5 Steps to Prep for Perfect Macarons
Macarons are a notoriously difficult cookie to master. Even with years of experience, you will end up with a bad batch every now and then. The best way to ensure your macarons come out beautifully is to prepare your kitchen…
Fill & Stack a One Tier Cake with Confidence
Once you’ve actually gone to all the trouble of making a cake and getting your buttercream just right, you now have to deal with the daunting task of filling and stacking your layers. Ugh. Can’t some baking fairy do this…
12 Cake Tips and Tricks for Beginners
For many home bakers, making cakes and cupcakes from scratch seems overwhelmingly complicated. From baking to decorating, there just seems like a lot of room for disaster. Luckily, with a few tips and tricks from someone who has been there…
8 Cookie Tips and Tricks You Need to Know
Cookies are simple desserts that you can easily throw together on short notice. It’s a good idea to have a handful of cookie recipes on hand for all sorts of occasions. While drop and cut out cookies are not difficult,…
Classy Food Ideas For Your Tea Party
Downton Abbey and Bridgerton have made tea parties a thing once again. You no longer need to be 5 years old pouring imaginary tea for your stuffed animals to host your own tea party. But if you are going to…
The Best Way to Measure Ingredients: Are You Doing It Wrong?
Who knew that measuring ingredients could be such a hot topic? For the casual home baker, there is absolutely no reason to put much energy into figuring out the best way to measure ingredients. But if you’re serious about baking,…
All About Meringue: Covering the Basics
Let’s get real and talk all about meringue today. Meringue 101, if you will. Being able to make a good meringue is a super important step in so many recipes from pavlovas to macarons and beyond. But there are different…
Bakes Inspired by Books: Part 1
Baking and reading. Those are my two favorite activities. So today, I’m combining my two faves to give you a list of 6 recipes inspired by books. Who knows, maybe you’ll discover a new favorite book or recipe!
Vegan Lemon & Vanilla Macarons
Spring is bright, happy, and bold! What better way to capture the flavor of the season than by whipping up vegan lemon and vanilla macarons. Let’s fill pretty yellow vegan macarons with a swirl of vegan lemon and vanilla bean…
Classic French Macarons: Italian Method
Macarons are an iconic French cookie characterized by their ruffled edge (called feet), crunchy shells, and chewy interior. You can flavor the shell and fill the cookie sandwiches with frosting, curd, ganache, and more. The flavor combinations for French macarons…
My personal baking journey… mishaps and all
