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. I […]
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 […]
Salted Caramel Recipe & Donut Macaron Template
When I started to make caramel at home, I finally realized why I loved the taste so much. Butter, cream and sugar are basically the main ingredients in salted caramel (salt too obviously). If you’ve ever read my bio, you know I am basically IN LOVE with butter. And when I mean in love, I […]
Big Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe
After last year’s Big Macaron Cake debacle, I was a little hesitant to bake big macarons again. However, I decided, it’s another year and I should tackle this baby one more time to see how my macaron baking skills have improved within the last year. I’m happy to report that the big macarons baked beautifully […]
Double Chocolate Macarons
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 will […]