Testing Recipes

I am sooo happy... i tested several recipes (Caramel Sauce, Ice cream and Macarons), and they work very well. It is the first time ever i made caramel sauce, i heard that it is difficult, but hey, it works even from the first time, unlike my macarons trial and error. Mr. Gorilla got jealous as my caramel does not have the burnt taste, and stay soft even kept in the freezer.

My problem with Macarons was, it is extremely difficult to obtain the smooth shells. Now i know the reason behind this failure: i did not use the correct recipe, nor do i know that the almond powder need to be smoothen by processing it again through the food processor. And since mr. Gorillo bought me one for my birthday, i have no other excuse not to try the macarons recipe anymore, beside i got so jealous for all the Indonesian mothers out there who haven't even eaten the macarons and tried out making ones and got successful during the first trial. Shame on me that i can only know buying it at La Durée, or any close-by boulangeries (bread and pattiserie shops can be found easily in every corner of the street in France). Normally their macarons are not as good as La Durée's; too sweet. Macarons has really got into my nerves. So i got so motivated to try again and again. Now i have another problem though: It's difficult to peel the shell from the bread sheet. I guess my oven does not work the same as the oven of the writer of the recipe's, i will need to bake a little bit longer next time.

Here are several pictures:

glace à la framboise et au caramel mou

Les macarons

sauce caramel recipe click here
basic vanilla ice cream recipe click here
Macarons recipe click here

Last but not least, i found this picture... i don't even remember that i have ever made this dish, neither remember the name of it, altough i am quite sure that it is Indonesian, and i grilled it wrapped in a banana leaf. Is it Pepes Ikan (fish in banana leaf packet)? I wonder. If so, what style, Balinese? Javanese? Which recipe did i use? Well, this is what happen if i keep on cooking - trying new recipes and taking pictures but forgetting to do updates to my blog...