Black Box Friday at NWCAV

This past Thursday we wrote our final theory exam (a sigh of relief). To finish off the week we had a Black Box assignment today. Unlike the Culinary Black Box, this time around was much less nerve-racking. The two main differences were: a) we got to work with a partner; and b) we had all day to work on our creation.

Iwona and I had a lot of fun working together. The three mystery ingredients were: pears, cashews, and gingerbread spices. We had to include four components in our dish. We decided to make cashew sweet paste with gingerbread mousse. Underneath delectable pear sorbet, we caramelized cashews and sprinkled them on the plate. We also sliced pears paper-thin and poached them in a sweet concoction of rum, gingerbread spices, and orange juice, etc. Cashew nougatine was formed into a twirly design and the plate was decorated with cranberry fruit sauce.

How did the dessert turn out? We liked that we kept it simple but elegant. Most importantly, it was delicious and we both were very happy with the result. It was delightful working with Iwona as she always has beautiful ideas. Thanks for the very pleasurable day :)

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