Food, Travel, and Cooking!
I am craving afternoon tea outside in the garden but it’s still not patio weather! So a friend and I took ourselves to Rosie Daikin’s “Butter Tea Room” on Arbutus Street for afternoon tea! So, I simply have to blog about a favourite thing of mine: celebrating afternoon tea on a beautiful day in the garden. I can’t resist […]
More on Afternoon Tea! Not only do I love the whole idea of Afternoon Tea, I actually really enjoy the process of sandwich making. If I had a dime for every sandwich I made as a corporate chef and caterer I think I’d have quite the bank account! Getting great reviews on the sandwiches doesn’t […]
More delicious sandwich fillings for your amazing Afternoon Tea! Have you decided what kind of tea you’ll make? I often forego the more traditional tray of small treats for a Victoria Sponge, either filled with jam and dusted with icing sugar, or the best, in my opinion, is to fill the cake with whipped cream […]
Chicken salad sandwiches! In my life as a corporate chef and caterer, I can’t tell you how many different kinds of chicken salad sandwiches I’ve made! I love them all but have narrowed it down to three. It was like being a judge on American Idol! The easiest way to cook the chicken is to […]
Afternoon tea is something I absolutely love! Here’s a selection of my own favourite fillings. You will likely need to pre-order a few days ahead from your favourite bakery. They may ask if you want double of single loaves. If you want to make pinwheels you’ll have to order that too. That it will depend […]
I made this quintessential English cake for my birthday last year…it’s the bomb and from now on “The Birthday Cake.” It’s not difficult to make and just plain awesome! This version of Victoria Sponge comes from Mary Berry. For the Cake: 8 oz. butter, room temperature 8 oz. berry sugar (Rogers make it) also known […]
Once upon a time there was another Royal Wedding (William’s parents). I baked these scones and stayed up all night to watch the wedding eating scones with homemade strawberry jam, clotted cream and little cucumber sandwiches. What a picture, me in my nightie, sitting propped up in bed with tea, scones and little sandwiches. Somehow, […]