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TEB

(12,840 posts)
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 09:13 AM Sep 2017

Wonder if I should call home economics teacher The evolution of a pastery batter our two chefs

I have to be simple minded because I find humor in oddest moments. Yesterday we scored at kitchen store stainless steel bowl the guys got their own knives and we bought pastry bags in bulk ok the guys have dreams of pasteries.

So after breakfast this morning we all knocked out KP detail and got kitchen stract for guys to make pasteries. The wife is downstairs catching up on work something called power point I have no clue I'm union teamster. So my niece and I were laughing so hard on couch listening to the two chefs in kitchen. And their comments to each other such as.
( Ok I am not sure do we add fruit while we're boiling the pastry mix. Or oh wow this is really kind of runny it needs to thicken up , I know add more flower oh man it is to thick add another egg maybe two add milk. Now this comment made me roll ok dude just cut up two bananas toss em in that will do it. )

So now their one new announcement is no pasteries we're having muffins. Then like ten minutes later the muffins have now turned into we're baking a cake to have with dinner. Seventh grade home economics have really inspired these two. And niece and I were having a blast listening to the guys in the kitchen. now their mother offered to help them no mom we have it under control we watched a video on you tube. and now they will not go to family room and ask her pride is tough. But my niece and I have been supporting them. Our comments questions like hey guys are we going to drink it or eat it , or ok we were really kind of looking forward to pastries but muffins are cool. Then WHAT a cake now what happened to the muffins.

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Wonder if I should call home economics teacher The evolution of a pastery batter our two chefs (Original Post) TEB Sep 2017 OP
There is something to be said for Great Dads. Lochloosa Sep 2017 #1
Let us know how the cake turns out. AJT Sep 2017 #2
Well it turned out not sure TEB Sep 2017 #9
A good first attempt......practice makes perfect. AJT Sep 2017 #14
That's a great home ec teacher cyclonefence Sep 2017 #3
They had blast and their to young to be scared TEB Sep 2017 #10
Hey, if all else fails - it's a science project eleny Sep 2017 #4
We ate it for desert it was ok TEB Sep 2017 #23
Buzzfeed has the best short cooking/baking videos. displacedtexan Sep 2017 #5
I mentioned tasty to the guys thanks TEB Sep 2017 #20
Some mistakes turn out bad, some wonderful new discoveries dembotoz Sep 2017 #6
Experimentation is a good thing. Buns_of_Fire Sep 2017 #7
Did beanies weenies flambe work out TEB Sep 2017 #13
The beanies were okay, the weenies -- not so much. Buns_of_Fire Sep 2017 #16
My wife of thirty years TEB Sep 2017 #21
lol nt clu Sep 2017 #8
pastry bags in bulk? trof Sep 2017 #11
I was being sarcastic TEB Sep 2017 #12
woops trof Sep 2017 #15
No problem these two are always ready TEB Sep 2017 #18
And as the pastry bags TEB Sep 2017 #22
My dad was an OK cook GulfCoast66 Sep 2017 #17
How you holding up with Irma TEB Sep 2017 #19
Thank you GulfCoast66 Sep 2017 #24

AJT

(5,240 posts)
2. Let us know how the cake turns out.
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 10:08 AM
Sep 2017

You could subtly leave a cookbook open to a cake recipe.....

TEB

(12,840 posts)
9. Well it turned out not sure
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 06:01 PM
Sep 2017

It actually Tasted ok we added vanilla ice cream to it and peanut butter ripple

cyclonefence

(4,483 posts)
3. That's a great home ec teacher
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 10:19 AM
Sep 2017

She has taught them to be fearless, and that's the first step in learning to cook imo. I had to get to be in my thirties and taking lessons from a French chef before I got the courage those boys have! You don't learn anything if you get it right the first time, and that goes for everything in life, from cooking to sex.

TEB

(12,840 posts)
10. They had blast and their to young to be scared
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 06:08 PM
Sep 2017

I'm amazed that this home economics teacher she is awesome and my guys are really into cooking. We just got home from trout fishing , had a blast. We did burgers and their pasteries muffin cake desert.

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
5. Buzzfeed has the best short cooking/baking videos.
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 10:24 AM
Sep 2017

The videos are called TASTY. They can be found either at Buzzfeed or on the TASTY YouTube channel. They are, in my opinion, the future of the cookbook! The kids will love them!

dembotoz

(16,799 posts)
6. Some mistakes turn out bad, some wonderful new discoveries
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 10:26 AM
Sep 2017

Who knows maybe the next cronut is baking right now

Probably not, but maybe

Buns_of_Fire

(17,174 posts)
7. Experimentation is a good thing.
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 10:46 AM
Sep 2017

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't (like my attempt at Beanie Weenies Flambe).

Buns_of_Fire

(17,174 posts)
16. The beanies were okay, the weenies -- not so much.
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 06:26 PM
Sep 2017

I think it would help to cultivate a taste for charcoal.

TEB

(12,840 posts)
22. And as the pastry bags
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 06:48 PM
Sep 2017

Yes but it wasn't all for them in car on way home like wow all these pastery bags were gonna do tons of sweets. We took few but majority going to church for bake sales it was idea because those ladies are good bakers. I'm amazed of them being so into home economics, they were talking in car Saturday day that they will have a tv show together as chefs. And we're tossing out names I mentioned two fatheads and a spatula as name. they make me smile and they cook other day they did awesome meatballs actually better than I've had out.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
17. My dad was an OK cook
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 06:29 PM
Sep 2017

And all modesty aside over the past 35 years of learning I am now an excellent cook who seldom needs a recipe. Once you know technique you are home free. It helps being from Louisiana

My wife says that was one of the things that endeared me to her while we were starting our dating life. Still together 30 years later.

Now teaching my adolescent godsons to cook. One of them is really into it.

Have a great evening and thanks for encouraging the young men in their culinary endeavors.

TEB

(12,840 posts)
19. How you holding up with Irma
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 06:32 PM
Sep 2017

Good luck lot prayers this way for all in Irma way last night church was prayers request

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
24. Thank you
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 07:40 PM
Sep 2017

Getting dicey. Probably gusting over 60 but will get worse.

But being from Louisiana I have 3 different types of propane cooking devices in the garage! We won't go hungry!

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