Archive for March, 2008

Ganache Japonaise Gateaux

Ganache Japonaise Gateaux, originally uploaded by Theresa111.
Two Japonaise meringue disks are slow baked and completely dried. Dark chocolate ganache is piped with a large star tip and sandwiched in between. 10X sugar is sifted over the top. It’s so rich, the crunch of the disk and the smoothness of the ganache is a [...]

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Sunflowers or Unfinished Business

Spring and Sunflowers, originally uploaded by Theresa111.
Is it just me, or are there more of you out there, who begin things but end up never getting around to finishing them? “Why do I do this?” I ask myself. When I began this painting, I was having difficulty figuring out how to [...]

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Home … Part One

Brioche Parisienne Loaf, originally uploaded by Theresa111.
“When are you going to sing to us again Mummy?” The young voices demanded. The children all giggled and brushed up against my long skirts. Daphne with her cascading golden ringlets, and bright smiling eyes, danced about. Her cheeks [...]

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Finding Purpose

Iceberg: Isle of the Dead, originally uploaded by Greenpeace Esperanza.
As a child in grade school, I recall seeing pictures that our teacher would share. We children were always thrilled by the shapes on our spheric globes. By the whiteness of the coldest continent Antarctica, and the floating ice caps of [...]

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Life Through Rose Tinted Glass

Mini French Pastries, originally uploaded by Theresa111.
Today I went to see my doctor and while I was waiting for my name to be called, I sat in the waiting room and where the television usually offered light entertainment, it was spewing a horrid story of the demise of a very young girl. [...]

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