Have there ever, EVER been sweeter words than how you began this post: "I made a lemon curd based berry trifle the other day."

Beautiful day, beautiful macarons.
Cakespy | Homepage | 01.06.08 - 5:44 pm | #

I have never had a lemon curd based berry trifle before. I Wounder what that taste like?
Nicola | Homepage | 01.08.08 - 9:07 am | #

Thanks Cakespy

Nicola, i tried to find an online recipe for that dessert, but couldn't (i believe i found it in the November issue of Bon Appetit, and the name was Lemon-Berry Triflettes). i remember that i mixed equal amounts of lemon curd and whipped cream to layer between raspberries and ladyfingers. It was refreshing, but the whole dessert was not very visually appealing; hence no post.
zinnur | 01.22.08 - 1:21 pm | #

Thanks so much!! I just realized why my macaroons had no feet. Great post!
cheese_puff | 02.02.08 - 5:16 pm | #

hi zinnur,
your macarons look terrific! i have since perfected the basic macaron recipe. it doesn't require all the resting nor the finicky reductions in oven temperature anymore. i have found the recipe to be foolproof, quick and consistent too. i just use tartelette's pistachio macaron recipe. all you do is make sure the total amount of nuts equals 125 grams. my black sesame macarons are particularly delicious. i'll be adding a special link to all my macaron trials.
cakebrain | Homepage | 02.05.08 - 11:30 pm | #

Cakebrain, thanks for your comment. i've been wanting to try Tartelette's recipe for a while now. But after reading about your black sesame macarons, i feel that i must do it now. i'll drop you a comment about the result.
zinnur | 02.06.08 - 12:27 pm | #