Chocolate Penguin Cake
March 10, 2010He calls her ‘Penguin” (awwww….) and ordered this delicious chocolate cake for her 30th birthday!
Posted in Sweet Thea Blog | Leave a commentChocolate Fig Financier Cake
December 22, 2009Chocolate 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.
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged chocolate, fig, financier, hazelnuts, pear, taragon | 3 CommentsFlatbreads and Flavors: A Baker’s Atlas
December 17, 2009What 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 … Read More
Posted in On My Bookshelf | Tagged bread, chapati, cookbook, dhal, naan, pizza, recipes | Leave a commentThe Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern
December 16, 2009This 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 … Read More
Posted in On My Bookshelf | Tagged cookbook, flan, recipes, tart | Leave a commentAngelfood Cake with Sweet Bay Leaf infused Caramelized Pears
December 15, 2009Angel 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.
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged angel food cake, apricot, Brandy, coulis, desserts, mint, pears, raspberry lemon thyme, Sooke Harbour House, sweet bay leaf | Leave a commentGreat American Food by Charlie Palmer
December 10, 2009The 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 … Read More
Posted in On My Bookshelf | Tagged chicken, cookbook, recipes | Leave a commentStrawberry & White Chocolate Shortcake
December 8, 2009Strawberry & White chocolate shortcake, with sorrel white chocolate mousse, strawberry lemon verbena sorbet, and strawberry paper crisps. Served at Sooke Harbour house June 2004.
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged desserts, lemon verbena, paper, shortcake, Sooke Harbour House, sorbet, sorrel, strawberry, white chocolate | Leave a commentCharlie Trotter’s
December 3, 2009I 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 … Read More
Posted in On My Bookshelf | Tagged charlie trotter, lamb, recipes | Leave a commentBaked Soft Meringue with Chocolate Cream & Strawberries
December 1, 2009Slow 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
Posted in Pastry & Desserts | Tagged begonia, chocolate, desserts, gentian sage, hyssop, meringue, Sooke Harbour House, sorbet, strawberries | Leave a commentSweet Thea profiled by Erin Gilmore Photography
November 30, 2009Superb 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
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