Kat eats local

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October, 2011 Monthly archive

Today my dear former coworker Sonya of Frost Cake Co. was kind enough to come over and teach me the art of macaron-making. I can’t say I’ll be able to reproduce today’s efforts (for one thing, I don’t have enough Silpats or baking trays) but it was fun to get the experience and now I have a starting point to play around on my own.

Ready to go in the oven:

Peeking through the oven door:

Freshly baked:

Matcha filling:

Matcha macarons:

And blackcurrant filling (we also did chocolate and salted caramel):

Thanks, Sonya!

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The only thing even close to local in this one is the hemp seeds – and the rainy fall weather that inspired it.

1 banana
1 cup frozen mango
3 oranges, peeled and cut at least in half
3 tablespoons hemp seeds
1/3 cup coconut milk
1/4 avocado
1/2 cup water
protein powder and other add-ins to taste (this time of year, drops of vitamin D go in all my smoothies)

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