Chocolate 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 CommentsWhat 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 commentThis 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 commentAngel 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 commentThe 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, 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 commentI 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 commentSlow 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 commentSuperb 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 Comment