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Being A woman in the Kitchen
Some of the sexist men in this world may make the comment that women belong in the kitchen, but in the industry this notion is quite different. There aren’t nearly as many women chefs in the industry when compared to men, and they don’t get nearly the amount of respect they deserve. I never really thought too hard about being a woman in the kitchen, its not big deal right? I am a woman; I can cook, I can bake, and hey, I work in a kitchen, no big deal, but maybe that’s just my naïveté. The other day one of the cooks was introducing me to one of the…
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Boston Cream Pie
For quite some time I have wondered why Boston cream pies were called pies, and why are they famous. With some help from google I was able to dig up some information. Boston cream pies originated at the Omni Parker Hotel in Boston, Ma and were originally called chocolate cream pies. The cakes became so popular that Betty Crocker cake mixes were created in the same fashion. During the Mid 1800’s pudding was popular and chocolate was seldom used. The creator of this dessert; Chef M. Sanzian took pastry cream (similar to pudding) between layers of vanilla cake and topped it with a chocolate frosting creating an innovative dessert which…
