december-2011

C HRISTMAS FOOD SPECIAL
Chef Sunshine Puey-Pengson’s
Napoleones
Perhaps now known to many, this Ilonggo lass (who is one half of The Goose
Station together with husband Rob) actually started her career as a pre-school
teacher — a perfect choice, really, considering her (pardon me) sunny disposition.
But such was not the path for her to stay on, so off she went to a succession of
top culinary schools: from the Bay Area’s Tante Marie, to the Institute of Culinary
Education, and fi nally to L’Ecole Ritz Escoffi er in Paris.
Try this twist A localized version of a classic French mille feuille — puff pastry fi lled
with custard — Napoleones is sinful, rich and delicious, and hers is no exception.
Instead of custard cream, use native kasuy (cashew) and lace it with chocolate
sauce made from tablea for that bittersweet edge.
Chef Sunshine Puey-Pengson runs The Goose Station, Ground Floor, W Tower,
39th St, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. Tel: +63 (2) 556 9068, www.thegoosestation.ph
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