Welcome to my very first post about caramel! I had to pick something new to me. Not something simple like chocolate chip cookies. Let me be the first to tell you learning to make caramel sauce is the devil. I burned my...
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The Search for Pumpkin Bread Continues
Between the months of September through the end of November, I have attempted and failed at making over a dozen loaves of pumpkin bread. The goal was to have one for the morning of Thanksgiving as a nice treat while everyone...
My Hilarious Attempt at Learning Choux Pastry
For now, I have no recipe to share on choux pastry. But I will show you how my attempt at learning how to make choux pastry for the first time in my life. Remember, I have a right arm, my dominant side, that cannot bend or...
Crispy Italian Parmesan Crackers
Learning how to make crispy Italian parmesan crackers is quite easy. These delicious wonders are made with sun-dried tomato pesto, Italian seasonings and freshly grated parmesan cheese. They snap nicely and go well with a...
Macaron Mishaps #12: Failure Turns to Success
Thank you all for sticking with me on this fabulous journey on learning how to not make french macarons. I remember being in school and being told WD40 was named as such because it took them 40 tries to get the end product....
Macaron Mishaps #11: Heating the Egg Whites
Okay, if you have stuck with me on this rather long journey, you have stamina! I know, it's exciting to find that we were so close on the last attempt but not quite there. Perhaps today will be the day! After all, we are...
Macaron Mishaps #10: Renewed Hope
If you are following along, this is lesson #10 of my macaron mishaps. I will call this one renewed hope. Last time I attempted the world's most difficult cookie, I nearly gave up. Every mistake possible happened in that last...
Importance of a Second Oven Thermometer
By using a second oven thermometer, you will avoid over-baked or under-baked goods. This cheap investment will save you hundred in wasted ingredients. Let me explain by sharing my plight. Feeling defeated over the nine...
Macaron Mishaps #9: Every Mistake Possible
Ever since I started trying to make macarons, there have been so many goof ups. Macaron mishaps I like to call them and this is a series of posts about my learning to make macarons and how with failure, you get ever so...
Macaron Mishaps #8: Adjusting the Temperature Lower
More adventures of macaron mishaps. For those that haven't been following along, I decided to learn how to make macarons and it's not going as planned. Let me tell you, I failed the "no fail, guarantee!" recipes. So I...
Macaron Mishaps #7: Adjusting the Temperature Higher
The last lesson of macaron mishaps was an invaluable one. Doing basic research is always a good thing when learning how to make anything new. So my first thought was to begin by adjusting the temperature higher. Perhaps it...
Macaron Mishaps #6: Researching the Recipe
More of the story behind learning how to make macarons develops below. I decided to spend the evening researching the recipe for the french macaron after last time. There had to be an answer to cracking the code on these...