Choco cream pies and Crepes!

Well the weather all of a sudden has turned quite chilly, but I still went to school today to finish up my projects.  Natalie came in as well so we could finish some joint production and we got it all done in 2 hours which was pretty good since we couldn't get in our regular kitchen and had to go back and forth to get what we needed.  We wound up working in the Culinary kitchen next door, in the back half of it while the consumer class was making Sushi in the front half of the kitchen.  But we managed to get out a half batch of corn muffins for Natalie and a batch of crepes each along with a chocolate cream pie each that will be finished on Monday.  

I am most proud of my crepe flipping once I got started.  First we were trying to flip them by hand so as not to flip them onto the stove top accidentally.  After burning my fingertips one too many times, I tried to flip it straight in the pan, but chose to try it over the table top - just in case.  :)  But ta da!  It worked perfectly and that was so much easier than burning my fingers!  So after flipping a few over the table top, Natalie and I got adventurous and flipped them directly over the stove and we didn't lose a single crepe!  We probably made about 15 each, so we have plenty to show Chef on Monday for a check off.  

We are waiting to top our chocolate cream pies with whipped cream and grated chocolate until Monday to ensure that it looks perfect, but I am glad I got the crepes out of the way.  So far the crepes and the cannoli have given me the most difficulty since they each have characteristics that have to be perfect for check offs.  But I am pretty sure I'll have at least 3 crepes that can be checked off on Monday, so yay, one less thing to do!  

And now, I should probably say that break time is over and go back to my studying for awhile longer and then stop for dinner.