I love macarons

I love them so much, that sometimes I'd route myself through Charles DeGaulle just so I could buy a sleeve to take home with me.  I'd seen a recipe for them and cut it out right before I moved.


Now these are not the coconut and egg white cookies (macaroons)- although I also love them.  These are the light as air - part merengue, part cookie - delectable confection - often with a flavored buttercream in the center - like a little sandwich.


I had a lot to do this weekend, so I decided to make homemade pizza, bagels, and try the macaron recipe - I know I'm a puzzle.

Ooh, homemade bagels

The cookie part is not so hard, it's just powdered sugar, egg white and ground almonds.  You have to let them sit out for a couple of hours before cooking.


I'd seen buttercream made on cooking channel and things like cupcake wars, but I'd never made it.  What's the big deal right - egg white whipped, boiling sugar poured in, add butter, more whipping and voila, right?

Wrong! Not only does it look bad - it tastes vile.

I also learned that this is something you should maybe do on Wednesday like right before your housecleaner comes, instead on doing it on Sunday when you have 4 whole days to live in your kitchen before your housecleaner comes.

I even got separated buttercream on my dog

Not to be deterred, I just filled them with lemon curd, and let's face it, I like lemon curd better than buttercream anyway and it's a whole lot easier to make.

Ooh Aah macaroons

Right, back to that list.


Auntie Response:  Oh no, I had the pizza.  It's was Zach's favorite - bacon, ricotta, and kale on a cornmeal crust.  It took me forever to find cornmeal and I was just about to give up and use my one bag of grits when I found it at the liquor store.  However, I sustained an injury that kept me from taking a picture of the pizza, and caused some sniffling while eating said pizza.  Luckily, the injury is such that I can take a picture of it today.

I was maybe doing too many things - yes it hurts, probably worse than it looks

Don't ask - seriously I am not going to tell you.