http://valanne.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Confessions of a Burned Out Pastry Chef en Vox Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:36:15 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-leaning-tower-of-cake.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-leaning-tower-of-cake.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-leaning-tower-of-cake.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:36:15 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fa96855ca30003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fa96855ca30003-50si" alt="Madhatter" /></a> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fae8c94ccf000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fae8c94ccf000b-50si" alt="Psychopolly" /></a> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fa96855d3e0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fa96855d3e0003-50si" alt="Cakedeluxe" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Here's another quickie........ I've been so busy lately, it's not even funny......for me, there is no such thing as "spare time"! Ha ha! There a very trendy cake design out there that's been around for a number of years now. It's very popular an... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-leaning-tower-of-cake.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fad697d54b0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cake whimsy crooked slanted mad hatter topsy turvy polly schoonmaker http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/cake-wrecks.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/cake-wrecks.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/cake-wrecks.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:00:20 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fa9683b6ee0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fa9683b6ee0002-50si" alt="Hideous Cubed" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Here's another quickie for ya! A pastry chef friend of mine just sent me this link.....it's great! Some of the world's worst cakes! Cakewrecks! Here's a preview.......! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/cake-wrecks.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fa96845c410003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cakewrecks world's worst cakes http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/holy-macaroon-batman.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/holy-macaroon-batman.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/holy-macaroon-batman.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:36:54 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fad69495340004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fad69495340004-50si" alt="The Chosen One" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Yeah yeah......I'm still here......it's summer you know......and for pastry chefs, well, that means we're busy. Almost too busy to blog.........! So this one's a quickie. I'm very well known for my coconut macaroons. They rock. They've always b... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/holy-macaroon-batman.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fae8c610c5000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> coconut holy macaroons burning bush the chosen ones http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/my-ode-to-dishwashers.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/my-ode-to-dishwashers.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/my-ode-to-dishwashers.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 19 May 2008 22:07:19 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fa9675fe0b0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fa9675fe0b0002-50si" alt="restaurantdisher" /></a> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fad6882fcf0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fad6882fcf0005-50si" alt="dishlicker" /></a> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fa96769d480003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fa96769d480003-50si" alt="bestdishwasher" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Yeah, I know, I haven't added to the ol' blog in while, but I've been cranky. Always happens this time of year. The busier it gets in the kitchen the crankier I get. I also don't deal well with warm weather. My main goal during my workdays in the ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/my-ode-to-dishwashers.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00fa967679f00002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> jesus dishwashers alki bakery european pastry cafe auto chlor shirley kay http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/check-this-byrd-out-yo.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/check-this-byrd-out-yo.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/check-this-byrd-out-yo.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:07:07 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00f48ceddecd0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00f48ceddecd0003-50si" alt="Beryl!" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> For anyone who has accessed this blog hoping to find out info or insights on what it's like to design and decorate cakes, I'm afraid I've severely disappointed you. But I'm burned out, remember? About the last thing I want to write about is ca... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/check-this-byrd-out-yo.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00f48cede0d60003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cakes just fabulous pastries beryl byrd the view from the top of the cake cake-o-rama http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/so-you-wanna-be-a-chef-ha-ha-ha-ha.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/so-you-wanna-be-a-chef-ha-ha-ha-ha.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/so-you-wanna-be-a-chef-ha-ha-ha-ha.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:30:09 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00e398e6e6ae0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00e398e6e6ae0005-50si" alt="Career in Culinary Arts?" /></a> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00f48ce54e120002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00f48ce54e120002-50si" alt="Priceless!" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> First of all I wanna give props to the artist of this comic! Professional cook by day, aspiring comic strip writer by night! He knows of what he writes. Anybody who's done their time in kitchens can relate to this comic. Check it out! Obscene Cui... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/so-you-wanna-be-a-chef-ha-ha-ha-ha.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00e398e6e7150004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/am-i-blogging-down-the-internet.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/am-i-blogging-down-the-internet.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/am-i-blogging-down-the-internet.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:07:48 -0700 Ha ha! Get it? Bogging.....blogging? Well if my presence isn't bogging down the internet yet, maybe someday it will. I've got this here li'l pastry chef blog thingy, my own website, and now........I'm on Facebook. I figured anybody who's anybo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/am-i-blogging-down-the-internet.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00f48ce541c70002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> myspace facebook internet friends http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-modern-bag-lady.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-modern-bag-lady.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-modern-bag-lady.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:33:55 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00f48cdeb4010002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00f48cdeb4010002-50si" alt="Chico Bag!!!" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Ok, so this post isn't about pastry or baking, but there are baguettes in the picture to the right, so it counts, OK? I stick to the theme of my blog......technically. Anyway, I just got back from my hairdresser (my hair color is now normal aga... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-modern-bag-lady.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00e398e05b710005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> chico bag nylon bags reuseable bags http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/fun-with-photoshop.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/fun-with-photoshop.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/fun-with-photoshop.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:14:41 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00f30f5aa1c60001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00f30f5aa1c60001-50si" alt="Bill-garth" /></a> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00e398dba18a0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00e398dba18a0004-50si" alt="Mixergalme" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> When I get home from a long day at the bakery, where I've been on my feet all day, I just want to sit my ass DOWN. After I get my dose of the TV News, I usually plunk myself down in front of the computer, check my email, post on eGullet and Cheft... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/fun-with-photoshop.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00f30f5aa24b0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> geek garth bakery bill gates nerd bitch my brother long day hamilton beach professional help http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-critics-corner.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Annie) http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-critics-corner.html?_c=feed-rss http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-critics-corner.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:24:55 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00e398db627b0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00e398db627b0005-50si" alt="Blood" /></a> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00e398db5b060004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00e398db5b060004-50si" alt="Boredom" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Every once in a while, I, as an average moviegoer, feel compelled to write reviews on movies I've seen. But only the ones I feel passionately about. Last Friday, I saw one such film, since it's nominated for Best Picture this year. I try to see al... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://valanne.vox.com/library/post/the-critics-corner.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e3c1f3094f00e398db64cf0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> oscars boring crap academy awards martin scorsese there will be blood excruciating roger ebert gene siskel save your money there will be boredom