I Had Just Had A Class With Toba Garrett
Baking By praetorian2000 Updated 21 Dec 2006 , 6:56am by nglez09
and she's great!!!!!!!!!!! She's an excellent instructor. Very thorough. She doesn't assume that you know everything. She assumes you know nothing and goes into detail and she goes slow. My cookies looked great and taste great. If you ever get a chance, I recommend you take a class that she's teaching.
and she's great!!!!!!!!!!! She's an excellent instructor. Very thorough. She doesn't assume that you know everything. She assumes you know nothing and goes into detail and she goes slow. My cookies looked great and taste great. If you ever get a chance, I recommend you take a class that she's teaching.
Sounded like fun! Do you, by chance, have any pictures of your cookies that you made during Toba's class? I'm sure most of us would LOVE to see it. Thanks! 
to answer some of your questions...
1. I have taken pictures yet. I still have most of the cookies. The not so good looking ones went into my portable food disposal unit which i carry right under my ribs. 
The good looking ones I will take pictures of them before I give them to my parents.
2. She didn't offer any major tips. OH!!!! She recommended that when making rolled cookies, after cutting out as many cookies as possible from one thing of dough, instead of re-rolling that piece of dough, add some new dough to it and re-roll the whole thing. The more you roll a dough, the more gluten you develop and you end up with a tough cookie.
3. I forget the cost. I think it was around $110. I had a gift certificate that a friend gave me for my birthday and I used it. I took the class at a local culinary school. It was a recreational class--the kind of classes non-professionals take because they want to learn something. Her classes are always sold out and immediately. She usually teaches there on the weekdays. And she often teaches week-long cake decorating classes.
Lucky,Lucky,Lucky! Only in my dreams!!!! I think I'm living in the wrong sate for all the great teachers
Lucky,Lucky,Lucky! Only in my dreams!!!! I think I'm living in the wrong sate for all the great teachers
I just finished filming a cookie decorating instructional video. PM me if you want info. Don't want to get in trouble for "advertising" here.
Cakemaven.. the video looks very interesting. Also, it says you have done a cake decorating video. How do you order that?
Cakemaven.. the video looks very interesting. Also, it says you have done a cake decorating video. How do you order that?
I can send you the info by pm... don't want to get in trouble for "advertising" on the forums.
How lucky were you! That is a great tip about the cookie dough! I always roll my remnant dough. I hate how it turns out because of all the flour on it! What she recommends is a big 
I'd kill (not really 
) to take a cake decorating class from her focusing on her stringwork techniques!!!!! I'm currently going through each lesson of her latest book. I am in love with that book!!!!!!! Her techniques are awesome. She practices Lambeth but also puts her own twist on it! This woman is a cake goddess!
Amy
I hate how it turns out because of all the flour on it! What she recommends is a big
Great tip for you when rolling your dough: Don't use flour. Instead roll your dough on parchment, with a layer of plastic wrap placed on top of the dough. Then remove the plastic wrap and cut cookies. This makes transferring your cookies easier too, because you can remove the excess dough from around your cookies and then peel the parchment away from your cookies and place them on your baking sheet. No more mussing them up while picking them up!
So do you flatten your dough a bit with your hands before placing the plastic wrap on top? If not, then wouldn't the plastic wrap get rolled into the nooks and crannies of the dough during the process of rolling?
Dumb question I know but I like a good game of Pictionary every now and then!
Amy
I roll cookie dough in between two non-stick silicon rolling mats. That way none of it gets stuck in the cookie mix.
So do you flatten your dough a bit with your hands before placing the plastic wrap on top? If not, then wouldn't the plastic wrap get rolled into the nooks and crannies of the dough during the process of rolling?
I do flatten it out a bit before placing the plastic wrap on top. I used to do it between two sheets of parchment, but I like being able to see through the plastic wrap so that I can see how thick my dough is. No nooks and crannies issues with this method.
Well by golly, I'll give it a try! Thank you so much for that tip!!! And to think, I've been frustrated by that flour mess for years! 
Amy
P.S. Why do cats have to lay on the keyboard! 
My cat doesn't seem to care that I've had to delete his erroneous entries several times over the course of my post! Jerk!!!!
Well by golly, I'll give it a try! Thank you so much for that tip!!! And to think, I've been frustrated by that flour mess for years!
Glad I could help! This is exactly the type of thing that can take making such cookies from being a chore to being a ton of fun. I taught myself, so I've made all the mistakes from first-hand experience! lol
3. I forget the cost. I think it was around $110. I had a gift certificate that a friend gave me for my birthday and I used it. I took the class at a local culinary school. It was a recreational class--the kind of classes non-professionals take because they want to learn something. Her classes are always sold out and immediately. She usually teaches there on the weekdays. And she often teaches week-long cake decorating classes.
LUCKY YOU! 
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