2. externship update: macarons with 1 o.

french macarons: the cute little cookie sandwiches with chewy yet crisp "cookies" made from meringue.  supposedly the next big thing after cupcakes.

macaroons: the, usually coconut, cookies that you normally think of when you hear the term "macaroons."

note: these two things have very little in common.

i made both this week :)  pictures of the french version:

 {vanilla with strawberry}

{coconut with white}

& i learned that, although my book devoted specifically to french macarons with every single little detail spelled out on how to make these delightful treats mentions nothing of it, you should bake these on silpats.  not baking them on silpats results in a very long time spent trying to peel them off of parchment paper.  do yourself a favor & just use a silpat.

other than that, they were great!  & adorable.  & will hopefully be even better next time.

by the way, biggest challenge of real world vs school thus far: trying to wrap up full sheet pans in plastic wrap without the help of my favorite class partner in crime, jess.  we always joked that it would be hard to do without each other.  but, seriously, it is.  i dropped a sheet pan full of cupcakes on the ground.  {only 30ish, not iced.  but STILL.  not my proudest moment.}

more new stuff next week!  still trying out all of our recipes & creating some new ones myself.  if you're in birmy, stop by urban & get yourself a treat!

love love,

kjp.