Sweet Thea » cheesecake http://www.sweetthea.com Wedding Cakes Vancouver Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:25:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Fall Small Sweets dessert buffet by Thea http://www.sweetthea.com/blog/2009/11/10/fall-small-sweets-dessert-buffet-by-thea/ http://www.sweetthea.com/blog/2009/11/10/fall-small-sweets-dessert-buffet-by-thea/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:27:37 +0000 laurie http://sweetthea.com/?p=4744 Read More »]]> Some lucky guests to a private party in Tsawwassen this weekend were treated to a small sweets Fall Dessert Buffet created by Thea!

    These are the delicious goodies they were able to sample, hand-created by Thea herself:

  • Dark Chocolate dipped Strawberries
    drizzled with white chocolate
  • Raspberry Truffle Tartlet
    Sweet tart shells filled with dark chocolate ganache and topped with fresh raspberries
  • Lemon Tart
    Sweet pastry shell filled with lemon curd and candied lemon zest
  • Opera Cake
    Almond biscuit soaked with espresso, layered with mocha buttercream and chocolate ganache
  • Pumpkin Cheesecake
    with candied walnuts
  • Cardamom Marshmallows
    dipped in milk chocolate
  • Almond Slice
    Slivered almonds and honey caramel on a buttery crust
  • Profiteroles
    ‘Cream puffs’ filled with vanilla cream and chocolate mousse

]]> http://www.sweetthea.com/blog/2009/11/10/fall-small-sweets-dessert-buffet-by-thea/feed/ 0 Rosie’s Bakery Chocolate-Packed Jam-Filled Butter-Rich No-Holds-Barred Cookie Book http://www.sweetthea.com/blog/2009/07/30/rosies-bakery-chocolate-packed-jam-filled-butter-rich-no-holds-barred-cookie-book/ http://www.sweetthea.com/blog/2009/07/30/rosies-bakery-chocolate-packed-jam-filled-butter-rich-no-holds-barred-cookie-book/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:00:00 +0000 laurie http://sweetthea.com/?p=653 Read More »]]> rosiesbakerychocltecookiebookThis is a fun book, written by someone who obviously loves her cookies!  It is the only cookbook I know that uses texture to group the recipes, under such categories as ‘Cakey Cookies’ and ‘Crispy Chompy!’ It has a lot of recipes, with very specific step-by-step instructions, but no pictures.

I have made a lot of these recipes.  Some of the cookies that result are good, and some are quite great, exactly as described. There is a nice section on bars, and a really good one on sandwich cookies. I particular enjoy the brownies – the black & white brownies are really good, and the cheesecake brownies (New York Cheesecake Brownies and Sour Cherry Cheesecake Brownies) are absolutely delicious, and worth the price of the book alone.

I can’t really say Rosie’s Cookie Book is particularly useful to me as a professional, but it is an enjoyable book to have around, and I am sure any home baker with a sweet tooth will have success with it.

]]> http://www.sweetthea.com/blog/2009/07/30/rosies-bakery-chocolate-packed-jam-filled-butter-rich-no-holds-barred-cookie-book/feed/ 0 Ginger and Begonia cheesecake http://www.sweetthea.com/blog/2009/02/13/ginger-and-begonia-cheesecake/ http://www.sweetthea.com/blog/2009/02/13/ginger-and-begonia-cheesecake/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:45:32 +0000 laurie http://sweetthea.com/?p=2365 100_0044_small1Fresh ginger and tuberous begonia cheesecake with a strawberry terrine, wild Nootka rose cream yogurt cream, strawberry puree, and a white chocolate and pumpkin seed crescent moon

Served at Sooke Harbour house Friday August 15 2003

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