Tag Archives: Macarons

Macaron Ice Cream Sandwiches

This week has been a busy one. I started my clinical placement for my course, and the first rotation? Phlebotomy. “Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!” Why? Well: a) the reason I became a laboratory scientist is so that I didn’t have to deal with patients; and b) I am scared of hurting people. However it is essential in order to […]

Playing with new toys….

This week, Mr M bought a Lego Star Wars AT-ST from eBay. Of course to give accurate feedback he had to build it to make sure all the bits were there….. Yes dear. It’s ok. You can play with your toy if you want to: That would be him using the electronic copy of the […]

Tea, Cake, and Craft day.

Today is an exciting day. It is not often you get to go craft for an afternoon, natter, and generally eat scrummy things, but today is one of those days! I am part of the Angry Knitters, which actually encompasses more than just knitting, indeed all manner of crafts can be done, although a lack […]

What to do with 10 egg whites? Let’s have our fourth attempt at Macarons!

As mentioned, I have tried these before… A couple of times in fact, each time they sort of resembled Nipples. Seriously: So having lots of leftover egg whites from custard tart making, the time was right for a fresh attempt! This post also marks the first appearance of my lovely Mr M, or at least […]