Grizzly Greg’s 60th Birthday Cake
September 30, 2009September 25, 2009 Rachel surprised Greg with this delicious ‘Grizzly’ cake! Chocolate, chocolate, and chocolate!! Happy Birthday Grizzly Greg!
Posted in Sweet Thea Blog | Leave a commentCaramel and Chocolate Mousse tart
September 29, 2009Caramel & Chocolate Mousse tart with crispy chocolate pearls Served at the Vancouver Club, February 2009
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged caramel, chocolate, mousse, tart | Leave a commentMatt & Nicole’s Wedding Cake
September 25, 2009Matt & Nicole September 12, 2009 location: Brock House Restaurant, Vancouver (where is that?) Base tier Mocha; 2nd tier lemon; 3rd tier black & white (chocolate and vanilla) with fresh raspberries; top tier mocha.
Posted in Weddings & Events | Tagged chocolate, lemon, mocha, raspberry, sweet thea, vanilla, Wedding Cake | Leave a commentChocolate Decorations
September 24, 2009Master chocolatier J-P Wybauw here has outlined more than 100 chocolate decoration techniques, with an interesting combination of traditional and contemporary ideas for chocolate garnish. I use this book often; it is very readable with very useful step-by-step instructions, great … Read More
Posted in On My Bookshelf | Tagged chocolate, cookbook, garnish, recipes | Leave a commentBaljinder and Vikram’s Wedding Cake
September 23, 2009Baljinder marries Vikram September 20, 2009 Bombay Banquet Hall, Surrey B.C. (Where is that?) Base tier is carrot cake, 2nd and 4th tiers are raspberry lemon, and the 3rd tier is Mocha. 100 guests
Posted in Sweet Thea Blog | Leave a commentCherry Hazelnut Cake
September 22, 2009Cherry, brown butter, hazelnut cake, with a warm cherry, loganberry, lemon thyme compote, Fromage frais mousse, caramel sauce and sorrel cream. Served at Sooke Harbour house June 2004.
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged cake, caramel, cherry, desserts, fromage frais, hazelnut, lemon thyme, locanberry, Sooke Harbour House, sorrel | Leave a commentTanya Knight’s Wedding Cake
September 21, 2009September 13, 2009 location: Brock House Restaurant, Vancouver (where is that?) Lemonberry base tier, carrot cake top two tiers
Posted in Weddings & Events | Tagged Brock House, Carrot Cake, Lemonberry, sweet thea, Wedding Cake | Leave a commentStollen, Lebkuchen, Gingerbread? Thea’s thinking about Christmas!
September 18, 2009An old German legend says that, for the pure of heart, all sorts of amazing things happen on Christmas eve – rivers turn to wine, animals speak to each other, mountains open to reveal their gems, trees bear fruit, bells … Read More
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged gingerbread, Lebkuchen, Pfefferkuchen, stollen | 1 CommentThe Advanced Professional Pastry Chef
September 17, 2009‘The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef’ is a reference book – an advanced pastry textbook – and as such is a very handy book to have in your kitchen. It provides a wealth of quality information and a wide range of … Read More
Posted in On My Bookshelf | Tagged cake, cookbook, pastry, recipes | Leave a commentThe Flavor Bible turns 1
September 16, 2009When Thea and I were thinking about this website, I mentioned people would be interested in her reviews of her many cook books. She looked at me for a second, then dashed over to her bookcase, and grabbed a book: … Read More
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