So good!

A peek into my oven

pumpkin tarts!!!

My failed attempted at making macarons

Okay, it wasn't a complete failure. I did manage to salvage a few of them but the first pan burnt, the second was golden brown and the third one was undercooked. I used the recipe from A La Cuisine Baking for 8-10 mins was way too long. I think the perfect time is exactly 7 mins. Anyways, these are the results of the first batch. (yes, I made another batch but it was worse than the first batch. don't ask me how that is possible. it just is.)


whipping eggs + salt until foamy.


add sugar and whip eggs till stiff peaks form!


folding in icing sugar and adding food coloring until it "flows like magma"


filling my homemade piping bag (aka ziplock bag)
all smooth and pretty waiting for skins to form.


rotating the pan
& golden brown macarons.

this is what a burnt macaron looks like
& this is the inside.


the ones I managed to salvage along side the golden brown ones.

I am TIRED. I made blueberry buttercream filling too but I haven't piped them yet.

Lemon Bars!

Photo from Bakerella.

I was blog hopping last night and came across Bakerella's Lemon Bar recipe. I checked the fridge and we had 2 lemons so how could I resist making these? They were SO good and SO easy to make. I would have taken my own photos but my family kind of butchered it before I got the chance lol. I can't wait to try out the cheesecake recipe!!!