My girls recently discovered root beer. Yea, there's no going back now. Every time we vist a restaurant they beg for us to swap out their waters for root beer. They get really excited when they see root beer flavored candy in the store or when mommy makes these cookies. I can't blame them, root beer was a childhood favorite. I have ,any good memoirist hanging out after work as a teenager with a ... [ read more... ]
24Apr2014
Neapolitan Macarons & Instagram Giveaway!
In my last post I shared with you guys Birthday Cake Macarons so I thought it's only right to share some Neapolitan Macarons to go with! I mean cake and ice cream...really just can't have one without the other! Am I right or am I right here? These macarons were actually born from my friend's creative mind (Thanks Nancy!) after making a batch of strawberry and chocolate ones she said "Hey, why not ... [ read more... ]
22Apr2014
Birthday Cake Macarons
You guys totally saw these coming didn't you? With my love of anything birthday cake flavored and my new found macaroon obsession it was simply bound to happen. As a matter of fact, I've been just dying to make these since the very first batch! Since macarons are known to be a little tricky I thought I better make sure I had them down before tossing in some sprinkles. After many other macarons ... [ read more... ]
10Apr2014
Triple Lemon Macarons
Come on guys...tell me you didn't see these triple lemon macarons coming? Earlier this week I shared my new found obsession for macaroons (hello bandwagon sorry I'm late) as well as my new found love of lemon (I know, I'm a little slow). It only seemed perfectly natural to combined the two and whip up some lemon macarons. It's like spring, in an adorable little pastry swoon. But I didn't ... [ read more... ]
5Apr2014
Caramel Coffee Macarons
Dear adorably delicious little french macaron, I owe you an apology. While I've always admired your sweet little delicate looks, crunchy shell, chewy inside, yummy filling, and adorably bubbly "feet" - I've been avoiding you. You see, in the bakingsphere, you tend to have a bit of a "high maintenance" reputation. And despite the fact that I took over 7 years of french, hold a lifelong dream ... [ read more... ]
