French la Vie

Thank you for your comments and encouragement!

I am going to try them again when I am back in France.

My goal is to make savory French Macarons. I had them once and, since then, 

have been tempted to make them.

Here is the step-by-step recipe we used from 

"Preppy Kitchen"

We tried both piping and scoping out the batter,

both worked equally as well. I preferred the scoop as I am a novice at piping,

and scooping dictates perfection in size and cream.

We filled them with a French Buttercream, also by 

"Preppy Kitchen"

 

The savory batch I planned to make was tomato cream.

I made the cream filling, but since our last batch didn't turn out, we made them chocolate buttercream instead.

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The tomato cream recipe I made:

One package of cream cheese

Ten dried tomatoes diced

Two tablespoons of olive oil

One heaping tablespoon of oregano (fresh basil could be used, but I didn't have any on hand)

One teaspoon of diced garlic

One tablespoon of tomato paste

Mash together until creamy.

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Stay tuned for the next episode.