Or…How I Make Macarons – and I pretty much don’t know what I am doing. I think the most important thing I learned was to keep trying if they don’t turn out. Each time you attempt these and fail, you learn something. Try a different recipe. Don’t skip steps. Keep trying and you will get [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Feb 16
New floors
I am seriously tired. We spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday installing our new beautiful wood floors and yesterday recovering from the whole ordeal. It’s amazing how everything else in the house look gross compared to the floors. It makes me want to tear into a new project and get all new furniture! First order of [...]
Feb 08
I made Macarons!
Mission accomplished! Stay tuned for the definitive blow-by-blow. I did a lot of things differently this time and I am not sure exactly what I did to make them turn out, so I am just going to do the SAME thing every time from now on. Which I will tell you all about. Just not right now. [...]
Feb 04
Maca-what?
It occurred to me (mainly talking to coworkers) that most people probably are not familiar with Macarons. Immediately they think of Macaroons – those coconut pyramid things. From Wikipedia: The confectionery is characterized by its smooth, domed top, ruffled circumference, and flat base. Connoisseurs prize a delicate, egg shell-like crust that yields to a moist and airy [...]
Feb 01
Macarons: First Attempt
These little buggers are tricky. I used the recipe for italian meringue in I ♥ Macarons by Hisako Ogita. I would say that overall it was a successful first attempt, even though I burned one batch and neither batches have the coveted “pied” or foot on them. Oh…and most of them were cracked. The little cracking [...]