Me VS Macarons

originally uploaded by shangz.

Where do i even start talking about my macaron making adventure . I could start about how i went through a million and one websites and i even found youtube videos on how to make macarons (trust me , they exist) and armed with all the necessary research (both in english and francaise, might i add) i set out to start making these tiny , but oh so delicious pastries.

First attempt . I realised how i have no freaking idea how to make meringues . So into the dustbin those went .

Second attempt . Got the consistency for the meringue , but it was all wrong with the mixture of sugar and almond powder . Hello dustbin again.

Third attempt . "Mix till the mixture is magma-like" . What the hell is magma like ???? The dustbin is getting very full .

Fourth attempt . Hmm , it seems to be rising nicely in the oven . Oh , i take it back . The shell looks horrible . Ate them . Too sweet .

Fifth attempt . okayy . perhaps this is the damn magma rubbish the recipe says . The shell is fine , but the base is so weak .

Sixth attempt . Ok ok .. here we go , yes ! , Shell check . Base Check . Macarons accomplished :)


After the entire story , i can still tell you that i still have long long way to go in making macarons . I obviously picked the nicer macarons to photograph coz there's a whole bunch of ugly sitting on the cooling rack , but nontheless , One step at a time .

But for now . I shall go gobble up my macaron a la framboise . Au revoir !