Macarons Make for a Marvelous Munch

Macarons är väldigt gott. Första gången jag åt en var med min kompis Azure i San Francisco. Vi satt på ett té café (?) och tjejen som jobbade kom fram och gav oss en trasig macaron som hon sa att de ändå inte kunde sälja. Det var en jasmin macaron som var så jävla god att jag ville sparka bakut och springa ett varv runt kvarteret naken.

Iaf, jag och min syster bakade hallon och citron makarons igår och de blev faktiskt jättegoda fast det var vårt första försök. 

English: Macarons are super good. The first time I tried one was with my friend Azure in San Francisco. We were at a tea café (?) and the girl who worked there gave us a broken one because she said she wouldn't be able to sell it anyway. It was a jasmin flavored macaron and it was so good I wanted to take off all my clothes and run a lap around the block.

Anyway, my sister and I made raspberry and lemon ones yesterday and they actually turned out exceptionally good seeing as it was our first try. 

For the filling, just use a regular buttercream recipe and flavor with whatever you like! 

Let them set for AN HOUR before baking! Très important!

Ok, so this was the first batch that came out of the oven. The recipe said to let the batter dots REST and SET for an hour before putting them in the oven. Of course I thought half an hour was enough but no. They cracked. 

Here, look how ambitious I am. I drew a picture so you can understand the importance of letting the gosh darn macaron rest! 

Sweet sugary goodness 

Non-offensive Gingerbread!

Att baka pepparkakor är väl jävligt tråkigt. Kavla, trycka ut djur och kanske en snopp eller två och så in i ugnen. Det var roligare när man var liten och kunde trycka i sig halva degen utan problem.
Aja, nu har jag bakat klart iallafall och jag vill be om ursäkt ifall mina överviktiga pepparkaksmänniskor väcker anstöt.

English: Baking gingerbread cookies is a boring task. Roll out the dough, punch out the shapes (usually animals but sometimes also a penis or two) and throw them in the oven. It was more fun when I was little and I could eat half the dough. Anyway, I'm all done now and would like to apologize in advance in case you feel offended by my obese gingerbread people.

I also baked these slippers. 

All the creatures of the forest! Yes, we have ALL of these animals in the forest, even the water ones.

Ta-daa! Can anyone tell me what kind of animal that little tiny one by the bear is?? It's so pathetic looking... Could it be a donkey? But why is it so small?
And unfortunately I have to inform you that the giraffe broke it's face (no, not the neck) shortly after this picture was taken. It was delicious.