Yes, that’s macaron, not macaroon.  We’re doing things the French way, with almond meal and folding eggs and all that jazz. I guess you could say this cooking thing is getting pretty serious. I actually…

Remember when we had those gorgeous nectarines a while back?  And remember how it was National Ice Cream Day on Sunday?  No?  Well, anyway, both of those things happened, and made this delicious masterpiece: Behold,…

Ah, the soufflé.  This one was vanilla, and absolutely delicious.  Though I generally don’t like eggy dishes, I found that this addicting little dessert was not slimy or egg-tasting in the least.  The soufflé was…

That’s right, folks.  Not just crab.  We’re talking krab-with-a-k, otherwise known as imitation crab.  But this isn’t just any krab.  This is fried krab.  And you thought there wasn’t a god…   Apparently, when you’re…

That’s right, it’s nectarine season!!  Are you as excited as I am?  Maybe not?  Too bad. Sweet, delicious nectarines.  These ones are grown in my backyard, and it doesn’t get much fresher than this.  It…

So it turns out that making ravioli without a pasta machine is actually quite difficult... who would have guessed?      

  These are some flowers I made that went on top of an Easter cake (that I also made) a while back.  They were my first fondant projects, and the endless rolling, recoloring, and shaping…

Yes, this is a Windows default picture… but isn’t it nice?  I think that looking at these nice flowers is a perfect way to kick off the Summer 2013 Cooking Challenge!