S'mores

Oh god, I've been super obsessed with s'mores recently & spend an inordinate amount of time looking at s'mores online, on Etsy, tastespotting, Google image search. I just want all of these in my belly NOW. 

Your typical, standard-fare s'more:

Moving on up in the world with artisan-made s'mores. Handmade graham crackers, marshmallows, & ganache!! Oh my:

& of course, the bastard hybrid children of cupcakes & cookie bars & cookies: 

Macarons!

I went to a macaron class! My neighborhood restaurant AQ offers a couple classes (including one for LAMB BUTCHERING) & since I love their food, I headed over for the macaron class. Which was perfectly timed because I've been dying to make them & just recently acquired all the tools/ingredients to make them this weekend.

It was pretty fun & the pastry chef teaching the class was awesome. She's only 20 & has no formal culinary education, but she was so knowledgeable, friendly, & most importantly, was able to ensure that ALL OF OUR MACARONS TURNED OUT!

 

Excuse my horrible night-time "studio" lighting, but these are my matcha flavored macarons.



My batch came out a little hollow, so I'm going to try to mix the batter more & get it a little runnier, which will hopefully correct the graininess & peaks as well.