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 […]
Lemon Macarons Made with a Sturdy “Macaron-Friendly” 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 […]
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 […]
Matcha Green Tea Macarons with Strawberry Buttercream – Naturally Coloured and Flavoured
This recipe was influenced by a dinner party experience I had in which one of the guests was concerned about food that contained food colouring. Before eating each dessert item, he asked diligently if it contained any food colouring. Unfortunately, I had indeed used some food colouring in the macaron shells so he couldn’t have […]
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. […]
Savoury Macarons – Rose Cream & Duck Apricot Pâté
Savoury Macarons Ever since I tried Pierre Herme’s fois gras macaron during tea time at the Ritz in Hong Kong, I have wanted to make savoury macarons myself. With so many sweet filling out there, a savoury macaron is one that would really excite the senses. Mind you, there are some people out there who consider offal an […]
Scrumptious Salted Caramel Chocolate Macaron Recipe on the Radio
Here is the recipe for the scrumptious salted caramel chocolate macarons I shared on Fairchild Radio’s Modern Deborah Show with Deborah Moore. Cantonese Macaron Recipe The segment was conducted mainly in Cantonese and some English because I can’t always be expected to recall the right Chinese words when I need it. Luckily, Deborah, who […]
Earl Grey Macarons with Mouth-watering Lemon Swiss Buttercream (Heart Template)
I’m often asked how to add flavour into the macaron shells so today I’m introducing this new macaron recipe which incorporates this element. After a few days of recipe development, I’m finally happy with this new flavour. At first bite, you’ll notice the mouth-watering acidity from the lemon buttercream filling and it ends with an […]
Magical Tri-Colored Unicorn Macarons with Green Tea Swiss Buttercream
Happy New Years everyone! I hope everyone had a great holiday season. Mine was spent baking my little heart out for clients and holiday gifts. It was a crazy time (but when are the holidays not?) so I was happy to pack my bags and get away on a trip to Europe on Christmas Eve. […]
Double Chocolate Bears with Tiny Jack-O-Lanterns (w/Template)
I don’t usually do much baking for Halloween since I like to jump straight into preparations for the Christmas holiday season once September comes around. I always find it interesting that so many people rejoice the return of the Fall season while I, on the other hand, find the season a bit meloncholy. Having to say goodbye to my […]
