Strawberry macarons. When I was editing the photo up there, and trying to think of what text to put up—which, by the way, can take as much as an hour.
I’m not kidding. Apparently, adding clever text to a picture is often beyond my realm of ready wit. That’s why a lot of the time it only says the name of the food. Anyway, when I was trying to come up with what I should write there, only one phrase came to me: “think pink.” As cliche as those words are, my brain would not let go of them. The first (and obvious) thought I jumped to, was that people would think of breast cancer research.
Then I thought of my daughter. When I was a child, my brother would instruct me on all things pertaining to life, success, love, and happiness. Of course, I love my brother, and it’s more fun than anything else, to reflect on his profound influence on my shaping character, but when I had my own daughter, I promised myself that nothing would interfere with her comfort in expressing her femininity. So what about you? 1. 2. 3. Caramel Latte Macarons: coffee macs with salted caramel filling. Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis - a good hot cup of coffee. ~ Alexander King I know I've been moaning about exams and studying for a while.
Now, looking back on it though, it really wasn't all doom and gloom. Studying/working-till-all-hours teaches you all sorts of new skills and life lessons, like: how to take strategic 10 minute power-naps; how to disguise how scummy your hair is by putting it up in an alty top-knot; and most importantly: the art of getting as much caffeine into your system as possible. Lately, I've been gorging myself on Nestle Caramel Latte sachets.
Coffee buttercream. Honestly, I don’t need this many chocolate macarons in the house and I wish all of you could show up just to take some away, but now I understand the term macaron madness.
I cannot believe how much fun I am having making these things! They are just too hard to resist eating. For this batch of chocolate macarons, I wanted to come up with a filling that would require egg yolks. I was left with three for every batch of macarons and would rather not waste them. So, I took some inspiration from my favorite cooking show, Masterchef Australia (link at the bottom). Macarons are the bane and bliss of many food bloggers. Remember when you were told as a kid, “practice makes perfect”? Green Tea Macaron Recipe : Hisako Ogita Recipes. Main content Recipes Chefs Video Recipes Glossary Wine Restaurants Try It, Rate It Articles Experts Forum Win More LifeStyleFOOD.com.au Green Tea Macaron Recipe by Hisako Ogita Demonstrated at the 2011 Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.
Macaron Butter Cream Add To My Shopping List Macaron: Mix almond powder, powdered sugar and green tea, sieve twice and cool in refrigerator. Butter Cream: Soften the butter. Notes www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au. Dailydelicious: Sweetened red bean paste. This is a basic recipe for sweetened red bean paste, this ons is not too sweet and can be use in many recipe, but if you like more sweetness you can use 150 g of sugar.
Sweetened red bean paste Makes about 380 g Wash the beans, cover the cold water, and soak overnight. Drain beans and discard water. Place beans in a saucepan, add cold water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Rosewater and Raspberry Macarons. A few days ago I was reading an article on The Wall Street Journal about macarons going mainstream.
It seems that what once was reserved to indulge in at high-class French patisseries, macarons are becoming so popular that in France one can buy them at a popular American burger joint! It does sound rather perverse – ordering a cheeseburger, fries and a macaron to go! Of course the French are not amused at the fact that macarons are being sold at several American outlets like Starbucks and Trader Joe’s thus being pumped into a mainstream unlike anything before. HowToCookThat : Best Birthday Cakes Desserts Parties Gingerbread Houses & Cake Pops. It seems people either love or hate the combination of orange and chocolate, I fall into the love category with this one.
If it is not your cup of tea try flavouring the cream with something different like licorice, mint or even rosemary might be nice. Easy Macaron Recipe Ingredients 4 large egg whites (or 5 small – 140g (4.94 ounces)) 1/3 cup caster sugar 1 1/2 cups icing sugar 1 cup almond meal 2g (0.07 ounces) salt gel food colouring (optional) Macaron Recipe Directions Preheat the oven to 150 degrees C Place egg whites and cater sugar in a bowl and mix with electric mix until stiff, you should be able to turn the bowl upside down without it falling out. Sift the almond meal and icing sugar and salt twice, discarding any almond lumps that are too big to pass through the seive.
Ganache Recipe 100g (3.53 ounces) milk or dark chocolate 30ml cream (or 20g (0.71 ounces) full cream milk if you don’t have cream) grated rind of 1 orange optional – juice of one orange boiled down to 1 tablespoon.