Posts Tagged ‘rhea castro’
Blueberry New York Cheese Cake To finish off our Sunday Lunch we decided to make some Blueberry New York Cheesecake. We decided on this since one of our cousins is allergic to chocolates and I was also trying to avoid chocolates. According to the Joy of Baking New York Cheesecakes as distinct from Italian Cheesecakes because they use cream cheese…
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: Chocolate Chip Cookies Sponge Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting and Mango Topping Orange Chiffon Cake with Italian Buttercream Icing Butter Cake Zucchini Loaf Before mise en place, Chef Rhea shared…
I was late for Day 4 since I had a hard time getting up from bed due to a minor illness. But I couldn’t just lie there and not learn anything so I tried to get to class around noon. Sadly, I missed all the lecture part and most of the baking. But I did meet Chef Rhea Castro who…



