Quidditch cookies

Quidditch cookies


I made these cookies for a harry potter themed party. They are a betty crocker recipe. Instead of drizzling butterscotch I sprinkled large sugar crystals and wilton gold dust.

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Apple pannekoeken

Pannekoeken


It wouldnt be fall without an apple pannekoeken! The captain's parents visited and I made this delicious apple treat!

Note this is a half batch.

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Mac Tweets - Kick it up Challenge

Cookie Cocktail


My homage to the samoa girl scout cookie. Macarons with Fleur de sel caramel combined with Chocolate ganache and just a hint of rum. I heard Cora Carmody speak about the Technology Goddesses, a group that teaches girl scouts about technology. In honor of her coming to my Women's Network Meeting, and due to Mac Tweets having a boozy cookie challenge, I came up with this combo. I have to say I would put more than a hint of coconut rum in next time. My recipe was
2 Cups Heavy Cream
1/4 Cup Coconut Rum
2 1/4 Cups Chocolate Chips.

Next time I'd do double the rum as you really couldn't taste it unless you were really searching for it.

However they were still a chocolate, caramel delight!

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Easy Spare Ribs

This weekend I made some delicious Ribs.

For the full instructions check out my instructable:
www.instructables.com/id/Fall-off-the-Bone-Ribs-Easy-as-1...

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Trader joes macs

Trader joes find!


I was lazy this month and did not do a mac attack, but while shopping for egg whites I found trader joes has some fresh macs! I haven't tried them yet because they were out when I needed to bring a dessert somewhere...maybe next time!

Macarons au chocolat


Not a bad price at trader joes.

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Happy independence day!

Independence day cupcakes


What a day! We bbqed on the boat and watched the big bay boom, a series of four coordinated fireworks shows...it was amazing! To celebrate I made jello poke cupcakes, you poke the cake with a skewer and pour jello in the holes and let it set up. It is way late, so sweet dreams!

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Aroma therapy?

Mint chocolate ganache cupcakes


I made these for an after work get together, I'm hoping they're as good as they smell, it was chocolatey torture to photograph these! I guess the chocolate mint aroma was trapped in the cake carrier all evening!

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Peaches and Cream Macaron

Peaches and Cream Macaron


These delicious beauties were actually made with Costco peaches as my peaches weren't 100% ripe yet. I made some peach preserves and combined them with HiCookery's Cream Cheese filling. These are my contribution to this month's Fruit Challenge over at MacTweets.

Peaches and Cream Macaron


Another shot of the delicious filling!

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R2D2 moving Cupcakes

So I wanted to post another instructable and thought, what about an R2D2 cupcake...what about one that MOVES?!

So I did it! Here you go:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Robotic-R2D2-Cupcake/

R2D2 Cupcake


This one actually moves, can you believe it?! :) Can you tell that I had fun doing my hair up in Leia style buns?

R4 A22 Cupcake


This one doesn't move, but I'm sure it's delicious!

R2D2 Moving Cupcake


I made this cupcake for my friend's birthday and also created an instructable for it.

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Would you like a Burger with that Shake?

Burger and Shake Cupcakes made on the BBQ Grill!


Don't they look delicious? These burger and shake cupcakes were fruity and refreshing! I posted the directions on the instructables website.

Check them out
www.instructables.com/id/Burger-and-Shake-Cupcakes-Made-o...

Grillin Out!


This weekend I grilled up some cupcakes, while wearing my new apron. I made this apron out of two half yards of fabric and used almost every last scrap of the pink and have just enough of the cupcake fabric to start saving squares for a scrap quilt!

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European Vacation!

I went to Europe in March/April but I'm only getting to the photos now. Here are the highlights of my macaron hunt :)

McDo Macarons at the Louvre


Macarons at "McDo" in the Louvre. This is where I bought my first Parisian macarons. I have to say they were pretty good!

McDo Macarons


Another macaron glamor shot, of the box and the stand up ad at the McDo at the Louvre.

Inside the Famous Pierre Herme shop!


On our bus tour we were supposed to shop in a department store, but the captain and I ventured out and found the famous Pierre Herme macarons. It was a sight to see!

Giant Macarons


I didn't purchase one of these but they looked so delicious!

My purchase


Six lovely macarons, which sadly I left until the next morning, and due to the heat they were totally soggy.

Luxemburgerli in Lucerne


If that's not a mouthful I don't know what is! Here is a bigger than life representation of the luxemburgerli, which are like swiss macarons. They are a bit more petite and thus look more filled than Parisian macarons but they probably have the same height of filling, just have a smaller cookie

Luxemburgerli


So petite and delicious looking!

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Delicious, peanutty chocolate chip cookies

Gluten free chocolate chip cookies


I made some awesome gluten free cookies today. I just took the nestle tollhouse recipe and substituted peanut flour from trader joes for regular flour. The result, delicious peanutty cookies!

Gluten free peanut chocolate chip cookies


Here they are, delicious!

Gluten free peanut chocolate chip cookies


I got an even better pic after I posted as I was posting while baking

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Ballpark Snack Macs

Green Monster Mint Chocolate Macs


These macs are for this month's mac tweets, which was a baseball theme. I made mint chocolate ganache from mint in my garden. I was initially worried that you wouldn't taste any mint because I haven't tried flavoring cream before, but they are minty!

Strawberry pink lemonade flaxseed macs


These macs are 100% flaxseed. I tinted and flavored them with pink lemonade koolaid powder from an envelope. When I opened the oven door on the first batch a waft of hot lemonade drifted out. These babies have a strong taste of lemonade and I hope to experiment with other kool aid flavors in the future.

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Crochet macs

Crochet macarons


I made macarons in bed...a strawberry chocolate ganache and a chocolate cassis...ok they are just yarn...the recipe is on my other blog http://rollerscrapper.blogspot.com/2011/04/crochet-macs.html

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Who can resist strawberries and chocolate?

For this month's chocolate mac attack I wanted to try a unique ganache. I started with frozen strawberries, which I blended with water and balsamic vinegar. I boiled the mix on the stove until it reduced down to about 1/3 of the original amount. I then added 2 cups of brown sugar and a heaping spoonful of cocoa powder and 8 oz of Trader Joe's baking chocolate discs. Once that cooled a bit I added about 3/4 of a stick of unsalted butter. The result was exactly as I'd hoped, you taste strawberry first, and then the chocolate at the end.

Strawberry balsamic brown sugar chocolate ganache macarons


These pink macs have a strawberry balsamic brown sugar chocolate ganache.

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A second helping inspired by mac tweets

I have a cherimoya tree in my back yard so I thought is make some white chocolate ganache with a cherimoya base. I sprinkled the tajin on afterwards, as it tends to melt into stuff. I love tajin on cherimoyas and it was pretty interesting on a cookie!

Cherimoya white chocolate macarons with tajin


I love this spice on everything! It packs a chili lime punch.

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My first MacTweets MacAttack!

Thai peanut chili lime macaron


I'm so excited for my first mac tweet! The subject is sugar and spice, with fruit. This macaron is made of 75% almond and 25% peanut flour. The lime curd is made from mexican lines from my tree, and the chili powder is california chili. These were made specifically for mac tweets, but I have made another batch before. These are still maturing in my fridge, but if they are anything like the last batch, the first thing you taste is lime, followed by peanut and a hint of spice.

This flavor combination is inspired by thai food, with the chili, lime and peanut flavors.

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The first Pink Inhabitant

My Pink KitchenAid Mixer


This is the first inhabitant of My Pink Kitchen. My trusty Pink Kitchen Aid Mixer. I had always wanted a stand mixer, however I always thought they were out of my price range. However in 2004 I was at Robinsons-May department store and spied one for $188! I had never seen one under $200! I quickly went to purchase it and rushed to the counter. The clerk, trying to be helpful, commented, "You realize this is the Pink one...several people have come up here thinking this was a white one and didn't want it because it was pink." I timidly replied that I had been searching and searching for "the pink one" forever and was quite happy. He rang me up and the rest is history.

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The Origins of My Pink Kitchen

So how did I end up with My Pink Kitchen? Well it was all random luck. I have loved the color pink, ever since I was a small child. Almost everything I have, I have in Pink! (That may be an exaggeration). I never ever imagined that I would one day end up with My Pink Kitchen. However when we purchased our house, I lucked out. A vintage tiled kitchen, untouched by time...in a previous owner's favorite color...PINK! Unfortunately, or fortunately for my husband, the bathroom was redone in a classy blue and white scheme, but I do see origins of Pink tile peeking out behind the new blue tiles.