Baby Pooh Bear Macarons All Dressed Up For Halloween What will you be for Halloween this year? Everyone says that it’s the one day of the year when you can be whatever you want… so I’m not sure why in prior years I decided to be a panther, a bumble bee or even a […]
How to Make a Cute Macaron Box for Your Character Macarons (Template)
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 […]
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Macarons & My Canada 150 Story
Canada 150 On Canada’s 150th birthday today, I’d like to pay a little tribute to this country which I’m lucky to call my home. (Read about my Canada150 Afternoon Tea experience here.) I know you’re probably thinking why I didn’t post an accompanying photo of a maple leaf or other well-known images symbolic to the […]
Rainbow Unicorn on Cupcake Macaron & How I Prepare Multiple Colored Batters (Template)
Unicorn macarons are definitely good but unicorns with rainbow horns hanging onto a cupcake topped with cotton candy are GREAT! Ever since I created Tri-color Unicorn Macarons over the holidays, I’ve been thinking of new ways to incorporate this magical creature into my creations. Another project I did was the Double Unicorn Macarons which was […]
GIVEAWAY & Strawberry Basil Macarons made with Real Strawberries (Template)
THE CHALLENGE OF USING REAL STRAWBERRIES On the road of recipe development, there are those recipes which feels somewhat effortless and taste great the very first or second try, and then there are those which make you want to pull your hair out and abandon the project altogether. This recipe definitely belonged to the latter. […]
Double Unicorn Macaron Collaboration with Christina’s Cupcakes (Template)
Unicorn Collab with Christina’s Cupcakes This unicorn portrait inside a big unicorn macaron is a collaboration between me and one of my favorite creators, Christina’s cupcakes. I’m sure many of you already know of Christina’s beautiful work with gumpaste roses and gold frames, and you’ll recognize them in our collab. Let me tell you, […]
How to Make Hand Painted Floral Macaron Favors
Last weekend my dear blogger pal, Samantha, hosted a Food Bloggers of Canada meetup potluck at her lovely home and these hand painted macarons were my little contribution. I didn’t have a specific theme in mind when I started and everything just kind of came together after I picked up some delicious duck and apricot pâté from Oyama […]
Pink Baby Monkey Macarons with Template
I made these baby monkey macarons for the 100 day celebration for BFF’s baby girl. She was born at the latter part of last year and she recently turned 3 months old. As Ivanka Trump would say, “Happy Birthday” to her. i In Chinese, Korean and Japanese culture, the 100 day marker is an important one […]
Painting my own Macaron Pottery at Bella Ceramica in West Vancouver
On a typical winter day in Vancouver, the list for fun things-to-do can wither down somewhat due to the never ending West Coast rainfall. Since most outdoor activities are out of the question at this time, we tend to gravitate towards trying new restaurants and dessert shops at the expense of our ever growing food […]
The Ultimate Macaron Template & Macaron Projects Galore!
Just when I thought I’d be happy living a life filled with just sweet macaron art, there comes more temptations for me – macaron goodness in all shapes and forms. What do you think about cakes made to look like a giant macaron or big DIY macaron boxes? And how about the ultimate macaron – a macaron […]
