Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Macarons!


My first successful attempt at making Macarons (not to be confused with Macaroons ;-) ) !!  

Paul and I fell in love with these in Singapore and now I can get them at my local Japanese Grocery Store.  But, I wanted to try and bake them myself - very interesting process, but worth it! 
The cookie part is flavored with orange zest and then I made a butter cream (buttery spread - vegan) flavored with fresh orange juice and Double Bergamot Earl Grey Tea - yum!

Friday, December 20, 2013

Happy Birthday Baby!


We celebrated P's birthday recently & we were so lucky to have some of our friends join us the other night.  Everyone really seemed to enjoy themselves - it was an absolutely lovely evening with good food and drink.  This time of year makes you appreciate your family and friends.  Thank you for coming!!