On Frustration and Creativity
After receiving a fantastically encouraging e-mail from a friend who is also starting a small business and hearing things like “$4,000 isn’t really that much to figure out if this … Continue reading
Macsperiment #10: Is this ever going to work?
Last year for Christmas I went on a 3-day truffle-making bender, in which I produced around 80 truffles (5 different varieties!) and a s’mores bark, which I then packaged in … Continue reading
Macsperiment #9/Macaron School
This past Saturday I attended a pleasant little class on the macaron at The Alliance Française de Chicago taught by Chef Madelaine of Chez Madelaine. We made 3 flavors of … Continue reading
Macsperiment #8: They taste like chocolate chip cookies!
I ♥ Macarons, don’t you? That’s definitely what I thought upon first bite of my latest batch, made with the macaron shell recipe in Hisako Ogita’s adorable little ode to … Continue reading
Macsperiment #7
As I mentioned in my last post, this macsperiment can be summed up in one word: slide. But I’m getting ahead of myself. My “new” KitchenAid got its first workout … Continue reading
Things I’m excited about
This macaron making class. This untrained macmaker is about to be trained, folks! And it’s not nearly as expensive as this macaron class, although I would love to be able … Continue reading
Whoop(s)ie! This blog needs a new name! 