During the month of November I participated in three craft shows in North Bay, as a baker and a caterer. It was my first year participating in something like this; I worked very hard and spent many nights baking till the early hours of the morning, making sure the food looks fabulous and the taste is excellent (you eat with your eyes first right!!!) . The preparation started couple of weeks before; I soaked 20 kg of dry chickpeas, boiled them, then froze them. Boxes of eggplants have been roasted and cleaned and also packaged in the freezer, couple of boxes of big red peppers were roasted cleaned and packaged in the freezer ( oh no…. I don’t have a commercial freezer, I have a big freezer, and thanks to my dear neighbor Linda who was kind enough to offer me a clean empty freezer in her basement, and also my in-law’s freezer, so I barely made it for the first show.
My food was a variety of Lebanese Dips (hummus, Baba Ghanouj, Mhamarah) around 40 jars of pepper jelly, the majority are red pepper jelly, and some with Jalapeno pepper and some a mix between red pepper and jalapeno .
Also I baked several dozens of Lebanese flat bread; also I prepared vegetarian savoury pastries which included Spinach, and Mushroom Galettes.
For dessert I baked a total of 40 pounds of Baklawa with different flavours and designs, also, I made Pecan Butter Tarts, and Homemade Mincemeat Pies, I made around 10 kinds of Christmas Cookies.
Two kinds of Fruit cakes the first with Homemade Marzipan and other is the traditional English Fruit cake which is wrapped with homemade marzipan and covered with royal icing frosting. Also I prepared 4 kinds of truffles, Black Russian truffle, Orange liqueur truffles, almond and brandy truffles and Kahlua truffle
Also double chocolate coffee beans bonbons and pecan caramel bonbons
These are some of the pictures which I took for the stuff I made :
My food was a variety of Lebanese Dips (hummus, Baba Ghanouj, Mhamarah) around 40 jars of pepper jelly, the majority are red pepper jelly, and some with Jalapeno pepper and some a mix between red pepper and jalapeno .
Also I baked several dozens of Lebanese flat bread; also I prepared vegetarian savoury pastries which included Spinach, and Mushroom Galettes.
For dessert I baked a total of 40 pounds of Baklawa with different flavours and designs, also, I made Pecan Butter Tarts, and Homemade Mincemeat Pies, I made around 10 kinds of Christmas Cookies.
Two kinds of Fruit cakes the first with Homemade Marzipan and other is the traditional English Fruit cake which is wrapped with homemade marzipan and covered with royal icing frosting. Also I prepared 4 kinds of truffles, Black Russian truffle, Orange liqueur truffles, almond and brandy truffles and Kahlua truffle
Also double chocolate coffee beans bonbons and pecan caramel bonbons
These are some of the pictures which I took for the stuff I made :
Boxes of Christmas Cookies , Pecan Butter Tarts & Homemade Mincemeat Pies
more baking's
the tables are ready and full of delicious food
More dessert trays
we needed big bins to carry the dessert boxes.
Variety of Christmas Cookies
Traditional English Fruit Cake with homemade marzipan and royal icing on top
Traditional English Fruit Cake
Rich Fruit Cake with homemade marzipan
Truffles Variety including:black Russian,Brandy Truffle, Hazelnut Truffles, Orange Truffles, then Double Chocolate Coffee Balls, Kahlua and Pecan Caramel Truffles
Apricot & pistachios Baklawa
tray of Bird's Nests Baklawa
Coffee Baklawa
Bird's nests Baklawa
Chocolate fingers Baklawa
Blossom Baklawa Tray ready for the oven
Almond Baklawa
Cranberry and Nuts Baklawa
Blossom Baklawa
Traditional Baklawa with walnuts, almonds cashews
Holiday Decorations Stand
Hand Made Crafted wood decorations
Santa Was there too...
3 comments:
I had the chance to check your blog. I must say the pictures really made me hungry, but mostly they made me remember my country, Lebanon. Great job. Keep cooking.
Lucy
Hello Lucy
I thank you for your comments, and I want to add that iam very impressed with your professional work and wonderful blog .
God Bless you.
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