Telling A-manda and I something is difficult or near impossible to do (but requires little or no special equipment) is a sure way to get our fire going. This has been the case with the sweet little diva biscuits known as macarons.

If you are like me the first thing I think of is macar-oo-ns the nasty little coconut hay stacks. They are great, if you like shredded coconut, which I don’t.  If there is one thing we know here at with-an-a, one little letter makes all the difference.  Macar-o-ns are delicious little cream filled sandwich cookies.  The cookie is delicate, moist, and melty!

Posts about are adventures in perfecting our technique should follow soon. My diet is going to suffer…

A-manda, soon to be a featured tea reviewer on With-an-A, spent a fine day sampling pastries from Paris Baguette paired with some of her choice tea blends. The results were superb, and I thought I might share them with you.

I have included photos of our dainty treats, which I edited experimenting with a technique I picked up here. The directions are clear and easy to follow, and produced the fun results you have seen in my last few posts.
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