Category Archives: PMAT Live

PMAT Live, Episode 10: Plate-Apalooza, or Dessert Plating Tutorial

Posted on December 5, 2010 by onlinepastrychef

Sometimes plating a dish can be the most daunting part of making a dish. You want it to look beautiful, but you’re just not sure how to do it. I’ve been there. I am still there, on occasion. So, I … Continue reading →

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PMAT Live! Episode 9: Behind the Curtain–Crepes Dentelle or Watch Jenni Make Many Mistakes Before Achieving Success

Posted on November 23, 2010 by onlinepastrychef

The lovely Huda asked for my help a couple of weeks ago.  She wanted, nay needed, to learn to make Crepes Dentelle.  Only one problem–I had never heard of them.

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Stay Tuned for a Very Special Edition of Blossom. Um, PMAT Live! In Appreciation

Posted on November 4, 2010 by onlinepastrychef

I don’t think that many people arrive on the Hinternet Fully Developed and Ready for Prime Time.  I know I certainly didn’t.  I am indebted to many people for their encouragement and inspiration, for their advice and and this edition … Continue reading →

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PMAT Live! Episode 7: Pâte à Who? Pâte à Choux! as Part of a Multi-Media U-PMAT Class of the Same Name

Posted on October 20, 2010 by onlinepastrychef

Have you guys seen that spot remover machine Thing that you just put down on a stain on your carpet, push a button and walk away?  It’s magical.  No, I don’t have one, but I’ve seen it on Television, and … Continue reading →

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In Honor of Butterscotch Pudding Day (September 19), I Give You: Homemade Butterscotch Pudding!

Posted on September 18, 2010 by onlinepastrychef

Yes, friends, you read it right.  Butterscotch pudding day is September 19.  I had a feeling you’d all want to celebrate, so my friend Jeff and I got together to make some really excellent butterscotch pudding. “What’s so great about … Continue reading →

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Because Pudding Waits for No One, PMAT Live! Mini Episode: Vanilla Pudding

Posted on September 10, 2010 by onlinepastrychef

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwd1YcraCwM&fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b] I know it’s Friday night and I should be dancing, yeah.  But friend Jeff came over on Wednesday, and we had a Pudding Extravaganza.  The whole idea was to make a video to commemorate Butterscotch Pudding Day–September 19.  But … Continue reading →

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A Special Three-for-One PMAT Live! Episodes 5a, b and c All About Bread Basics

Posted on July 28, 2010 by onlinepastrychef

I’ve been working and working on these videos.  Making a bread video is a bit of a Challenge, because it happens in stages.  And in between those stages, I’m doing Other Things.  So I have to take my big girl … Continue reading →

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PMAT Live! Episode 3b After the Twist (The Highly Anticipated Sequel to "Doin' the Pretzel Twist")

Posted on March 20, 2010 by onlinepastrychef

Yes, friends, it is finally here.  Between the foster cats and the deaths and What Not, it has taken me awhile to get around to the actual baking of the pretzels.  But, it’s done.  And they are Awesome. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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PMAT Live! Episode 3a: "Doin' the Pretzel Twist"

Posted on February 23, 2010 by onlinepastrychef

One of my jobs at the restaurant was to be the Pretzel Lady.  No, I didn’t just open a bag of Rold Gold and be done with it, thank you.  Smart aleck.  No, I made chewy bread pretzels and baked … Continue reading →

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PMAT Live! Episode 2a: The Way to Weigh, or Why and How You Should Use a Kitchen Scale

Posted on February 9, 2010 by onlinepastrychef

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97e70_roark&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b]Video is an amazing thing.  It catches a snapshot in time.  A moving snapshot, but a snapshot nonetheless.  In the case of this Particular Snapshot, it captures me in a more innocent state than I am At Present.  Trying to … Continue reading →

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