Matcha Green Tea Macarons


I could hardly wait for the weekend to arrive so that I could make another batch of macarons. This time using my newly acquired bag of green tea powder. Hmmm the fresh grass smell that whiffs out when I open the foil bag…refreshing! To make these I simply weighed out the ingredients for my macaron…

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….