Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
My sister just returned from a trip to Paris, and because I told her she’d regret it until her dying day if she didn’t, she visited the famous Angelina of Paris and tried the hot chocolate. Yes. It really is…
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French Macaron Troubleshooting When I first started making French Macarons, my results were pretty abysmal. Like many people I quickly realized that the reason bakeries can charge $3 for a single one of these quarter sized beauties is because of…
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Strawberries and Cream Scones, to me, are synonymous with June. There is nothing better than taking the kiddos strawberry picking and popping a few of those ruby red strawberry beauties, still warm from the sun, into your mouth. These scones…
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Tiffany & Co. Macaron Boxes Well it is June and the season for all things wedding, diamonds, and TIFFANY! 🙂 You may remember that last week we did the cute as a button Tiffany & Co. French Macarons. Welllllll ….
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If there is something more elegant than a pristine Tiffany & Co. box perfectly serenaded by a soft, satin ribbon, then I don’t know what it is. When a good friend of mine told me that her favorite movie was…
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It’s almost Memorial Day, and nothing is more American than a good, old fashioned barbecue. When you add Maple Syrup– that quintessential American condiment, it takes your grill game to a whole new level. I recently tried some homemade maple…
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French Macarons have been all the rage lately. And Mother’s Day is coming up. So might I strongly suggest that you pamper your mom with a little box of Fleur de Sel French Macarons to eat while she enjoys these…
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Once upon a time there was a girl who dreamed of springtime, while she gazed out at the snow-covered lawn outside her window. When she saw the very first blade of grass pushing up through the snow she decided to…
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Firestone Tire Cookies I used to fear taking my car to the garage. I was often the only woman in the waiting room– a dim, crowded place filled with “Mechanics Monthly” magazines and lots of men irritated by the noises…
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Let me tell you ’bout a girl I know She is my baby and she lives next door Every mornin’ ‘fore the sun comes up She brings me coffee in my favorite cup That’s why I know, yes, I know…
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