Sweet versus savoury

Fruit tart

Roast chicken with Duchess potatoes

In my first ever Pastry class, our teacher asked us whether we were more inclined towards baking or cooking. I was unsure about my answer, knowing that I definitely prefer savoury food, but as I didn´t know much about baking I wasn´t willing to dismiss the sweets and 
puddings just yet.
 Don´t get me wrong, I can guzzle chocolates and cupcakes with the best of those with a sweet (or rotten?) tooth, but if you put a juicy lamb chop and a fluffy wedge of lemon meringue pie in front of me, there´s no doubt my carnivorous instincts will grab the former. 

trying my hand at piping

Chilean classic "Brazo de Reina"
(Queen´s Arm) Grossly sweet,
filled and iced with manjar 
(dulce de leche/ caramel treat)

As the first semester of cooking school nears it end, I´ve come to the conclusion that my salty palate still reigns high, but that I´m actually enjoying the baking workshops more than the cooking.

Making pie crust

Beef steak with turned potatoes
and hollandaise sauce

This is due mainly to the fact that when it comes to baking basically ALL is new to me. Besides for her beloved homemade bread, my mom´s not big on baking (very non-German of her, actually), and my skills were limited to Christmas cookies and banana bread... unlike my classmates who´ve all made many a pie, pudding and pastry. It´s fun learning all the different techniques and types of crusts, doughs, creams, not to mention the decorating --which I´m presently surprised to discover I´m actually quite good at... But, when it comes to tasting these overly sugared desserts at the end of class, I find myself reminiscing about that beef fillet and potatoes we made the day before... How about you, sweet or salty?