MetroCascade Victoria

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Another Quickie
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Thu 02 Sep 2010 at 10:50 PM
Three bakers gone, three new folks on board. Three baristas have moved on, a baker is on holiday and another barista is taking a vacation and four new front staff have joined us. Life is hectic. No, ac
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Just Another Day
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Mon 16 Aug 2010 at 5:43 PM
We were given two weeks notice of resignation by another baker today (after more than 3-/2 years)…another one of life's curve-balls at a time when the the pitcher is running wild! Whenever we think t
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Bakers Wanted!
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Thu 12 Aug 2010 at 5:53 PM
Where have all the bakers gone, long time ago could be a folk song… or it could be a serious lament! If anyone knows anyone who can bake professionally, PLEASE send him/her our way. Thanks.
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S/he is Back!
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Mon 02 Aug 2010 at 6:56 PM
A new twister appeared on our shutter within the last few days. Thanks! I like to thin that this is a happy rope skipper…
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The Twister
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Thu 29 Jul 2010 at 9:31 PM
Someone has been delighting us for months with the wonderful twist tie people and animals. There are found on our exterior window sills and shutters. Here is a bungee jumper. It is about 3 inches in s
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Buns
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Tue 27 Jul 2010 at 5:28 PM
Not everyone can say that have great buns. we can. In 2006 we won "Best of the Island” for our Cinnamon Roll and Sticky Buns. That was when people did not vote Starbucks to be the "Best” of anythin
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Stress
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Tue 27 Jul 2010 at 9:27 AM
This is a small business, and nothing reminds me of this more than losing a professional baker. Three weeks notice is like being given three weeks to watch a train barrelling down on me. When an experi
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Faces
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Sun 25 Jul 2010 at 8:56 AM
As we go through our daily routines we often form relationships, however fleeting, with people who serve us in grocery stores, offices, clothes shops, bakeries and cafes. Their faces appear regularly a
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To Cream Pie or To Key Lime Pie?!
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Fri 09 Jul 2010 at 8:38 AM
Our authentic Key Lime Pie is now available. we zest a lot of these tiny little limes, then juice the heck out of them before adding fresh free-run eggs and condensed milk. The pies are then baked in a
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Something new
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Wed 23 Jun 2010 at 10:02 PM
Chocolate cream pie is not new. Taking a photo of it, and posting a photo on Tumblr IS new! For me. Heck - just writing something on the blog is "new” because I cannot find the time to write anything
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Where's Summer?
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Tue 15 Jun 2010 at 8:14 AM
I don't know but we're rolling out the cream pies: Chocolate, Coconut and Chocolate Coconut Banana (a real killer). These are all so light and velvety. You won't feel it going down, you'll just taste i
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It's Tough
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Sat 29 May 2010 at 9:14 AM
I've been bad  - unmotivated to write. Here's an update. Shaker Lemon Pie time is winding down and we are gearing up for a run of (authentic) Key Lime Pie. Playing with these tiny limes can be mind-nu
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What's Goin' On?
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Mon 24 May 2010 at 4:09 PM
I can't find my "groove” and I don't have a clue where it is. If you find it, let me know.
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Something Special
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Wed 05 May 2010 at 2:44 PM
Eric Akis printed a recipe for a Chocolate Quinoa cake in the Times Colonist last week. A little more cocoa, some cardomom and an orange glaze has made this a delightful, wheat-free cupcake to rotate i
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New and Improved
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Mon 03 May 2010 at 9:35 PM
Testing this new blog site, Tumblr, I have not got much to say. It's getting late and I have other "stuff” to do!
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Espresso Is Coming Back to The Village
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Fri 26 Mar 2010 at 5:34 PM
Enough customers have requested the return of our espresso machine now that we have given up on The Mean Bean since the apparent demise of the food court next door. We have some planning to do, cabin
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The best cinnamon buns on the Island!
bubbyrosesbakery.tumblr.com on Fri 26 Mar 2010 at 5:32 PM
The best cinnamon buns on the Island!
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