Petites Bouchees Dessert Table
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I’ve hinted on a project that I have been working on for a few weeks now. Well, now it can be revealed. Petites Bouchees has ventured into the stylized dessert table business!
This idea has been percolating in my brain [...]
Entries Tagged as 'macarons'
The Petites Bouchées Dessert Table, plus a Giveaway!
July 12th, 2010 · 75 Comments · Macaron Chronicles, Petites Bouchees
Tags:cake pops·Cupcakes·Dessert tables·macarons·Petites Bouchees
The Macaron Food Pyramid
June 5th, 2010 · 17 Comments · Macaron Chronicles
L-R,T-B: Hazelnut-Caramel Fleur de sel, Matcha-Matcha Ganache, Chocolate-Espresso Buttercream, Passion Fruit Milk Chocolate, Rose-Litchi Ganache, Pistachio Bittersweet Chocolate
Those of you following my tweets know that I have been covered in confectioner’s sugar and almond flour for 2.5 days as I furiously baked macaron after macaron batch for some orders and Broad Appetit. At last count, [...]
Tags:macarons
Get ready for Broad Appetit 2010!
June 3rd, 2010 · 10 Comments · Uncategorized
Mark your calendar for this Sunday, June 6th, because it’s Broad Appetit 2010!
There will be macarons and cupcakes ofcourse! Macarons are great make-ahead treats because they need a couple of days to mature in flavor. Here are some behind-the-scenes from my marathon macaron baking sessions…
Chocolate macarons waiting to be filled with Espresso Buttercream
And my favorite [...]
Tags:Broad Appetit·macarons
Macarons behaving badly and a wedding
May 11th, 2010 · 17 Comments · Food and Travel, Macaron Chronicles
I know I’ve pulled another disappearing act on this blog. Hopefully, most of you have tried the simple roast chicken I had in the previous post. What? No? Come on guys, I’ve got one about to go into the oven as I type and it took me less than 15 minutes to prep (okay, I [...]
Paris – it’s a love-hate relationship…
December 16th, 2009 · 57 Comments · Food Science, Food and Travel, Macaron Chronicles, More Kitchen Musings
…mostly love, actually
A view of the Eiffel Tower from the Trocadero
So we ate…a lot, but we walked a lot too. In fact, I’ve never walked so much in my life. I shall spare you most of my sightseeing pictures as I’m sure that there are more than enough travel blogs that cover this, [...]
Tags:Duck Confit·E. Dehillerin·G. Detou·Laduree·macarons·Mora·Paris·Pierre Herme
J’etais ici
December 11th, 2009 · 29 Comments · Desserts, Food and Travel, Macaron Chronicles
Eiffel Tower, on a cold rainy night
It was like another world away, this place we refer to as the old world. My first time in Paris was surreal, I can’t believe I was there. Twelve days of eating, twelve days of trying to fit more into my belly, I was bursting at the seams, but [...]
Tags:macarons·Paris·Pierre Herme
Busy October…
October 23rd, 2009 · 37 Comments · Cupcake Projects, Desserts, Macaron Chronicles
Cupcakes and macarons
Cupcakes and macarons seem to be the dessert of choice this October. I had so much fun making these and thought you all would want to see what this obsessive macaron maker was up to. The above dessert table was for a bead store opening. The Fandangled Bead store is located at the [...]
Not quite Pierre Herme’s, but close
September 20th, 2009 · 41 Comments · Desserts, Macaron Chronicles
The Foie Gras Macaron
So I had high hopes for this – Pierre Herme’s foie gras macaron. I tasted it when I took his class last year and if there was heaven in a macaron, this was it! The combination of foie gras and milk chocolate was pure genius and the balance of flavor and texture [...]
My Macarons and Me on the RTD
December 17th, 2008 · 22 Comments · Uncategorized
The Richmond Times Dispatch is Central Virginia’s major newspaper. In today’s food section there is an article about Christmas cookies and the stories behind them. The food editor, Bill Lohmann, asked me to give some tips about making the perfect…
I am so not gelling…
June 30th, 2008 · 29 Comments · Desserts, Food Science, Macaron Chronicles
So, I’m back! For the first 2 weeks of June, I had to attend to my day job plus an influx of macaron orders. Remember I mentioned some exciting projects? One is underway and won’t be finished until the end…
