No Monday Blues!

Do you get Monday Blues?

I did not today. I know I will not because I have some pastry cream that I had made on
Sunday sitting in the fridge waiting patiently for me.

Pastry cream is wonderful. It can be used to made fruit tart, cream puffs ......

With some strawberries and blueberries in the fridge, it will just do. It could have been better if I have peaches as well.

Usually, I would put the flour and cold butter in the freezer overnight before making but since it wa a last minute thing, I combine the ingredients and left it in the fridge for about 2 hours before rolling it to fill the flan tin. I also left it in the freezer for 5 minutes before blind baking.

It turned out well. Ate the whole tart for dessert after dinner.....not alone.

so cute....Macaroons!

Yes, I did it...my very first Macaroons!

I was full of attention and concentration when I was making these Chocolate Macaroons. It was fun looking at them in the oven. I was all excited, wondering how my first try is going to be.

Of course, not all turned out well....I made about 50 pieces but about 10 pieces of them cracked on the top. It could be due to impatience and I was not careful with my scillicone sheets. I piped them onto a slightly bigger sheet and when I tried to slide it onto the tray, it kind of folded....it could be that. Not too sure!!

Pipping took me awhile to get a hang of it. Practise makes perfect is definitely true.

Anyway, overall, it turned out well. Looking at them gave me the confidence that I can do it. Looking forward to making more. Perhaps, venturing into coconut, lemon, who knows, green tea?

Besides the look for presentation....the TASTE is the most important. Macroons have to be kept in the fridge for at least a day to two before consumption. Well. we couldn't wait that long.

Not to praise myself but it did taste great - according to my critics...yo hoo ; )