Entries from January 2009

Dark Mint Chocolate French Macarons Recipe

January 12th, 2009 · 10 Comments

I promised you a recipe for the Dark Mint Chocolate French Macarons that I made for the The Best Holiday Cookie Swap Ever. If you’re going to make these, I would recommend making them the day before or the morning of your event so that you have time to do all the various steps and [...]

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Tags: Chocolate · Dessert · Food · Recipe

Turkish Coffee and Turkish Breakfast in Istanbul, Turkey

January 8th, 2009 · 23 Comments

Happy New Year! I’m back from Istanbul, and unfortunately during my trip my 50mm 1.4 had an unfortunate accident, so most of my pics are from my stepchild lens. Forgive me. And if you’re coming to Milan from the US soon and want to courier a lens to me, let me know (and I’ll reward [...]

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Tags: Discovering Food · Istanbul · Travels Abroad