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Cooking & Baking

cbayer

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18. Er, tell them that you make your creme brûlée out of mix and they really would be better

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2015, 05:25 PM

Jan 2015

off having another one of your homemade desserts.

You have home made desserts, right?

on edit: i posted this before reading what you meant by "mix", so I withdraw my answer.

but I am actually shocked that this is the only dessert you serve.

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"Uh...chef...I have no more creme brulees in the walk-in.. [View all] sir pball Jan 2015 OP

Get a drunk server to convince them that some free drinks and flaming Bananas Foster jtuck004 Jan 2015 #1

Well, the servers are perpetually drunk, but that aside they were friends of the owners sir pball Jan 2015 #2

So I'll be waiting for what you did...n/t jtuck004 Jan 2015 #3

That would be telling. sir pball Jan 2015 #4

Get one from the restaurant down the street. Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #5

They were guests of the owners and they wanted the brulee, there were no other options. sir pball Jan 2015 #6

I once made a mushroom creme brûlée in the microwave. It took very little time. Maybe a minute - Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #7

uncooked mix? grasswire Jan 2015 #8

powder usually azurnoir Jan 2015 #9

Fake creme brûlée. GeorgeGist Jan 2015 #10

The raw custard sir pball Jan 2015 #13

seems kinda yucky to keep that raw custard overnight. nt grasswire Jan 2015 #15

It's fine, keeps for up to a week actually. sir pball Jan 2015 #16

Whip together an egg custard, heavy on the vanilla, thickened with arrowroot Fortinbras Armstrong Jan 2015 #11

Pretty close, but no cigar yet sir pball Jan 2015 #14

take one heading for another table? mopinko Jan 2015 #12

Didn't have one on the board. sir pball Jan 2015 #17

Er, tell them that you make your creme brûlée out of mix and they really would be better cbayer Jan 2015 #18

It isn't, but it's what they wanted sir pball Jan 2015 #21

Doesn't look good for the pastry chef, that's for sure. cbayer Jan 2015 #22

We're small enough that I'm the pastry chef as well. sir pball Jan 2015 #24

Aha! It was the line cook with the spatula in the walk-in! Case solved, lol. cbayer Jan 2015 #25

They didn't ask for any particular recipe, but were thrilled with their meal. sir pball Jan 2015 #27

Well, I am glad that it all worked out for you. cbayer Jan 2015 #29

I'm not a chef Warpy Jan 2015 #19

or put all the ingredients in a bowl and tell them Phentex Jan 2015 #20

I can see it now Warpy Jan 2015 #30

So very very close.. sir pball Jan 2015 #23

Jello instant pudding? Or a cornstarch pudding? japple Jan 2015 #26

Eeeew sir pball Jan 2015 #28

Sorry. Did not mean to insult. eom japple Jan 2015 #31

Oh, no offense taken. I've been known to half ass, just not quite store-bought nt sir pball Jan 2015 #32

silken tofu? nt grasswire Jan 2015 #33

Drumroll please, sir pball Jan 2015 #34

Cool! Congratulations on your success. cbayer Jan 2015 #35

Pastry Cream, wonderful stuff Sentath Jan 2015 #36