So this weekend Cheryl and I attempted to make some
Macarons. Not to be confused with
macaroons, (Even the BOOK spelled it wrong!)
Macarons are a delicate French concoction that costs a fortune in the store, provided you have a store in your STATE that sells them. ( Iowa lacks these little gems, BTW)
So, the recipe is quite simple, calling for crushed almonds and meringue with sugar. Then add the flavor of your choice. The first few did not turn out as well as we had liked. The paper curled up and messed up the tops. Also, It took me two attempts to get the meringue to turn out correctly. There is additionally this little trick to allow the domes to form by leaving them out for almost an hour before baking them.
In the end, they looked bad, but tasted great! Our second attempt was much more successful, but we forgot to take pictures of those.
Anyway, we also made some BLT's with fish bread. Similar to a pita bread, the goldfish bread was quite yummy! Even the cats thought so!
I'm not sure what our plans are for this weekend, as sales have begun to trickle in, but Cheryl wants to bring
Macaron happiness to the people at ACT on the last day of the MCAT. I'm sure we will be perfecting out baking skills on Sunday...and perhaps we will post better pics of them then. We shall see.
So this weekend Cheryl and I attempted to make some Macarons. Not to be confused with macaroons, (Even the BOOK spelled it wrong!) 
Macarons are a delicate French concoction that costs a fortune in the store, provided you have a store in your STATE that sells them. ( Iowa lacks these little gems, BTW) 
So, the recipe is quite simple, calling for crushed almonds and meringue with sugar. Then add the flavor of your choice. The first few did not turn out as well as we had liked. The paper curled up and messed up the tops. Also, It took me two attempts to get the meringue to turn out correctly. There is additionally this little trick to allow the domes to form by leaving them out for almost an hour before baking them. 
In the end, they looked bad, but tasted great! Our second attempt was much more successful, but we forgot to take pictures of those. 
Anyway, we also made some BLT's with fish bread. Similar to a pita bread, the goldfish bread was quite yummy! Even the cats thought so!
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