Mango Madness Macarons


A word of warning – this is an incredibly sweet macaron. Perhaps due to the fact that I have not acquired the taste of white chocolate; rather, I have loved the bitterness of dark chocolate from as far back as I can remember. The sweetness of the white chocolate came as a shock to me….

Matcha green tea ice cream


Matcha green tea ice cream is one of my favourite flavours of ice cream. It’s been quite hard to find good quality green tea powders so I have not had the opportunity to try it until recently. I had some egg yolks left over from my Mango Madness Macarons so this is perfect timing. Ingredients:…

Violet macarons with chocolate Frangelico ganache


Right I’m in a roll here – making dainty little macarons that is. What favour should I try out now? Salted caramel? Coffee chocolate? Green tea and red bean? Hm green tea sounds good! I ask Jacqueline, my 3.5 year old daughter, ‘what colour macarons should we make ?’ Knowing her favourite colour is green,…

Kitchen adventures


Chocolate macarons I’ve been hit by the macaron fever ( thanks to Masterchef Australia) and had been making these for a few months now. Only recently did I pluck up the courage to try the Italian method, as I was a bit put off by the extra step and equipment required over the French method….