Leslie and I went through a serious macaron obsession in the early 2010’s (is that what you call that decade?). I mean – a SERIOUS obsession. I’ve had them from just about everywhere in LA, several places in New York, and even hot off a plane from Ladurée in Paris. I took a couple of classes to learn how … Continue reading “Pistachio Macarons”
I took an intermediate macaron class as a follow-up to the intro class I took Thanksgiving weekend. In the class, we made three different types of macarons and fillings: pistachio with a lemon curd filling, hazelnut with a chocolate ganache filling and candied crushed hazelnuts, and vanilla with a ispahan buttercream filling (however, the photo … Continue reading “French Macaron 201”
I’m a Macaronaholic. Part of why I love these cookies so much is because I respect the fact that it’s really easy to make bad ones. Different factors come in to play when making these chewy little clouds of heaven – humidity, room temperature, sifting, distribution of heat in your oven, etc. I’ve been too … Continue reading “Basic Macarons”
A long time fan of ispahan and admirer of French pastries, I had to take advantage of being in Paris a few months ago and try one of Pierre Hermé’s famous ispahan macarons! Here are a couple more fun snaps from our time in Paris. Italy photos to come soon! The Palace of Versailles was one of … Continue reading “The Most Extraordinary French Lemon Cream Tart”
We’re approaching the halfway mark to Thanksgiving, so why not do a little #TBT (Throw Back Thanksgiving!) post? Kevin and I hosted this past Thanksgiving for my mom’s side of the family, and in my search for new belt-loosening inspiration, I came across this indulgent recipe for Butternut Squash and Bacon Mac and Cheese on Brown Eyed … Continue reading “Butternut Squash and Bacon Mac and Cheese”
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