Lemon macarons

Lemon macarons
For the Jour du Macaron 2011, I made bright lemon meringue macs.

Mini Bombe Alaska

Mini Bombe Alaska
Mini Bombe Alaska – a blast from the past with tropical flavours.

Salted butter “break-ups”


Chocolate dipped salted butter cookies from Dorie Greenspan.

Panna cotta and florentines

Panna cotta and florentines
Panna cotta and florentines for February’s Daring Bakers.

Custard gelato

Custard gelato
Custard gelato with extra virgin olive oil, sprinkled with coarse sea salt – inspired by a dessert at Beretta (San Francisco)

Orange almond tart

Orange almond tart
This Dorie Greenspan orange almond tart tastes just like something from a fancy French pâtisserie!

Mac-candy apples

Mac-candy apples
To celebrate the McIntosh apple’s 200th birthday, I made mac-candy apples!

Nutella lamingtons

Nutella lamingtons
A twist on the Aussie classic – the lamington – for World Nutella Day!

Chocolate Orange Swiss Roll

Chocolate Orange Swiss Roll
My take on this month’s Daring Bakers!

Panna Cotta for breakfast

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Just one of the treats we enjoyed over Easter…

Spring-themed Macarons

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After FIVE batches of macarons, I finally had a batch turn out!

Mimosa Macarons – Cheers!

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Blood orange shells and champagne ganache = cheers!

Petits pots à la vanille

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Recreating a French classic at home.

Macarons pistache

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II finally succeed at making macarons with FEET and smooth tops!

Macingtons for Australia Day

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A macaron crossed with a lamington? Yep!

Ile Flottante

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Dessert made during a wonderful workshop at ArtHome Paris.

Macaron workshop/Elysée Lenôtre

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A macaron masterclass from the experts in Paris!