Shermay's Cooking School - July 2010 Schedule |
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Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm (Mon - Sat)
12.30pm to 8.30pm (Sun) |
STRAWBERRIES
(Repeat - Back by Popular Demand!) Celebrity Pastry Chef Daniel Tay, CEO Bakerzin 3.00pm-6.15pm
(3hrs 15mins with an interval) Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm Demo + A Box of Treats to Take Home and/or Food Tasting + Cookbook Signing of 'Just Desserts' Difficulty Rating:3/5
(Some baking background preferable)
1) Strawberry Shortcake
A classic cake made of a genoise sponge and chantilly cream, topped with fresh strawberries. Cake assembly and decoration technique included. 2) Fraisier A cake made of almond genoise sponge, pistachio butter cream filled with kirsh-soaked strawberries (techniques for crème patisserie for pistachio butter and Italian meringue included). 3) Strawberry Tart A simple fruit tart made of sablé dough filled with almond cream, topped with fresh strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, finished with an apricot glaze. 4) Strawberry Ice Cream Homemade ice cream using strawberry purée, includes how to make a basic custard. |
PASTAS & SEAFOOD
(New Recipes!) Award-Winning Chef & Cookbook Author Anderson Ho 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:3/5
(Some cooking background preferable)
1) Cold Capellini (Angel Hair Pasta) with Scallop Carpaccio and Sherry-Truffle Oil Dressing
2) Warm Orecchiette Pasta with Spinach, Olives, Oven-Dried Cherry Tomato and Feta Cheese Salad Small, ear-shaped pasta with a variety of vegetables, with the option to add seafood. 3) Linguine Pasta with Bamboo Clams and Chive-Butter Sauce Long thin pasta served with fresh local bamboo-shaped clams and a light buttery sauce. 4) Strozzapreti with Nage of White Miso and Seafood A traditional hand-rolled short twisted pasta from central Italy, which literally translates means "choke the priest" or "priest choker". Nage is an "unstrained court bouillon" or broth where shellfish is cooked in white wine with aromatic vegetables and herbs. Bonus Recipe (for you to try-at-home!): 5) Linguine with an Assortment of Mushrooms, Garden Peas, Parsley and Parmesan Cheese |
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CHOCOLATE WORKSHOP: HANDS-ON
(Repeat - Back by Popular Demand!) Chef Patrick Heuberger, Executive Chef, Le Bistrot Du Sommelier 2.00pm-5.30pm
(3hrs 30mins)Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm (Mon - Sat) 12.30pm to 8.30pm (Sun) Demo + Hands-On + 2 Boxes of Truffles to Take Home (about $50 in retail value) Difficulty Rating:1/5
(No cooking/baking background needed) An Introduction to Truffle Making (Using Valrhona Chocolate only):
- Chocolate Tasting: Dark, Milk & White Chocolate - Tempering (Technique of melting & cooling on marble) - Preparation of Ganache (Liquor-flavoured truffle filling) - Fashioning & Finishing of Truffles with Valrhona White Chocolate, Candied Orange Peel, Marzipan, Hazelnuts & Pistachios Materials (chocolate & nuts) & use of all equipment/tools (truffle kit) provided. Only the best French pastry products (butter, cream, chocolate) are used. Digital tempering thermometer on sale. Please bring your own apron. Boxes will be provided for your truffles. |
CHOCOLATE WORKSHOP: HANDS-ON
(Repeat - Back by Popular Demand!) Chef Patrick Heuberger, Executive Chef, Le Bistrot Du Sommelier 3.00pm-6.30pm
(3hrs 30mins)Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm Demo + Hands-On + 2 Boxes of Truffles to Take Home (about $50 in retail value) Difficulty Rating:1/5
(No cooking/baking background needed) An Introduction to Truffle Making (Using Valrhona Chocolate only):
- Chocolate Tasting: Dark, Milk & White Chocolate - Tempering (Technique of melting & cooling on marble) - Preparation of Ganache (Liquor-flavoured truffle filling) - Fashioning & Finishing of Truffles with Valrhona White Chocolate, Candied Orange Peel, Marzipan, Hazelnuts & Pistachios Materials (chocolate & nuts) & use of all equipment/tools (truffle kit) provided. Only the best French pastry products (butter, cream, chocolate) are used. Digital tempering thermometer on sale. Please bring your own apron. Boxes will be provided for your truffles. |
CHOCOLATE WORKSHOP: HANDS-ON
(Repeat - Back by Popular Demand!) Chef Patrick Heuberger, Executive Chef, Le Bistrot Du Sommelier 3.00pm-6.30pm
(3hrs 30mins)Retail Shop & Office Hours: 12.30pm to 8.30pm Demo + Hands-On + 2 Boxes of Truffles to Take Home (about $50 in retail value) Difficulty Rating:1/5
(No cooking/baking background needed) An Introduction to Truffle Making (Using Valrhona Chocolate only):
- Chocolate Tasting: Dark, Milk & White Chocolate - Tempering (Technique of melting & cooling on marble) - Preparation of Ganache (Liquor-flavoured truffle filling) - Fashioning & Finishing of Truffles with Valrhona White Chocolate, Candied Orange Peel, Marzipan, Hazelnuts & Pistachios Materials (chocolate & nuts) & use of all equipment/tools (truffle kit) provided. Only the best French pastry products (butter, cream, chocolate) are used. Digital tempering thermometer on sale. Please bring your own apron. Boxes will be provided for your truffles. |
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Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm (Mon - Sat)
12.30pm to 8.30pm (Sun) |
JAPANESE-FRENCH PASTRIES
(Repeat - Back by Popular Demand!) Celebrity Pastry Chef Daniel Tay, CEO Bakerzin 3.00pm-6.15pm
(3hrs 15mins with intervals) Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm Demo + A Box of Treats to Take Home and/or Food Tasting + Cookbook Signing of 'Just Desserts' Difficulty Rating:3/5
(Some baking background preferable)
1) Japanese Cream Puffs
Baked choux pastry filled with whipped cream or custard. 2) Japanese Chiffon Cake A very light sponge cake. 3) Japanese Baked Cheesecake A light cheesecake made of cream cheese. 4) Japanese Matcha (Green Tea) MacaronsThe French macaron differs from other macarons (i.e. Italian and American) in that it is filled with cream or buttercream. It is like a sandwich cookie with an egg shell-like crust that yields to a moist and airy interior. |
CUPCAKES 1: 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)
Demo + Take-Away Box:>
1) Vanilla Cupcakes and Variations Real pure vanilla-based sponge cake with a classic cream chantilly and berries. You are sure to love these short cakes! 2) Chocolate Cupcakes and Variations A simple and basic chocolate-based sponge cake with chocolate ganache filling and chocolate buttercream frosting 3) Nutella Cupcakes and Nutella Frosting A cupcake with a nutella centre and frosting finished with sprinkles 4) Carrot Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting An all-time-favourite moist carrot cake in miniature cupcake case topped with a simple cream cheese icing Bonus Recipes (for you to try-at-home!): 5) Rum and Raisin Cupcakes 6) Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcake |
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Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm (Mon - Sat)
12.30pm to 8.30pm (Sun) |
JAPANESE HOME-COOKING 2
(New Recipes!) Chef Aki Watanabe 3.00pm-6.30pm
(3hrs 30mins with an interval) Retail Shop & Office Hours: 10.30am to 8.30pm Demo + A Substantial Food Tasting Difficulty Rating:2/5
(No or little cooking background required)
1) Seafood, Salmon & Tofu Gratin with Miso Cream Sauce (Tofu to seafood no miso cream guratan)
2) Simmered Chicken & Boiled Eggs in Sweet Sour Sauce (Toriniku to yudetamago no amasuppa ni) 3) Simmered Chinese Cabbage (Hakusai to aburaage no nibitashi) 4) Plum Liquor Jelly (Umesyu kan) 5) Tofu Cheesecake (Tofu no cheesecake) Served with Complimentary Iced Japanese Roasted Rice Tea & Green Tea. Read more on Aki's blog
Free 500ml Sunbeam Canola Oil
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CUPCAKES 2: 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)
Demo + Take-Away Box:
1) Lemon Curd Cupcake Zesty lemon cake with homemade lemon curd and buttercream frosting 2) Brownie Cupcake Rich and chocolatey brownie cupcake with fudgy chocolate icing 3) Oreo Cupcake Every bite of Oreo from the cake to the frosting 4) Coconut Cupcake Coconut-flavoured sponge cake with shredded coconut and frosting 5) Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cupcake Moist chocolate cupcake with creamy peanut butter icing 6) Red Velvet Cupcake A seductively red and chocolatey cake topped with a dollop of cream cheese frosting |
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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)
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)
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
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