So, this isn’t exactly an Irish-inspired recipe, but it IS green, so I’m lumping it in with my St. Patrick’s Day dishes! Any excuse to make a new flavors of macarons. After my initial batch, I’ve found them to be pretty easy to make. They aren’t quite as temperamental as I once thought. They do take a little bit moreRead more

I have yet another macaron recipe for you today! Have I convinced you to make them yet? These macarons are essentially the same as the candy cane macarons I posted last week, except you substitute cinnamon and nutmeg for the peppermint extract and omit the candy cane pieces. The result is a slightly spiced version of plain macarons. The flavorRead more

Happy December, everyone! I don’t know about you but I love, love, LOVE the holidays. After we ate our Thanksgiving dinner I was totally ready to get out the tree and decorations, but I somehow restrained myself until the next day. James and I have tons of holiday spirit. Now that December is here, I am going to try toRead more

To celebrate my new site design, I have something special to share with you: raspberry mascarpone macarons! Macarons give me such a “yay me!” feeling when I make them. They are extremely temperamental cookies that either turn out a complete success or a complete failure (there’s not much in between), but when you get it right, it’s awesome. Most peopleRead more

I’ve made these macarons 3-4 times now, but I finally got a picture to go with the recipe! I’ve only made 2 flavors of macarons, but these shells turned out a lot better than my raspberry mascarpone macs. I’ve seen a lot of pictures of different macarons and it seems like different flavored batters yield a slightly different shell. IfRead more