i live in a heart shaped world

j'adore

inspiration-the girly side

these are stolen from the internet: shots from the movie Marie Antoinette (2006)

it's snowing

i made this one up a couple years ago

...and i ate it for dinner today.


ps. sorry with all the food posts. i'm not a foodie, i promise!

i got 99 problems...

i want to learn how to rap! really!

on the other hand, i stayed up last night to make these:

the cookie part isn't too sweet, but it pairs nicely with the organic raspberry jam in the center. they were super easy to make...although attempting to pipe them was a major fail.

rabbit moo

i can never get tired of this video.


<3

stephie's overly cute meringue cookies

this is for everyone who asked how i made these:

1. preheat oven. 200 degrees for 1.5 to 2 hours for uniform textured meringue. 300 degree for about 25 mins for crunchy ones with a soft center. i prefer the latter.

2. separate the whites from 2 eggs and beat until foamy. add 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and 1/8th teaspoon of cream of tartar. don't be a fool like me and sneak in some egg yolk by accident. my first batch looked like sad cloud kakas.

3. beat until soft peaks form. then slowly add 1/2 cup of superfine or regular white sugar: use heart shaped measure cups and you'll always bake with love.

4. continue beating on high speed until very stiff, and shiny, like so:

5. fill piping bag with meringue mixture, and pipe a dome-shaped meringue blob on parchment paper or silicon mat placed on top of a cookie sheet.

(oooh, nice n shiny)

i'm really bad at piping so i tried out all different shapes...rosettes are pretty in my opinion but i think the blobs give the best texture taste-wise!

6. bake! they'll be done when they start to crack...they make interesting crackling noises when cooling off. :)

OPTIONAL BONUS POINTS FOR EFFORT/CUTENESS OVERLOAD:

- add food coloring, and mix well. i used a tiny bit of tulip red food coloring paste.
-pipe other shapes, but thinner cookies may result in a shorter baking time. i tried making hearts:

they turn a little brown after baking.

and here's the finished cookies, in daylight!!