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aking cookies is something even novices in the kitchen can pull off without needing much technical skill. But creating decorating masterpieces is an art all of its own, one that Marian of Sweetopia has down to a science.
You’re a full-time Culinary Arts teacher by day, cookie creator by night. How did that come to be? It’s funny, I never imagined myself becoming a teacher. Although I grew up in a food-focused family—my father is a chef and taught Culinary Arts at George Brown College for 28 years and my mother is an excellent cook and always made sure we had healthy, home-made meals—I didn’t really become interested in cooking until shortly after University, and in baking even later. My fascination with decorating sweets began over 10 years ago
when an illness prevented me from engaging in physical fitness; what I had previously spent much of my free time doing. I like to keep busy, and as it was the Christmas season and gingerbread houses had always charmed me, I decided to try my hand at one. The first house I made wasn’t the prettiest, but I was hooked! The more I made them, the more I found there was to learn. Thank goodness the illness only lasted about six months, and I’m grateful for it now, because it led me to find one of my favorite hobbies. At the time, I was teaching
H ow to D eco rate Co o ki es w ith M a r b led I ci n g What you’ll need: Gingerbread or Sugar Cookie Recipe, Royal Icing Recipe, Christmas Ornaments Cookie Cutters, Piping Tips, Piping Bag Coupler, Piping Bags, Dragées, Icing Bag Ties (You can use elastic bands), Toothpicks
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