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The Best Macaron Recipe, Macaron Art & More

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Chinese New Years Mandarin Macarons with Mandarin Jasmine Ganache

  It’s Chinese New Years tomorrow and this year we will be welcoming the year of the Monkey! As in many other Chinese households, Chinese New Years has always been a BIG thing for us growing up. There were lots of fun visits to the homes of friends and families where we’d be given red pockets […]

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Multi-color Macarons Video Tutorial & Christmas Party Table Ideas

For the third instalment of the goodies from our most recent holiday party this winter season, I’m sharing these multi-color macarons with you. They are just so much fun to pipe! If you already think piping macaron batter is so therapeutic, you’ll have an amazing time watching all the colors come out onto the mat while it creates a unique […]

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GC Giveaway and My New French Macaron Tutorial on YouTube !

Today, I am sooo excited to introduce to you my Complete French Macaron Tutorial on You Tube. Ever since I started this blog, many of you baking friends have mentioned how helpful it would be to have a video too. I had all of you in mind while making this and I really hope it can act as […]

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Macaron Surprise! Cake

It was my friend’s housewarming party and she decided to have a potluck. As usual, I offer to bring the desserts. Not that I’m the baker in the group or anything but one thing is for sure, I’m definitely not the cook! I like bringing cakes to festivities because it always seem to bring people […]

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Yummy Macaron Filling Ideas

Get over 200 ideas for yummy macaron fillings plus comparisons for fillings – which ones are better for use with macarons. Differences between curds, jams, buttercreams, ganaches and more.

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 […]

    A Pipeable and Fluffy Meringue Based Buttercream Today, I want to share this standard Swiss Meringue Buttercream with all of you since it is one of the best ways to prepare a meringue based frosting which is fluffy, stable, pipeable and most importantly, delicious tasting. As the name suggests, it’s part of the […]

  “Never trust a girl who doesn’t eat desserts.” Luckily, I don’t have that problem in my foodie friend Nora, or otherwise known as @nomnomyvr on Instagram. Three weeks ago, she asked me to bake her a big macaron cake for her birthday. At that time, I was super busy with other events and I told her […]

High afternoon tea items served on a sleek white 3 tiered tea tray.

Afternoon Tea Near Granville Island and Olympic Village Recently, it seems that there are abundantly more afternoon tea services popping up around the city. New choices in town include downtown newcomers like H Tasting Lounge  and Honey Salt Vancouver. On the outskirts of the city, there’s Audrey Moment in Burnaby and Little White House in Langley. […]