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HIBISCUS MACARONS with LAVENDER-HIBISCUS MASCARPONE CREAM… MacAttack!!
“Food is so primal, so essential a part of our lives, often the mere sharing of recipes with strangers turns them into good friends. That’s why I love this community.” Jasmine Heiler So much happening all the time, haven’t had a free moment ever since I’ve been back from the Food Blogger Connect in London. I’ve been busy baking scones (101 Cookbook) and a Ginger Cake (David Lebovitz recipe), and I’m just in time to make the deadline for the 2nd MacAttack which Jamie and I are hosting. It’s time to get back to MACTWEETS where we’ve found this amazing bunch of peeps joining us find ‘FEET‘. Making macarons began…
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IT’S RAINING PIES HALLELUJAH…SIMPLE PUMPKIN & CREAM PATISSERIE
“Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.”Jonathan Swift My love affair with pumpkin pie, all things pie continues. The first ever one I made was the Praline Pumpkin Pie from this stunning book Park Avenue Potluck CELEBRATIONS, a book published for cancer cure research & a celebration of food in every way. It’s a gorgeous book, with stunning photographs taken in stately NY homes, and is divided into seasonal menus. I found that quite a unique and novel idea. That pie was quite the best pie I’ve ever made, and so I decided to explore my love for pumpkin more. There are a lot of folk who don’t like…
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DARING BAKERS MAKE FRENCH MACARONS…YES, TIME FOR FEET AGAIN!
“Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential.” Winston Churchill It’s the 27th again, time to post the Daring Bakers challenge, a wonderful & fun group brought together by Lisa of La Mia Cucina and Ivonne of Cream Puffs in Venice. This month we were led into a merry dance; the challenge was to find ‘FEET’. Hail the great French macaron/macaroon, an elegant French cookie that I find entirely temperamental and fiddly. One that has reduced me to tears in the past, brought me to my knees in the quest for ‘feet’…yet one that gave me untold joy when I finally found them. The 2009 October Daring…
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CHOCOLATE MACARONS with PISTACHIO BUTTERCREAM … ‘FEETS, FEETS,’ I GOT ‘FEETS’
One more imaginary scowl from Monsieur Lebovitz later, quick discussions with Hilda, Aparna, & Meeta, I experimented for the 6th time that particular day. Two trays, 140C, a bowl at the bottom to absorb extra heat, resting time of an hour... and the Mr Levobitz's Chocolate Macaron recipe finally found me my 'feet'!
