such fun names! spork, knork, spife and splayd – all seem fairly logical, but yikes! watch out for the forkchops (thanks! kottke) have a nice weekend everybody!
Posted in Community | Tagged forchops, hybrid cutlery, knork, kottke, spife, splayd, spork | Leave a commentOk, I must confess – I am not at all objective about Pierre Herme. I am a huge fan – huge huge huge huge! I can read a recipe I have never seen before, and know that it is his … Read More
Posted in On My Bookshelf | Tagged chocolate, cookbook, recipes | Leave a commentThanks to Marc Lieberman for kindly letting me host several tastings in his lovely Mink Chocolate Cafe over the last two weeks.
Posted in Community | Tagged chocolate, Mink Cafe, vancouver | Leave a commentWe are excited to see photos of ‘Lucinda‘ in the Spring 2009 issue of ‘Real Weddings’ magazine, part of a fabulous article ‘Love in the Second Act’ by Diana Stein, about the wedding of Lindsay Sutherland Boal and Larry Doan … Read More
Posted in Press & Thank-You's | Tagged Press & Thank-You's, real weddings, Wedding Cake | Leave a commentProfessional wedding photographer Dan Fontaine sent us these beautiful photos of the Sweet Thea cake from the wedding of Yvonne Chow and David Tieu, July 26, 2008. Sometimes Thea enjoys working on a cake so much she gives it a … Read More
Posted in Weddings & Events | Tagged bavarian, dan fontaine, fake cake, lemon, raspberry, Wedding Cake | 3 CommentsColette Peters has been around quite a while, and can be credited for starting the trend towards big, crazy, wildly-colored, wacky-shaped cakes – man they are something to behold! Her innovative and amusing gravity-defying cakes are definite attention-grabbers,
Posted in On My Bookshelf | Tagged cake, cookbook, recipes, Wedding Cake | Leave a commentRosana Lo & Raymond Ng sent us these lovely photos of their Sweet Thea cake, from their August 2008 wedding. The 1st layer is Thea’s delicious ‘Carmelita’ flavour – Caramel mousse and chocolate mousse layered in chocolate cake -, the … Read More
Posted in Weddings & Events | Tagged caramel, carmelita, chocolate, fake cake, raspberries, Wedding Cake | Leave a commentLemon eucalyptus poached pear with toasted hazelnut dacquoise and dark chocolate granache cake, a chocolate and rosemary cream filled flute, a pear and mint puree, and crème anglais. Served at Sooke Harbour house Tuesday September 30 2003.
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged cake, creme anglaise, dacquoise, dark chocolate, desserts, eucalyptus, ganache, hazelnut, lemon, mint, pear, rosemary, Sooke Harbour House | Leave a commentHere are some charming photos sent to us by Jennifer Channon, from their wedding on August 2 of 2008 – what a beautiful happy couple! Every tier is a different flavor – chocolate & vanilla, black forest, passionfruit, and ‘Encore’ … Read More
Posted in Weddings & Events | Tagged Black Forest, flourless chocolate, passionfruit, raspberry, Wedding Cake | Leave a commentChocolate ‘castle’ cake - the two base tiers are fake cake, and three tiers are chocolate cake.
Posted in Wedding Cake | Tagged chocolate fudge, fake cake, Surrey, Wedding Cake | 2 Comments