I really love making French macarons. Really. I do. To some that may sound weird, but I love the method and how precise it can be. It is rather relaxing to macaroner, to come up with flavors and colors. I love the idea of this fluffy little bite of almond and any flavor you would like. I made macarons for Mother's day because they were such a hit at Easter. I made a giant tray of the cookies and French buttercream in four flavors the day before. Here are the little cookies ready to be filled and sandwiched:
The creamy white-ish ones were soo delicious. They were going to be filled with coffee French buttercream, so I put some coffee extract in the cookies as well. YUM.
Here they are all filled and ready to be eaten:
Strawberry, Apricot, Coconut and Coffee. Tasty and Delicious.
In the spirit of baking, manfriend - who CANNOT cook to save his life (he actually tried to make fried rice once) has become obsessed with making pancakes. After watching one million episodes of Man vs. Food, he decided that's what he wanted to make. So, I stocked the refrigerator with buttermilk and showed him what to do. I think he made pancakes every day for about 2 weeks. It has slowed down some, but I don't really know what he does in the kitchen while I am at school for 6 hours every day. The buttermilk sure does go fast...
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| whisking mancake batter |
I am currently doing lab experiments in the kitchen coming up with a Salted Caramel Mousse to fill a cake I am creating for class. Keep your fingers crossed! Hopefully it will be yummy and I will survive and live to bake another day. I will keep you posted. Until then, ciao!
-The Queen of Tarts-
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