baking – fiddle leaf figs

french macarons

I’ve recently started trying to bake macarons! After 10 or so attempts I think I’m (kind of) starting to get the hang of it. I’ve been experimenting with flavors, and so far I’ve made coffee, green tea, chai, chocolate, and lemon. They’ve been a great hit with the people I’ve been working with in OB/GYNContinue reading “french macarons”

strawberry champagne cupcakes

Took my family medicine shelf exam today, so to de-stress I whipped up a batch of cupcakes. I used the recipe from familytabletreasures.com. Strawberry Champagne Cupcakes from http://www.familytabletreasures.com Cupcake Ingredients 2 cups sugar 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temp 6 egg whites 3 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup of pureed fresh strawberries 1 cup champagne Champagne Buttercream 2 sticks unsalted butter, roomContinue reading “strawberry champagne cupcakes”

chai cupcakes

I made chai cupcakes the other day! The base recipe is the same as my green tea cupcakes, but I used the chai tea powder from Trader Joe’s instead.

green tea cupcakes & whipped cream

A friend of mine suggested I make matcha cupcakes, so I’m celebrating the start of the weekend by whipping up a batch! I used the recipe from here. Green Tea Cupcakes with Whipped Cream from wildwildwhisk.com: Cupcake ingredients: 1 1/4 cups flour 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 3/4 cupContinue reading “green tea cupcakes & whipped cream”

creme brulee

I went nuts and bought a tiny blowtorch to use for my s’mores cupcakes, and it just came in the mail today. I juuuuuust made those cupcakes for a labor day bbq, so I didn’t feel like whipping them up again just yet. Instead, I decided to make some creme brulee! I followed this recipeContinue reading “creme brulee”

tiramisu cupcakes

I’ve recently started watching “Chef’s Line” on Netflix. They did a great week on Vietnamese food the first season and I got totally hooked. Their Italian week inspired me to make tiramisu cupcakes! I used the recipe from here. I followed it almost to the letter since I’ve never made tiramisu before, but the cremeContinue reading “tiramisu cupcakes”

s’mores cupcakes

I’ve started my family medicine rotation a couple of weeks ago. It’s been a lot of fun! The docs, NP, PA, and MAs I work with have been super nice and awesome teachers. I’ve been learning a lot and getting a ton of great experience. To try and make myself useful since I’m literally justContinue reading “s’mores cupcakes”

white chocolate cranberry breakfast cookies

As a thank-you to the office I’m at for my pediatrics rotation, I decided to make some semi-healthy breakfast cookies! I modified this recipe by adding a handful of dried cranberries and white chocolate chips instead of nuts and doubled the recipe to make 25 cookies. Putting these together took about 30 minutes — reallyContinue reading “white chocolate cranberry breakfast cookies”