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The wonderful world of toffee, chocolate and dessert.

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Born and raised in Sydney Australia I grew restless and decided to travel the world. While abroad I spent 3 years on Oahu, Hawaii. Towards the end of my time there I met a girl, fell in love, and married her nine months later. After we settled down in Pleasanton California I found myself unhappy with the work I was doing. One day I made the decision to leave my job and start a candy company. I had no business experience, but I truly believed that I had the best tasting toffee recipe. During those early days I would make toffee out of an eight inch pot, and if I wasn’t making toffee I was selling at farmer’s markets or delivering product to stores. Since starting Shaymee’s back in January 2000 the company has grown to include many fine retailers across the country; Fred Meyer’s, Raley’s and Whole Foods to name a few. Our handmade treats are produced in small batches and made to order for freshness. Currently we are working on expanding our line of products to include handmade truffles and flavored nuts; which many of these new items are kosher and organic certified. Our mission is to provide the finest and most unique all natural Australian treats. Sincerely, Paul

Saturday, April 07, 2007

SHAYMEE'S PROMOTION




Please come and join us at the 14th Annual KFOG KaBoom
Saturday, May 12, 2007, 4 - 10pm

Piers 30/32, San Francisco


The Shaymee’s company is very proud to announce that we will be the exclusive chocolate company for this event. We are offering great show discounts for our 1 pound assorted gift boxes for Mother's Day. Also look for our discount coupon in your souvenir bag at the show for other item's at our booth.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers!


Saturday, March 17, 2007

Exciting New Flavors!

We have exciting news!

You can find our Aussie Toffee now under the Whole Foods Market Private label for their pre-pack clear stackable tubs.

Our new 55% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Espresso toffee, 55% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Macadamia toffee, and 38% Cocoa Milk Chocolate Pecan toffee, as well as our original 38% Cocoa Milk and 55% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Almond are available in the bulk area.

We are promoting a great new price for these handmade little beauties for Easter and Mother's Day. Look for us in a store near you! Whole Foods Market (entire West Coast)

Sampling events at Whole Foods Market:

SoCal WFM Demo Schdelue:
4/1 Tustin 12 - 4pm
4/2 SO East 12 - 4pm
4/5 W LA 11 - 3pm
4/6 Westwood 11 - 3pm
4/6 torrance 11 - 3pm
4/6 redondo 3:30 - 7:30pm
4/7 SO West 12 - 4pm
4/14th Thousand Oaks 11 - 3pm
4/25 Manhattan Beach - 11 - 3pm
WF Glendale 3/16 [11am -3pm
Hillcrest 3/18 11 - 2pm
WF Pasadena 3/19 [11am -3pm]
WF Fairfax 3/23 [11am -3pm]
WF W. Hlywd. 3/23 [3-7pm]
WF Brentwood 3/24 12:30 - 4:30pm
WF Valencia 3/24 2:30 - 6:30pm
WF Woodland Hills 3/25 11 - 3pm
WF Santa Monica 3/25 12:30 - 4:30pm
WF Porter Ranch 3/26 3 - 7pm
WF Torrance 3/28 12 - 4pm
WF Beverly Hills 3/30 11 - 3pm
WF La Jolla 3/31 12 - 4pm
Washington:
Portland Sat 3/31 3-7
Bridgeport Sun 4/1 3-7
Redmond Sat 4/7 3-7
Roosevelt Mon 4/2 11-3
Oregon WFM Demo Dates:
Portland Sat 3/31 3-7
Bridgeport Sun 4/1 3-7
Northern Caifornia:
Fresno Sat 4/7 10-2p
Sacramento Sat 4/7 10-2p
Walnut Creek 4/1 3:30-7:30
San Ramon 4/1 11-3
Cupertino 4/3 3-7
Campbell 4/4 11-3
Los Gatos 4/5 3-7
Palo Alto 4/6 11:30 -3p
Los Altos 4/6 3:30-7:30
San Mateo 4/7 11-3p
Redwood City 4/7 3:30-7:30
Monterey 4/2 3-7
Berkeley TBD
Mill Valley -Friday 4/6 11-3p
Petaluma - Friday 4/6 3-7p
SF Franklin Thursday 4/5 11-3p
SF Soma TBD
San Rafael - Thursday 4/5 3-7p
Santa Rosa Friday 4/13 3-7p
Sebastopol TBD

Stay tune for more demo dates coming soon!

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Macadamia Toffee Chip Cookies



1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
6 Shaymee’s Macadamia Toffee squares (chopped coarsely)

1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped macadamia nuts

Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitter with the paddle attachment, combine butter and sugars. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of the bowl. Add eggs and vanilla extract, and beat to combine.

In a medium bowl, whisk flours, baking soda, and salt until combined. Mix in chopped toffee bits and macadamia nuts. Blend well with wet ingredients.

Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheets using a 1/2-ounce ice-cream scoop, placing them about 2 inches apart. Flatten cookies slightly with the palm of your hand.

Bake until golden and just set, rotating the sheets between the oven racks halfway through to ensure even browning, about 15 minutes.

Transfer the sheets to a wire rack to cool, about 5 minutes. Transfer cookies from sheet to rack to cool completely. Store in an

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Bush Brownies









Ingredients

· 1 1/2 cups self raising flour

· 3/4 cup butter

· 1/2 cup brown sugar

· 1 tp ginger

· 1 tp allspice

· 1 tp nutmeg

· 2 cups mixed fruit

· 1 egg

· 1 cup milk

Directions

Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl.
Rub in the butter.
Add the fruit, mix in a well beaten egg and milk.
Pour into a greased tin, bake 30-40 minutes in moderate oven. Serve sliced and buttered

Sunday, October 29, 2006

Shaymee's Aussie Toffee

We would like to apologize to everyone that has tried to order our toffee on-line. Our system is having some technical difficulty and should be resolved shortly.

Thank you for your patience and support!

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

CARAMEL NUT POPCORN













INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • ½ cup corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 quarts popped popcorn
  • ½ cup pecans

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place popcorn in a very large bowl.
  2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil without stirring 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in soda and vanilla. Pour in a thin stream over popcorn, stirring to coat.
  3. Chop Pecans and sprinkle over popcorn, or any nuts you desire. I like to use Pecans because they have a slightly buttery taste to them.
  4. Place in two large shallow baking dishes and bake in preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool completely before breaking into pieces.

You family and friends will love this recipe. Great for any occasion!

Prep Time: 30 Min

Cooking Time: 1 Hour

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Toffee Fudge Squares

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
3/4 cup butter (cold)
1 -14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, divided
1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup chopped Shaymee’s Aussie Toffee

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

In a bowl, combine flour, sugar and cocoa. Cut in butter until mixture resembles crumbs. Press firmly into prepared baking pan. Bake for 10 minutes.

In a saucepan heat milk, vanilla extract and 1 cup of the chocolate chips, stirring until smooth, and then pour over crust. Sprinkle the pecans, toffee bits and remaining chocolate chips; press down firmly. Bake for approximately 20 minutes.