I decided to start a cooking series on the blog. Not because I’m a great cook. Quite the opposite. I feel I’m such a terrible cook and I have to try harder than anyone to create meals that are, and here’s my long and almost unattainable list; edible, delicious, healthy and most importantly, easy. There […]
The Best Macaron Recipe, Macaron Art & More
Today we celebrated mom’s day way up high in Top of Vancouver Revolving Restaurant. It was a lively get together which included our two moms, my family and hubby’s family. We presented our moms with these flower macaron bouquets I created for them. I’d like to say that somehow I inherited mom’s skills towards working with […]
One of the questions that I’ve been asked the most is “How do I make chocolate macarons?”. The answer has always been so simple that I’ve never thought to dedicate a post to it. Yes, my method is really simple. There are other more elaborate methods but here’s my short and simple version which […]
A super easy way to up your macaron game is to incorporate the use of the warm and shimmery colour of luxurious gold. As humans, we seem hard-wired to be attracted to all that sparkle and shine. Today, I’ll introduce three simple and edible items which will help you create eye-catching little goodies that will stand […]
This is the last of 4 sets of pictures from my travels in Lisbon, Portugal which I shared with Deborah Moore this morning on Fairchild Radio. This post highlights our day out in Sintra, a mountainside town filled with royal retreats, estates, castles and other buildings, and it is a roughly 35 minute car ride away from Lisbon. […]