Long time no post , but my culinary exploits have continued! I'll be posting a couple blogs today on what's been going on with me over the last few months and hopefully a new recipe will be up by the end of this week. In the meantime, you can also check out my instagram handle; bohemiangroupTO and #cookalongwithkate for almost daily posts of my food adventures.

So! Onto the first of many updates: This past January, I started my first professional cooking course at George Brown College's School of Culinary Arts! With the outfit and the hat and the industrial kitchen equipment and everything! Neato! I'm currently taking 'Intro to Baking Arts'; a 12 week program that covers all the baking basics; breads, pies, cakes, cookies, custards, eclairs etc.

As a savoury cook by nature, baking has always been a bit intimidating for me. I love chemistry and science, but the whole "add a teaspoon more of (blank) and your f***ed and need to start over" thing is terrifying. So, I decided to take a course on baking specifically to broaden my culinary horizons as well as get my confidence up.

We've officially finished half of the class as of yesterday (6 classes done, 6 more to go) and I've learned how to make flaky pie crust from scratch, apple pie, bran muffins, tea biscuits, Bavarian creams, creme caramels, monkey bread and sweet rolls! Still to come are eclairs, cream puffs, cakes and more! I'm so excited, as is my family, who are reaping many of the benefits of my taking this course.

For anyone out there who has considered taking a cooking class, I HIGHLY recommend the classes at George Brown, my chef/prof is amazing, my classmates are quickly becoming good friends and you get to take home all your treats which is a seriously awesome bonus.

Here are a couple pics of me in my uniform, my tool kit (which I'm super proud of), and some of the treats I've learned how to make over the last 6 weeks...