Sweet Thea at Vancouver Baker’s Market today
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Hi everyone!
Today (Saturday March 20) Sweet Thea will be at the Vancouver Baker’s Market – with several delicious goodies for you to try – Macaron, Florentine, Shortbread, and Sweet Thea’s handmade chocolates – Honey Passionfruit, Mocha, Hazelnut Crunch, Butter Caramel, and Dark CAramel.
From 11 am to 3 PM. Just off Marine Drive, between the [...]
Chocolate Penguin Cake
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He calls her ‘Penguin” (awwww….) and ordered this delicious chocolate cake for her 30th birthday!
Chocolate Fig Financier Cake
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Chocolate fig Financier cake layered with a fennel pod poached pear, tarragon chocolate mousse and hazelnut dacquoise served with pea, lemon eucalyptus sorbet and candied hazelnuts.
Served at Sooke Harbour house Thursday October 2 2003.
Flatbreads and Flavors: A Baker’s Atlas
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What a clever idea – a ‘Baker’s Atlas’ that takes you around the world exploring all the different variations of bread – fougasse, matzoh, pizza, chapati, bannock, pita, lavash, focaccia, dosa, tortilla, injera, naan, whole wheat skillet breads, and so many more – I had no idea there were so many flatbreads out there!
This is [...]
The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern
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This is an ethereal, wonderful pastry book.
Claudia Fleming apprenticed under the master himself, Pierre Herme, and now is Pastry Chef at the Gramercy Tavern in New York. I can easily see Pierre Herme in her work, especially in her chocolate recipes; and she brings her own charming style to his technique and approach.
‘The Last Course’ [...]
Angelfood Cake with Sweet Bay Leaf infused Caramelized Pears
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Angel food cake with sweet bay leaf infused caramelized pears, apricot mint sorbet, raspberry lemon thyme coulis, and apricot brandy cream.
Served at Sooke Harbour house Wednesday May 12 2004.
Great American Food by Charlie Palmer
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The was a very popular book back in the 1990’s, when Charlie Palmer was a big name on the scene and American chefs were at their peak. I guess some people would call it food porn, as the wonderful photographs are definitely a selling point.
My copy is the 1996 first edition (it has since been [...]
Strawberry & White Chocolate Shortcake
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Strawberry & White chocolate shortcake, with sorrel white chocolate mousse, strawberry lemon verbena sorbet, and strawberry paper crisps.
Served at Sooke Harbour house June 2004.
Charlie Trotter’s
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I am not sure if Charlie Trotter invented food porn, but he was definitely one of the first and most successful at bringing the presentation of plated food to another level. We were all amazed by his genius when he came onto the scene in the early 1990’s; again looking through these fantastic pictures almost [...]
Baked Soft Meringue with Chocolate Cream & Strawberries
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Slow baked soft meringue filled with bittersweet chocolate cream, served with fresh local strawberries, a strawberry, lemon hyssop sorbet, crème anglais, tuberous begonia and gentian sage flowers
Served at Sooke Harbour house Wednesday August 27 2003
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