Easter brownies

I did make these brownies once in school but the ones pictured I made at home for Easter dessert. These are rich and fudgy just the way we like them. In fact, if you undercook them they taste just like fudge. The topping is a dark ganache and the lighter chocolate is nutella I just melted in a ziploc and piped on.

My camera is really not working great for some reason. I think one of my boys messed with the settings and it hasn't been the same since..... so sorry for the really terrible pictures.

Before cutting

With a few pieces snitched by the hubby (and maybe a little by me)

A nice big piece for serving.

The First of Cooking Skills Development Class

Well I obviously have not been as excited about this class as baking seeing as how I haven't posted in a really long time.

This class is all about the basics. Dicing, cutting, basic mother sauces, cutting up chickens, filleting fish, making a roux, etc.

Most who read this blog know a lot of the basics so my goal is to try and post something interesting and new to all of you for the days I have left.

Today my team made cream of asparagus soup. The cool part about this soup to me was that it's made from the end of the asparagus that we typically just throw away. First saute some onions and celery and then add the asparagus pieces (and we also used some broccoli scraps). We cooked all of this until tender and then added chicken stock and simmered for about an hour. Next we pureed the soup and then strained it to get all the asparagus strings out. To finish it up we added some cream, cheese and a little salt and pepper. Simple and yet delicious.

I also filleted a halibut and my friend took a picture of it but then it didn't turn out so, a post with no picture. =(