in red jelly with coconut milk

Complimentary Chilled Thai Lemongrass Tea served.

QUICK BREADS &LOAF CAKES: BASIC RECIPES & TECHNIQUES
(New Recipes!)

Chef Audrey Tan, Head Chef & Chef-Owner Freshly Baked

3.00pm-6.00pm
(3hrs with an interval)

Retail Shop & Office Hours: 12.30pm to 8.30pm

Demo + Recipe Pack + A Substantial Box of Freshly Baked Treats to Take Home

Difficulty Rating:2/5
(No or little baking background required)

Non-Members: S$129 nett*
Members: S$116.10 nett
Prepayment Required.

1) Zuchinni Crown Bread
Ideal for picnics or family dinner
2) Easy Focaccia with Onions
A simple but perfect pairing of herbs and onions focaccia to accompany any meal of the day
3) Spicy Cheese and Bacon Quickbread
A blend of savoury spices, cheese and home-made bacon bits
4) Irish Brown Soda Bread
This bread recipe can be made a day ahead and goes well with soup, stew and salads
5) Fig Bread
A hearty quick bread you can eat anytime of the day, on its own or with delicious spreads
6) Cornbread
This is a classic soul food, using cornmeal as the key ingredient

21 (MORNING) 21 (AFTERNOON) 22
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm (Mon - Sat)
12.30pm to 8.30pm (Sun)

MORROCAN
(New Recipes!)

Le Cordon Bleu-Trained Chef Elsa Van der Nest

3.00pm-6.45pm
(3hrs 45mins with intervals)

Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm

Demo + Substantial Food Tasting + Cookbook Signing

Difficulty Rating:3/5
(Some cooking background preferable)

Non-Members: S$129 nett*
Members: S$116.10 nett
Prepayment Required.

Demo + Food Tasting:

1) Slow-Roasted Lamb Shanks with Morrocan Flavours
2) Cous Cous with Preserved Lemons
3) Lamb Koftas with Spiced Aubergine
4) Sweet Roasted Tomatoes with Saffron and Herbed Labneh
5) Roast Apricots with Cardamon, Honey and Orange
Bonus Recipes
(For you to try at home)

6) Rose-Scented Plum Jellies

7) Roast Poussins with Morrocan Flavours
(Harissa, cumin seeds and coriander seeds), previously featured for a Supernature private class

BREADS: BASIC RECIPES & TECHNIQUES
(New Recipes!)

Chef Audrey Tan, Head Chef & Chef-Owner Freshly Baked

3.00pm-6.00pm
(3hrs with an interval)

Retail Shop & Office Hours: 12.30pm to 8.30pm

Demo + Recipe Pack + A Substantial Box of Freshly
Baked Treats to Take Home

Difficulty Rating:2/5
(No or little baking background required)

Non-Members: S$129 nett*
Members: S$116.10 nett
Prepayment Required.

Demo and/or Take-Home Box + Food Tasting:

1) Wholemeal Loaf
A soft and healthy sandwich loaf with wholemeal grains
2) Hard Dinner Rolls
A classic recipe to match with any meal of the day (with variations)
3) Soft Milk Bun
This light yeast dough bun, slightly sweet, is also perfect as a
hamburger bun
4) Simple Focaccia
With a cherry tomato confit, parmesan cheese and herbs
5) Brioche
A classic egg yeast bread bake in loaf and muffin tins
6) Cranberry Walnut Bread
A sweet bread that goes well with cheese or by itself

28 (MORNING) 28 (AFTERNOON) 29
Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm (Mon - Sat)
12.30pm to 8.30pm (Sun)

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE TREATS 1
(Repeat - Back by Popular Demand!)

Pastry Chef Joycelyn Shu

3.00pm-6.45pm
(3hrs 45mins with an interval)

Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm

Demo + Food Tasting + Handcrafted Treats to Take Home + Comprehensive Recipe Pack + Bonus Section with Extra Recipes, Ideas & Serving Suggestions

Difficulty Rating:2/5
(No or little baking background required)

Non-Members: S$139 nett*
Members: S$125.10 nett
Prepayment Required.

1) Heirloom Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies using Valrhona Perles
2) Ultra Fudgy Brownies using Valrhona Equatoriale Noire 55% Dark Chocolate
3) Crème Chocolat
A velvety chocolate cream using Valrhona Equatoriale Noire 55% Dark Chocolate. Enjoy alone or use as delicious component in
trifle-style desserts.
4) Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares using Valrhona Equatoriale Noire 55% Dark Chocolate
Bonus Section with Extra Recipes, Ideas & Serving Suggestions

1) Espresso Chocolate Chip & Pecan Cookies with Valrhona Perles & Illy Coffee

2) White Chocolate, Macadamia & Orange Cookies with Valrhona Ivoire White Chocolate & Candied Orange Peel

3) Malted Milk Chocolate Ice Cream with Valrhona Jivara Lactée 40% Milk Chocolate

4) Chocolate Chip Cookie & Ice Cream Sandwiches
Heirloom Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies Sandwiched with Malted Milk Chocolate Ice Cream

5) Fudge Brownie & Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ultra Fudgy Brownies Sandwiched with Malted Milk Chocolate Ice Cream

6) Black Forest Trifle
Layers of Crème Chocolat, Kirsch Whipped Cream & Amarena (preserved wild sour cherries)

7) The Chocoholic's Tiramisu
Layers of Crème Chocolat, Mascarpone Mousse & Lady Fingers Soaked in Dark Rum and Espresso

Read more on Joycelyn's Blog here, here and here

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE TREATS 2
(Repeat - Back by Popular Demand!)

Pastry Chef Joycelyn Shu

3.00pm-6.45pm
(3hrs 45mins with an interval)

Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm

Demo + Food Tasting + Handcrafted Treats to Take Home + Comprehensive Recipe Pack + Bonus Section with Extra Recipes, Ideas & Serving Suggestions

Difficulty Rating:2/5
(No or little baking background required)

Non-Members: S$139 nett*
Members: S$125.10 nett
Prepayment Required.

1) "I Love Nutella" Cupcakes
Decadent Nutella Cupcakes with "Nutella Praline" Frosting (using Valrhona Jivara Lactée 40% Milk Chocolate)
2) Truffes au Chocolat using Valrhona Manjari 64% Dark Chocolate
The Super Simple Chocolate Truffle Technique with Spectacular Results
3) Double Chocolate & Walnut Biscotti using Valrhona Cocoa & Perles
4) Chocolate Pecan Bar Cookies using Valrhona Equatoriale Noire 55% Dark Chocolate
Rich & Buttery Shortbread Bars with Pecans & Brown Sugar Chocolate Custard
Bonus Section with Extra Recipes, Ideas & Serving Suggestions

1) Espresso Truffles Valrhona Manjari 64% Dark Chocolate Truffles infused with Illy Espresso and Pure Coffee Extract

2) Tea Infused Truffles Valrhona Manjari 64% Dark Chocolate Truffles infused with Jasmine Tea or Earl Grey Tea

3) Orange Truffles Valrhona Manjari 64% Dark Chocolate Truffles infused with Fresh Orange and Pure Orange Extract

4) Peppermint Truffles Valrhona Manjari 64% Dark Chocolate Truffles infused with Mint Tea and Pure Peppermint Extract

5) Spiced Chocolate Biscotti with Aniseed and Almonds

6) Millionaire's Shortbread Bar Cookies
Rich & Buttery Shortbread Bars with Sticky Chewy Caramel and Dark Chocolate Glaze

7) "Bounty" Bar Cookies
Rich & Buttery Shortbread Bars with Coconut Candy Topping and Milk Chocolate Glaze

Read more on Joycelyn's Blog here, here, here and here