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| - Charmaine Sweets, where have you been hiding? What? Not hiding at all, but a mere block away from Home Depot where Hubby shops on the regular? What?
Croissants. Everyone has their favourite. Charmaine Sweets just took the crown for me. Flaky on the outside, tender soft on the inside, with rich butter flavour but not leaving greasy hands. So delicious, no need for butter or jam, but the ham and cheese version is a tasty addition and is hubby's fave.
Lemon tarts - it's a bit of an obsession in our household, and again, Charmaine Sweets wins by a mile. Tart lemon curd (or what Charmaine Sweets call lemon cream) that is bursting with lemon flavour, topped with beautiful meringue that is not too sweet. Bonus, the pastry crust is tasty, and is definitely pastry, not that cookie style so many shops use, and firm enough to hold up to all that lemon, and the best part is that this lemon tart does not have that chocolate coating that many other lemon tarts do - chocolate and lemon is something hubby and I really don't like. Thank you Charmaine Sweets for finding a better way! Bliss!
I originally went in for the cookies, and while the Lime Melt Away Shortbread were tasty, they were not mind blowingly good as the Croissants and Lemon Tarts. Sadly the ginger chocolate cookie was dry and not chewy as we hoped, but maybe if ordered and picked up fresh baked, the texture would be better.
On our second visit we tried the Chocolate Mousse dome, and lemon danish, both outstanding.
I look forward to trying other items - the cute 4" cakes caught my eye, and will definitely give them a try.
I am a serious fan - and the bonus being every time hubby goes to The Home Depot on Laird, I can visit Charmaine Sweets.
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