Starbucks Spotting Part I

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New photo series up on the blog – Starbucks Spotting!

Fun Foods for Picnics Pt I: Brie en Croûte for La Marinière

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La Marinière, a fellow blogger and talented photographer, asked me for a few picnic recipes after I wrote a post on inexpensive date ideas. I decided to post one of my favorite appetizer/picnic food recipes just in time for the holidays because it makes a wonderful addition to any holiday menu!

Enjoy this recipe for Brie en Croute.

Making Macarons Part Deux: The Success

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If you hadn’t seen my previous post on macarons, the outcome was definitely not a success. They ended up being the flattest macarons ever created. I am happy to report, however, that round two of macaron making was an enormous success. We (my mother and I) made coconut macarons with a rum filling and they were delicious!

Look at these beautiful macarons!

The Flattest Macarons EVER.

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After reading posts from DarlaCooks and Chez Chloe, I felt inspired to make macarons and try my hand (again) at food photography.  Although they tasted just like macarons, they were oddly flat. I’m not sure what I did wrong, but after the 5 hours it took me to make these four batches, I had to call it quits.

See the rest of the photos from my failed macaron attempt.