October has certainly brought some surprises. I’m recently back from a trip to Spain (hence the spotty posts—sorry!) and find that New York has been befelled by sub 40ºF temperatures… Brr! Anyway, I have a new macaron flavor to share this month in honor of (belated) National Dessert Day from October 14: mocha-flavored shells…
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bar
New York City has been celebrating Restaurant Week (at 4 weeks, it should be more like “Restaurant Month”!) recently and it gives some of us a chance to explore a few finer dining options that we might normally have to think at least twice about. Among the superb three-course meals I’ve had the pleasure of…
Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Matcha Green Tea Frosting
Recently, I’ve had my mind on cake. Specifically chocolate cake. More specifically dark and decadent, moist and rich chocolate cake. Over the past two years of my time in New York, I’ve been on a quest to find the perfect chocolate cake. Unfortunately (and perhaps surprising to some) I have yet to find that golden…
Matcha Green Tea Macarons with Dark Chocolate Ganache
March is full of celebrations—so in honor of both Macaron Day (this Friday, March 20) and St. Patrick’s Day, I bring you… green macarons featuring matcha green tea! Matcha is definitely one of my favorite tea and dessert flavors. I can’t help myself but order anything on any menu that includes the descriptor matcha. It’s just…
Pink Macarons with Chocolate Raspberry Ganache
It’s finally here—the long awaited macaron* post! I started making macarons about 4 months ago. I was on a baking spree and decided that I just needed to try my hand at making these supposedly-difficult French cookies. What did I learn? They are difficult! And after having made batch after batch of macarons since then,…