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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