panzanella in the works :: coming together :: italian sausage with zucchini and tomatoes over basmati rice :: the gift :: the sift :: the finished article :: homemade fried rice :: banana-chocolate chip bread :: flower power
Just when I thought this would be a boring week in the kitchen (unlike last week), I got a surprise delivery! My aunt had been to Paris and she sent a package back with a macaron cookbook, an apron, and a silicone baking mat. What a special treat! What's more is that the experience was a great success. What's even more exciting than that is that I made the lemon curd from a lemon off our own little tree. Yum-o.
I did a bit of baking for a friend whose mother passed away last week and in the next 48 hours, I will bake two birthday cakes. If I were really documenting the truth of what's happening in my kitchen, this whole post would be pictures of dirty dishes piled high!
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Thanks for sharing the pictures of your kitchen, they look amazing
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures - the tomato looks delicious! The fried rice makes me think of a YouTube video I found a couple years for GuanZou fried rice that had me in stitches. Good recipe, fabulous delivery.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!
Oh my, what yummy-delicious photos. That first photo threw me for a moment though... Look closely... I thought it was a fried egg... but I was wondering how you got that beautifull scalloped edge! The bowl in the next photo made me go back and do a double-take! LOL Also, I have never eaten a macaron... never see them anywhere around here (at least where I go...), but they intrigue me. Were you happy with your results?
ReplyDeleteYes, I was! I used the "italian meringue" method, which made it simpler, I think. There were some issues with the piping of the batter prior to baking, but its certainly something that gets easier with practice.
DeleteI am so impressed with your delicious-looking macarons!
ReplyDeleteIt's official. I'm moving to your house to eat. (Hot weather and starting the semester just killed my cooking this week!) Everything looks amazing, and just as important: it looks like you had a lot of fun with it!
ReplyDeleteCome on over!
DeleteI wish I liked being in the kitchen as much as you, but I'd rather be knitting....but I'm lucky that my sister loves to cook and bake and when I'm with her I get to enjoy that talent. Love your macaroon shot :)
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