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That is the AVP I made that was presented during the Cucina Nueve Legacy Buffet held last September 24, 2009 at the Linmarr Apartelle. It was the graduation and awards ceremony of our class, Batch 9 of the Center for Asian Culinary Studies Certificate Program in Cooking and Baking Skills.
CACS Davao Certificate of Completion
I finally graduated from the Center for Asian Culinary Studies (CACS) Davao last September 24, 2009. My class was Batch 9 of the school’s Certificate Program in Basic Skills in Cooking and Baking. Our class culminated with a night of good food, fellowship, and a graduation ceremony.
Our class, Cucina Nueve, served up delectable hot and cold dishes and yummy pastries during our Legacy Buffet last September 24, 2009 at the Linmarr Apartelle Function Hall. After dinner was served, Chef Toto Erfe and Honeylet Lim called on selected members of the class who were awarded with Bronze and Silver Awards. SURPRISE!
CACS Davao Bronze Award
People have always said that the secret to cooking and baking well is love. I have always known what it means but here, at this moment, I think my class has defined what it really means.
We have been working for three days straight, the Hot and Pastry Kitchens more so than the Cold Kitchen. When you love, you have the patience, the perseverance, and the willingness to learn and cook and bake excellently. You do not merely cook and bake with care, taking into consideration not just the recipe and the food, but the people who will be eating the food.
CACS Davao Skills Batch 9
When you love the people you cook and bake for, when you love cooking and baking, it is imperative that you cook and bake with passion, with the willingness to do everything properly. Correctly. Perfectly. Even if it will take you hours, or days just to serve the most delicious salad, grill the most tender steak, produce the perfect stew, bake the most delicious cake, or simply offer the best dip, you are willing to do it. You whole-heartedly abandon everything else, forget to sleep, eat, and rest, just so you can give your all.
Group 2's Cakes and Cookies
Day 5 was all about sweets… cookies and cakes!!! Our instructor was again Chef Rhea Castro who has her own pastry business.
Our group was assigned to make the following:
Before mise en place, Chef Rhea shared some tips and tricks in making good cookies and cakes. She also shared with us the trick in making chewy cookies which I want to try out very soon. Remember: cookies and cakes are very delicate so one must handle the mixing, the batter and the baking with care.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
John was assigned to make the Chocolate Chip Cookies. Chef Rhea had reminded us to make sure the butter didn’t melt and to cream it just enough but not too much so that it won’t get soggy or have too much air. The batter was chilled before it was shaped. And chilled again after it was shaped, before baking it. Our cookies turned out fine. Not perfectly shaped but it was delicious. Everything was baked just right. My friends absolutely loved it and are requesting for me to bake more.
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