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Treats by Design Menu

Especially for You Creating custom cookies, cupcakes, desserts, pastry and tarts for the individual or for a group; for all events, special occasions or just because. Items are made from scratch using the finest and freshest ingredients. Order excepted with a minimum of 2 weeks notice. For further detail Please contact us by Phone: (516) …

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Treats by Design

Creating custom cookies, cupcakes, desserts, pastry and tarts for the individual or for a group; for all events, special occasions or just because.   Items are made from scratch using the finest and freshest ingredients. For further detail please contact us by Phone: (516) 984-6952 or Email: treatsbydesign@gmail.com Serving Long Island NY – Nassau County Area  

Demo – Sourdough Crackers

These are pictures of a demo that I did on making Sourdough crackers.  The most interesting point was that you used discarded dough to make them        

145th Societe Culinaire Philanthropique Salon

  In November 2013 the competition Team of the Guild of Baking and Pastry Arts participated in the Societe Culinaire Philanthropique Salon. Medals were won by the following team members – Joseph Settepani (Silver Medal – Chocolate Showpiece); Farnaz Menhaji  & Roseann Atkins (Silver medal – Cake Decorating); Tuesday Jordan (Silver Medal – Sugar Showpiece); …

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The Beginning

  I have been going to the World Pastry Forum since I began serious considering baking as more than a hobby.  Being in a kitchen making dessert is not a job to me but something that I enjoy immensely. I began this journey in 2007 when I enrolled at the Culinary Academy in Syosset, NY.  …

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144th Societe Culinaire Philanthropique Salon Awards Ceremony

On February 11th, our competition team from the Guild of Baking and Pastry Arts attended the Societe Culinaire Philanthropique Awards dinner.  This was our first year competing as a team.  The team consisted of Charles Tola, the talented chef owner of Lulu’s Bakery Shop in Fresh Meadows. Joseph Settepani, the youger of the talented Settepani …

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