The Kiss of Tosca

Another culinary adventure

Tansy can not fathom Constance’s interest in Opera but is always game to try a new recipe.

Butter, sugar and almond paste

Any cake involving these ingredients is off to a good start as far as Tansy is concerned.

The finished cake

Tansy has outdone herself, and Constance is touched to have such a delightful confection prepared for her After-Opera snack. This evening we enjoyed Puccini’s Tosca. We agree with Bill Richardson of CBC Saturday Afternoon at the Opera, and love to go to live performances put on by the “always reliable, dependably exciting Pacific Opera Victoria“.

Horrors!

Carried away by an operatic impulse, Constance shouts “This is the kiss of Tosca” and dives into the Tosca cake.

To view Constance’s other opera reviews go to this link

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12 thoughts on “The Kiss of Tosca”

trumblesmum on April 11, 2013 at 1:07 am said:

I’m new to your blog and the doings of the Hitty Family. What a fun group they are and (sh! don’t want to hurt any little wooden ladies here) Constance and Min are my favourites.
The two Robert Raikes Hitty-type girls who run our house, because they have no faith in my own house-keeping skills ,spent a whole day with me reading your stories and posts. It was a great way of passing a cold, windy day.
May we ask whether your Argentinian girls came completed or whether you painted them? A third member of the group is needed here.
Jenni

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- Quimper Hitty on April 11, 2013 at 6:54 am said:
  
  Hi Jenni, nice to have you around… The Argentinian girls came unpainted, and I painted them. I really love those three, they are each so different from the other and all beautiful.
  
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trumblesmum on April 11, 2013 at 1:10 am said:

OOPS! The letter ‘m’ is not working well on my keyboard – ‘Constance and in’ should read ‘Constance and Min!’
Jenni

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- Quimper Hitty on April 11, 2013 at 6:58 am said:
  
  I fixed it not to worry.
  
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mizzwestview on April 11, 2013 at 5:58 am said:

Yummy cake! …dramatic ending. I enjoyed this post and love the photos. You always take such lovely photos.

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- Quimper Hitty on April 11, 2013 at 6:58 am said:
  
  It was very yummy, and easy to make. Constance got a bit carried away at the end, but that’s opera for you!
  
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Ann S. and the Bonsai Hittys on April 11, 2013 at 9:08 am said:

The last photo made me laugh! Those girls are such fun!

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- Quimper Hitty on April 11, 2013 at 6:18 pm said:
  
  I like playing with them!
  
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Sherry on April 11, 2013 at 6:33 pm said:

HERE HERE!! BRAVI!! A fitting finish indeed for any opera experience. I have copied this recipe. Love your pictures and love you girls!

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- Quimper Hitty on April 12, 2013 at 6:28 am said:
  
  The Tosca cake was delicious and not as rich as the Othello cake, nor as complicated. Going to the Opera was grand!
  
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ehpem on April 12, 2013 at 7:48 am said:

The Tosca cake is wonderful. I am so pleased that Tansy made it, and shared with some of us humans.

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- Quimper Hitty on April 12, 2013 at 8:19 am said:
  
  Yes – though Operatic Baking should probably only occur with long intervals in between, as it seems to excite strong emotions!
  
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