If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know how much I love to make macarons. (Weirdly, they aren’t my top choice when it comes to eating pastries, but I do love making them!) Macarons …
Caramel Popcorn Buttercream Frosting
I think caramel popcorn is one of those foods that truly improves upon the original. Basic buttered popcorn is nice as a nostalgic cinema treat, but it has nothing on the sweet, salty crunch of …
Cheeseburger Macarons!
Cheeseburger…macarons? Say what? I love foods that look like other foods. (Case in point: These white chocolate, lemon, and apricot bon bons that look just like deviled eggs. Or, my “macaron cake” from the celebration …
Macaron Mania!
My summer of macaron making! This summer I set a goal for myself: Do something every day to improve my baking skills. I defined “something” as any number of things. Taking a class, watching a …
Patriotic macarons for July 4th!
Macarons, macarons! Of all of the French recipes I looked forward to learning in pastry school, one of the things I most wanted to learn was the proper technique for making a classic macaron cookie. …
Pastry School Diary – Basic Pâtisserie, Week 9
Week 9: Petit fours, chestnut cake, ice cream, and macarons! After a long bank holiday weekend, week nine of Basic Pâtisserie began with an 8 am practical, where we made the chocolate chestnut cake we’d …