Macarons

Lemon Lavender French Macarons put together all the best things about spring.  They are fresh and bright, with a pop of fresh citrus and a kiss of floral loveliness.  They are also deliciously gluten free and darned cute, too.  I…
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Someone asked me the other day to make Coffee Rum French Macarons.  “Wait.  There is coffee flavored rum?” said I. “Yes and it would be great in French macarons,” said she. And she was right. What are we waiting for? …
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Ahhh, fair Andes mints– the mint candy that converted me to “Mint-ism” in the first place.  With their soft, creamy, creme de menthe flavor, combined with delicious milk chocolate, there is really nothing not to love about these little green…
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November is the time for Thanksgiving!  And Thanksgiving means apple pie.  And if you could somehow take the flavors of the golden brown crust, the bubbling, cinnamon apples, and the kiss of caramel drizzled over the melting vanilla bean ice…
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Chocolate and Pumpkin are meant to be friends.  They are the kids that meet in elementary, become best friends in middle school, and go to prom together in high school.  Some things are just meant to be together.  And when…
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One of my favorite pastimes is trying different local varieties of honey.  Much like wine or even coffee has flavor notes unique to the region in which it was produced, honey reflects the specific tastes of the flowers in its…
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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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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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