I wasn't planning to hit the farmer's market Saturday. I was heading to the ATM. I parked a block away so I just HAD to walk through the market to get to the ATM. It was so worth it!
As I headed toward the tomatoes, to compare them to what my garden has been trying hard to produce in this blistering heat, happily I ran into my bff, who was looking like the very cute pregnant lady that she is, and then made a round of the market with her. I should have pictures of the berry scone(s) but I had one for breakfast and brought the other to the super-cool Kellee, hairstylist extraordinaire; she of the KILLER cut and color (those little grays showed up when I was 26!). Kellee always gives me a huge cup of delicious tea (excellent for scone dunking, handily enough). The unbelievable coffee-ish cake-like blackberry cobbler-esque thing, which I told myself I was buying as a treat for later, well, that thingy barely made it home. Holy cow, it was crazy good! Clearly, it is VITAL that I get back to the market soon to I buy another piece so I can photograph it for you. It's only fair. It's a big job but I can handle it.
And now on to the macarons. This week I tried Vanilla Bean (a gorgeous blue with a light and very clear vanilla flavor), Nutella (no explanation needed), Lemon-Lime (more lemon than lime, just perfect) and rose (light and aromatic like a rose tea). I love macarons. They are difficult to make. Ok, they look like triple-black-diamond-difficult to make so I haven't bothered trying. And now I don't have to because of Mariana's Macarons. Amazing, perfect, delicious little bites of heaven. On her website, macarons are defined this way:
The Macaron is a sweet confectionery consisting of two meringue cookies made from a blend of finely ground almond flour, sugar, and egg whites with a buttercream, jam, or ganache filling. They are lightly crisp on the outside and smooth and creamy in the center. These naturally gluten-free desserts are available in an assortment of stunning colors and delicious flavors.
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| Above: Blue = vanilla bean, cream colored with powdered chocolate = Nutella, swirled yellow & green = lemon-lime, pretty pink = rose flavor |
