Superb wedding photographer Erin Gilmore has created a page featuring ‘The Clique‘, which includes great photos of our cakes on her blog, ‘The Ramblings of Erin Gilmore‘. Erin’s great photos get rave reviews from her brides, who applaud her terrific … Read More
Posted in Sweet Thea Blog | Tagged erin gilmore | Leave a commentI was fortunate to work for Chef Pino Posteraro at his excellent Vancouver restaurant, so I know him well and have huge respect for him. This book is subtitled ‘A Lifetime of Excellence in the Kitchen’, and that is apt. … Read More
Posted in On My Bookshelf | Tagged chestnut, cookbook, grapefruit, italian, recipes, vancouver | 1 CommentWant to try Thea’s Christmas baking, but you can’t get to the Abbotsford Christmas Craft Fair this weekend? No problem! We will ship Sweet Thea’s great baking to you! Stollen $14 A German Christmas tradition, this sweet holiday bread is … Read More
Posted in Sweet Thea Blog | Tagged Fruit Cake, Lebkuchen, shortbread, stollen, sweet thea | Leave a commentWarm cherry clafoutis with a cherry mint salsa, caramel ribbon ice cream, apricot puree, port reduction and dianthus flower glaze. Served at Sooke Harbour house Tuesday June 22 2004.
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged apricot, cherry, clafouti, desserts, dianthus, ice cream, mint, port, salsa, Sooke Harbour House | Leave a commentThis week is the 62nd Anniversary of the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten; did you know that the Australian Girl Guides organized the biggest and best wedding cake for the event? Princess Elizabeth had just become a … Read More
Posted in Wedding Cake | Tagged fruitcake, mountbatten, queen elizabeth, Wedding Cake | Leave a comment’tis the night before Christmas in Cloverdale and inside the bakery
Posted in Sweet Thea Blog | Tagged chocolate dipped shortbread, christmas baking, Lebkuchen, shortbread, stollen, sweet thea | Leave a commentThis is a fabulous book, written by two chefs with very solid backgrounds in food. Part of the enjoyment of this book comes in reading about their personal journeys, as they moved from a typically carnivorous diet to one of … Read More
Posted in On My Bookshelf | Tagged raw food, Vegetarian | Leave a commentThis month Sweet Thea baking will be available to the public for the first time – at Christmas in Cloverdale this weekend, and at the Christmas Craft Fair in Abbotsford next weekend. You will have a chance to sample and … Read More
Posted in Sweet Thea Blog | Tagged fraser health, sweet thea | Leave a commentDried sour cherry brioche bread pudding with a maple glazed walnut, cranberry and coriander stuffed baked apple, and Grand Fir caramel, apple cream and hemp seed crisps. Served at Sooke Harbour house Friday September 19 2003.
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged baked apple, bread pudding, brioche, caramel, coriander, cranberry, desserts, Grand Fir, hemp seed, maple glaze, Sooke Harbour House, sour cherry, walnut | Leave a commentThis is an important book; much like ‘Fast Food Nation’ it is a wake-up call for all consumers to pay attention to the impact of our collective diet on the planet. This comes from a fascinating and dedicated man, heir … Read More
Posted in On My Bookshelf | Tagged Vegetarian | Leave a comment