I'm not sure I want to say this out loud, but Spring this year
here in Minnesota has been glorious! In years past it seems
as if we'd go from freezing to 85 degrees over the course of
one weekend. Not this year though, the cool weather has
allowed the tulips and daffodils to linger in bloom and the
blossoms of my two magnolia trees didn't get mangled by the
rain. In case anyone is listening, now that those blooms have
faded, we can get rain anytime.
The mild temperatures have also allowed me to continue
cranking up the oven and continue baking. My friends
Kevin, Jennifer and I did just that not too long ago. We
whipped up and baked off a few more batches of French
Macarons. It was our third attempt. We haven't mastered
any one of 1/2 dozen recipes that we have attempted, but we
are getting closer. (Pictures of our latest attempt will be on
my blog here in the near future.)
I'm also trying my darnedest to enjoy all the wonders of
spring and have even brought out the Weber a couple of
times and grilled some steaks. All this while doing, if you
can believe it, some preliminary baking of Holiday Cookie
ideas for November cooking classes. Thank goodness for a
cool Spring and thanks for pulling up a chair at Bret's Table.
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