Saturday, February 5, 2011

Cookie Rally & Bake Off 2011


We had a SUPER FANTASTIC event once again this year!Local Chefs made Desserts using Girl Scout Cookies  as a main ingredient. Here are just a few! Will add more pictues soon. (Top Photo) Kate's Bakery 2nd place Chocolate bomb using tagalong cookies (yum) Chef Andrew is an accomplished Exec Pastry Chef and if you stop by Kate's you can sample some amazing desserts. Second photo if from the Runner-up The Side Car for Samoa Cheesecake with caramel sauce and toasted coconut! Please Chef Tim, add this to the menu this month! Created in collaboration with a darling junior chef from the Culinary Academy! The 3rd photo is of the Crowne Plaza's Chef Nic's creation which was a wonderful fudge pie with chocolate tagalong cookie bar crust and divine choclate silk mousse. Delicious... The last photo is of the winning dessert from Mastro's in Thousand Oaks for their delicious delicious delicious Classic Cheescake with Trefoil cookie crust! They went through nearly a case of cookies before finding the perfect dessert. I will have to find a picture for you....
We also had some local celeb judges including Lisa McKinnon -VC Star & VC Eats, Christine Garboski Nestle Foods Kitchen and Geoff Dean Ventura County Sheriff! Join us next year! Your taste buds will be glad you did!

NYR#3 - On the quest for the best cupcakes...


To continue on the quest for the best cupcakes I tried a red velvet from The Bread Basket bakery in Camarillo,CA. Know for their yummy cakes filled with fresh fruit I thought I would try a cupcake. It was a good cupcake and moist but still can't beat the high bar set by Enjoy Cupcakes. They are just too good darnit, but if you have a hankering and need to go local it will sastify your need I am sure (tho at Bread Basket their layered cakes reign supreme!) Hmmm I am getting hungry might have to try a new place this weekend....cheers!