Yes, untitled. Well, actually this blog post has a title. It's titled 'Untitled'. Hmmm...I think I really have no more creative juice left in me whatsoever..not a single drop! But blog I must coz I have pictures to show and stories to share!
By the way, the photo above is actually of my macaron shells rejects! They did not make the cut - either too small, no same-coloured pair, total lop-sided on one side (redundant?) or burned at the bottom. I was arranging them in the 'rejects' container and thought they actually look good together!
And below are those which made the cut... and as usual, they are not quite perfect either! :-)
Well, in the quest of macaron perfection, I purchased these Mastrad macaron baking sheets below from Bisous À Toi via Kitchen Guardian. Oh! how I dreamed of perfect looking, same-sized macarons!! All my macaron worries would be over, I told myself...when I get my hands on these babies! Then reality checked in and I knew that macaronnage is the most important thing in macaron-making... still I wanted these! And so on Wednesday night I went to collect these from my mac buddy, the Kitchen Guardian (more than the guardian of her kitchen, she is the epitome of a superwoman to me!) Read her post on this here.
What do you know, my macarons stuck to the silicone sheets and I had the shortest feet ever! I am not blaming the sheets, though...I just need to get used to using silicone sheets. I don't own any Silpat, the non-stick baking mat and have always relied on the trusty Tesco brand baking paper. Mastrad oh Mastrad... I hope it won't be a long and stressful relationship between the two of us! He he!! But despaired I am not!
left; the piped mac batter. right; baked macarons...short feet and their bottoms stuck to the sheets!
Well, not only was I excited to collect my Mastrads from KG the other night, I was also looking forward to these... the KitchenCraft kitchen thermometer which KG so kindly bought for me as a gift and...
...this Jill Colonna book, Mad about Macarons!! Aaaah...I can't put the book down..so many recipes, so many photos to drool over!! Thank you Yani!! XOXO!!
And oh boy! am I excited about finishing up my MAD bakes...two more weeks and I'm free as a bird!! That ought to give me back my creative juices!! :P Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Yg rejects tu lambung2 kat I k. Mahal tak the sheets?
ReplyDeleteIt will come to good use after much trials, just like our macs.
Wiz, dah lambong... dapat tak?
ReplyDeleteThe mastrads...yup, but nak trial tu yang malas coz dah dapat results yang memuaskan without it! tapi gatal kan... hehe
Gatal? tersangat. Tak pe at least the mastrads tu you gulung2 and buat gadget untuk menggaru hahahahaha.
ReplyDeletetin tin...tqs for this eye candy.....mmg sedap mata memandang...even my prezzies look good haha!nxt time i know where to turn to to wrap prezzies haha...
ReplyDeletemastrad tu buat alas bantal...tdor nyenayk dia regulate heat LOL!
tina...wiz tu saja buakn dia tak reti buat macarons...boleh kita lambung kat dia, and then kita soh dia lambung some sugarpaste figurines....
ReplyDeleteKG...haha! kena trylah buat alaih bantai! tapi nanti tidoq lena tak bangun2 mampuih!
ReplyDeleteyup, wiz tu saje je dia...i don't care i want 40th birthday cake from her next year!
YOu cannot castch me you cannot make me!!! lol!
ReplyDeleteHi Tina,
ReplyDeletethe mastrads baking sheet didnt work ? so better use baking paper ? i dont think in sg have that kind of baking sheet, i also want my macaroons have similiar size. Normally i use baking paper, last time i use silpat also grow small feet and shell didnt rise up high compare with baking paper.
Hi, can i check with you the mastrads didnt work ? so better use normal baking paper? last time i used silicon baking sheet (silpat) only have small feet and shell not rise up high compare with baking sheet. I also want to have similiar size for my macaroons, i dont think ingredients shops in sg have that kind of mastards baking sheet.
ReplyDeleteHi Tina,
ReplyDeletethe mastrads baking sheet didnt work ? so better use baking paper ? i dont think in sg have that kind of baking sheet, i also want my macaroons have similiar size. Normally i use baking paper, last time i use silpat also grow small feet and shell didnt rise up high compare with baking paper.