Pics from The Marble Snob

Up to this point I have not posted any pics of anything I've baked, in part, because I needed my daughter to point out the icon to use to upload pictures.  Ok, so that's not just part of the reason, that is the entire reason.

Sigh.  I have so much to learn about blogging...

Anyway here are a few pics.  They are just taken with my phone - no professional camera here, so be gracious, please...

The marble snob begins.  Yes, that's right, this spoiled brat has a marble rolling pin and a marble slab.  It is WONDERFUL!!

This is a variety of danishes that I took into work on my boss' birthday recently.  We have cream cheese, blueberry cream cheese, strawberry cream cheese and chocolate croissants.  You know it's a good danish when you take a bite of the blueberry cream cheese and you don't immediately start thinking about what you want to do the next time to improve them.  That wasn't so much the case with the chocolate croissants, but I know what I'll do different next time, so it's all good.

This was a pyramid gauteau I made for a family celebration recently plus little mini pithiviers.  All that rise on the pithiviers is strictly from layers of butter and steam.  Amazing!

This is actually an image taken from before I became The Marble Snob, so even doing these doughs with a normal countertop and wooden rolling pin doesn't come out too shabby....notice the two chocolate leftover croissants innocently hanging out in the middle.  What I want to do next time is a combination of this version and the other version on top - include a homemade pain in the center but also sprinkle shaved chocolate in all of the layers before rolling.  It could be good.  I'm jus' sayin'...

Now that I'm getting the hang of it, maybe you will see a few more pics.  And if I can ever get a decent pic of me, I'll try to include one of those, too!