Culinary Graduate Returns to Teach Class

Aspiring chefs Maddie Macaluso (left) of Tillson and Ariel Tafolla (right) of Hurley prep the batter for their French macaron sandwich cookies. The two attended “Oo-la-la French Macarons,” the latest class in the Chef Du Jour series, which is taught by Culinary Institute of America graduate Chef Elise Macur and offered by the Ulster BOCES Adult Career Education Center.
Aspiring chefs Maddie Macaluso (left) of Tillson and Ariel Tafolla (right) of Hurley prep the batter for their French macaron sandwich cookies. The two attended “Oo-la-la French Macarons,” the latest class in the Chef Du Jour series, which is taught by Culinary Institute of America graduate Chef Elise Macur and offered by the Ulster BOCES Adult Career Education Center.

Chef Elise Macur, a Culinary Institute of America graduate who teaches at the Ulster BOCES Adult Career Education Center, recently led a class through a very yummy few hours of “Oo-la-la” French macaron cookie making. The delicious session was the latest installment of the popular Ulster BOCES “Chef Du Jour” series. For more information, or to register for any of our upcoming Adult Education classes, visit www.ulsterboces.org/adult-ed.

To make these Parisian sandwich cookies, the bakers-in-training learned the art of sifting, double-boiling, folding, and piping. The finished treats included chocolate peanut butter, salted caramel, vanilla, orange creamsicle, strawberry cheesecake, and blueberry lemon.

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