Caramel and Chocolate Mousse tart
September 29, 2009Caramel & Chocolate Mousse tart with crispy chocolate pearls Served at the Vancouver Club, February 2009
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Opera Cake
July 7, 2009I created this for the fine dining room at the Club. Opera cake (gateau l’Opera) is a very traditional Parisian cake, named for the Opéra national de Paris, and been a known pastry since sometime in the late 1700′s, when … Read More
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June 15, 2009Last Friday I picked up Polly, my Smart Car with her brand new paint job, drove her downtown and parked near the Vancouver Club. Later in the day, when I picked up the car again, I was surprised and delighted … Read More
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June 2, 2009This is a lovely dessert I recently served – an almond cake with apricot bavarian cream and Italian muscat jelly. Pictured here with with a Raspberry Financier and a Caramel & Chocolate Mousse tart.
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May 27, 2009Thanks to Marc Lieberman for kindly letting me host several tastings in his lovely Mink Chocolate Cafe over the last two weeks.
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April 4, 2009Today at the Club I had a lot of desserts to prepare, and happily had the time to be a bit creative. I always try to make everything from scratch with fresh ingredients (ah memories of Sooke Harbor House!) and … Read More
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged chocolate, panna cotta, raspberries, rhubarb, streusel, tart, Vancouver Club | Leave a commentRaspberry Financier Cake and Almond Coconut Macaroons
April 3, 2009Just whipped these up – Raspberry Financier Cake with vanilla Bavarian cream, fresh raspberries, and raspberry paper, and some Almond Coconut macaroons. Yum!
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March 26, 2009Today I made this nice Triple Chocolate Mousse – layered dark, milk, and white Chocolate Mousse, garnished with White Chocolate straw and Valrhona cocoa. I was a little uncertain about a step when creating the white chocolate nest, so I … Read More
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March 5, 2009Today I created 5 desserts for the Club’s regular dessert tray – this is how they looked in the kitchen, before they were plated. This is my first try at photoing pastries in a commercial kitchen under bad lighting – … Read More
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged almond, apple, apricot glaze, blackberries, chocolate, espresso, lemon, maple, marzipan, mousse, pecan, pistachio, raspberries, streusel, tart, Vancouver Club | Leave a commentHappy Birthday Sidney!
March 4, 2009Today I made a Chocolate Marquis birthday cake for Sidney at the club – chocolate mousse and chocolate sponge cake, finished with a chocolate glaze and dark chocolate shavings. Happy birthday Sidney!
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