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How to Make a Cute Macaron Box for Your Character Macarons

    Forever Searching for Cute Macaron Boxes I have been searching for years to find a suitable box for my character macarons. It’s only in the last little while that macaron boxes for regular round macarons have been easily accessible to the general public while there still seems to be a complete absence of […]

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Game On Afternoon Tea & Tipsy Tea at Notch8 in Fairmont Vancouver

Game On! Being social is one of the fundamental aspects of an afternoon tea outing so besides just drinking tea, eating sweets and catching up on a little bit of gossip, there is another activity you can now add to that list: table games. For the month of October, Notch8 in the Fairmont Vancouver will […]

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Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Macarons

  That Once-a-Year Pumpkin Project Last year, in my Tipsy Halloween Tea post, I told you about my penchant for jumping (emotionally speaking) directly from Summer to Winter. Saying goodbye to our beloved Summer season is quite sad. The next nine months will be filled with continuous West Coast rainfall and the start of the […]

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My Night at My Shanti for a 5 Course Northern Divine Sturgeon Dinner

Since I do 99.9% of the grocery shopping in my home (the other .01% is when hubby runs out to get himself ice cream), I have the responsibility of picking out produce that is both healthy and delicious so organic produce is a big part of our diet. To consumers, the organic food movement is […]

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Dainty Lavender Lemon Macarons

Dinner Party Macarons When I was on Deborah Moore‘s radio show last time, I told you about our private dinner experience prepared by Chef Travis Petersen and showed you the macarons I made for the event. I promised a recipe as well so I’m finally sharing it with you all tomorrow morning on the show […]

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Afternoon Tea at Avery Cake & Tea House

Newest Afternoon Tea Offering in Richmond Richmond is now home to a brand new tea salon called Avery Cakes & Tea House. This new salon joins the ranks of the city’s other tea offerings like L’Opera Patisserie and Adorabelle. It’s located in a shopping plaza on the corner of Garden City and Alderbridge. The outside looks […]

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Lemon Macarons Made with a Sturdy “Macaron-Perfect” Lemon Curd Center

    Cutting Macaron Sweetness One of the most common complaints about macarons is that they are “too sweet”, I am from the camp that you should take macarons as they are. Either you like them or you don’t and forgo manipulating the sugar level in the shells to make it less sweet. Sugar is […]

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The Best Macaron Recipe in Spanish – Le Mejor Receta de Macaron Francesa

 My Best Macaron Recipe in Spanish – Le Mejor Receta de Macaron Francesa This is my Best Macaron Recipe translated into Spanish. Thank you so much to Monica Reymundo for all her hard work on this! I hope you all enjoy this recipe and here is the link to the English version. Please leave all […]

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I ate 11 Ice Cream Sundaes in 3 weeks

Here is Part 3 of 3 of the events I shared with Deborah Moore this morning on AM1470. #SundaeChallengeYVR A month ago I was asked to participate in something that was both delightful and daunting at the same time – to be one of the media judges in this year’s Vanfoodster Sundae Challenge. I was […]

Horse Carousel Macaron Cake Collab with SILPAT Mats & GIVEAWAY (w/ Template)

I’m thrilled to unveil this Horse Carousel Macaron Cake I made in collaboration with my favourite brand for silicone mats – Silpat. I have used Silpats since the very first few months of making macarons at home and I’ve always loved how they keep macaron shells round after piping. This cake took several weeks to design since […]

Over the Rainbow Cloud Macarons & My Home

Over the holidays, we acquired this very whimsical and somewhat ironic canvas for our home. We moved in last Spring and our walls have been mostly bare as we took our sweet ol’ time to find the perfect piece to add to our home decor mix (translation: I was too lazy and not particularly motivated). While […]

How to Pipe Bear Macarons

Do all the bears on the left look the same to you? Sure, at first glance, they all seem to look cute and cuddly but if you look closely you can see that the one on the bottom right has more clearly defined ears. I did this piping sample to show the difference between batter that […]

Dreamy Dinner at Showcase Restaurant in the Vancouver Marriott

  Whew! Halloween weekend is finally over! It was a fun few days of baking Halloween Macaron Bears and enjoying a Tipsy Evening Tea Event. Now I’m looking forward to the winter holiday season. It’s such a special time of the year with all the different holiday parties and gatherings. I love being able to have everyone […]