So, let’s get this straight right up front: Macaroons (“Mah-kah-ROONS”) are homey, chewy coconut cookies containing condensed milk, and French macarons (“Mah-kah-RAWN” – the “s” is silent) are light, delicate meringue cookies sandwiched together with a luscious filling. I try not to be a Judgy McJudgypants when people mispronounce words, even though it hurts my…
Tag: dessert table
Recipe Post: Cream Cheese Berry Tarts
These tiny little tartlets are melt-in-your-mouth delicious, if I do say so myself. I sort of cobbled together a couple of different recipes, changed a few things up, and came up with these little guys for my wedding dessert table last month.Even though the pastry is a little finicky (a light touch and not too…
Recipe Post: Butter Tarts
Image courtesy of Canadian Living Magazine Butter tarts are an iconic Canadian dessert, as Canadian as Nanaimo bars, in fact (although we’ll talk about those in another post).There are tons of recipes for butter tarts out there; the simplest and easiest call for the baker to use pre-made tart shells found in the grocery store…
Recipe Post: Key Lime Bars
Another one of the items on my wedding dessert table, these key lime bars had to be hands down my favourite; the limes were so tart and floral, and they paired so well with the sweet graham crumb base, it was a definite struggle to not pick away at it after it had baked and…
Recipe Post: Colourful Spiral Cookies
Another short series I will be working on over the next little while will be to share recipes, pictures, and tutorials of the several dessert table goodies I made for my wedding last month. Today, I shall show you how to make these awesome Colorful Spiral Cookies, courtesy of an amazing baker and cookbook author,…
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