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I haven’t had a genuine French macaron since I was in Paris at 16 years old.  What do I remember?  Vivid pinks, browns, and greens adorning these delicate sandwich cookies.  Crisp outside, chewy center…mmmmmm.  At the time, I didn’t know they were called macarons, I just thought they were these amazing cookies. In college I found a recipe for Chocolate French Macarons.  I had no idea what they were but decided to make them.  Of course, when you don’t know … Continue reading →

Anyone get hit by the nasty stomach flu lately?  I did.  At the most inopportune time possible – when I had to bake and decorate 2 cakes.  Ahhh!!!! Luckily I did the core decorations before I got ill, and hubby stepped in to help me with the baking to minimize contamination risks. Here’s one of them – it was for a little cake decorating competition that I unfortunately placed last in.  We’re blaming the loss on size (everyone else had … Continue reading →

I’m supposed to be cleaning and baking to get ready for Mom’s Day lunch tomorrow.  Instead, I decided to sit and post food porn for your pleasure.  Proof that we have cooked dinner (and are still quite good at it) even though we’ve been eating out every other day since the beginning of April.  I have become quite the lazy lump. Tuna Rollatini (Lidia Bastianich) with Beet and Avocado Salad (Alice Waters) Braised Buffalo Short Ribs (adapted from Alice Waters’ … Continue reading →

I’m going to share two secrets with you.  Although I suppose nothing is a secret once it’s published on the Internet. 1) I haven’t baked nor decorated a layer cake since January 2009. 2) In the almost 8 years we have been together, I have baked my husband only 1 cake.  Yes, even during the years we were dating and still in “I’m out to impress you” mode. Bizarre, right?  Well, I decided I was going to end both streaks … Continue reading →