The Flourless Chocolate Cake
Dont laugh.....
It may look a bit a, rustic shall we say....but don't let looks deceive you...it is a fabulous cake...light...like a chocolate soufflé, and like a chocolate soufflé it does fall....but...Topped with whipped cream and raspberries...Yum!

The California Supper

Tender Romaine with Truffled Vinaigrette
Herbal Risotto with Baby Peas
Grilled Mahi Mahi and Toasted Almonds

Pete is cooking Porc Braise Aux Choux Rouges (Pork Braised with Red Cabbage) to take down to the folks in Palo Alto tomorrow.....It starts out so beautiful and colorful....but cooks for hours in the oven...then some browned pork roast gets added to the casserole and cooked another two hours more!

Hmm what's for breakfast today? Leftovers : 1/2 of a baked potato, tofutti sour cream, tiger eye whitefish truffled caviar, lapsang souchong tea with soy creamer and honey.....
doesn't everyone want this for breakfast? Funny thing is...it seems so decadent, but has calories similar to a carton of yoplait yogurt..roughly 265 calories! I feel indulged and virtuous and decadent ....HOW GOOD IS THAT?

The Elegant Dinner

Pete's parents were our guests for the practice elegant dinner and while they did rave about how much they loved it...they are our biggest fans. More elegant and gracious and funny company it would be hard to find.

The Elegant Dinner menu:

Dijon Shrimp with fresh dill

Buttered Saffron Rice

Sauteed asparagus & snap peas

gougére

Meyer Lemon Tart

Wild Abandon Catering

Pete Stanwood and Candace Loheed have been been cooking with Wild Abandon for many years. Most notably catering the San Francisco Folkboat awards dinner,
Greens Restaurant Christmas Party,
Freeman School Japan fundraising dinner, and many private dinners and parties large and small.

Pete is trained at the
California Culinary Academy
and was a beloved and long time fixture at the
San Francisco Art Institute creating a welcoming
and delicious environment
at the cafe there for many years.
Pete’s relaxed demeanor is a delight in the kitchen
providing a magnetic draw as
he executes the menus the couple have created.

Candace is a painter with a background in ceramics.
Her tasty and colorful palette contributes
much of the creative input of Wild Abandon.

Elegant Dinner for a Festive Occasion

The dinner starts with delicious home made baked potato chips and a dip of truffled caviar complimented by fresh dill......accompanied by champagne......an elegant and tasty start to the evening's festivities....