Purple sweet potato egg white butter cookies 紫薯蛋白奶油饼干 （中英加图对照食谱）

Using the purple sweet potato powder I made 2 weeks ago, I have baked these butter cookies and am happy that it turned out a beautiful purplish pink which is acheived by using all natural colouring and nothing artificial at all! These cookies used egg white only so if you have leftover egg whites from previous bakes, this will be a good recipe to consume it. :) 

用自制的紫薯粉做了这些蛋白奶油饼干，很满意用天然材料烘出来的紫红色，也刚好可以消耗在冰箱剩余的蛋白。;) 

Vanilla Bean French Macarons & Vanilla Bean Sugar Recipes 香草豆荚法式马卡龙与香草糖 （中英食谱教程）

As mentioned last Friday, besides receiving a box of Mastrad cupcake pops kit to make these almond cupcake pops below,

Click Here to view Almond Cupcake Pops recipe

 I have also received a box of Mastrad macaron kit to try out. 

Using this kit, I have made a batch of French method Macarons and I am so glad that it is successful on my first attempt! Though it is not very tall, it is close to the ideal macaron which should have a perfect circle with solid smooth bases, have a ruffled “skirt” or “feet” along the edges where it has risen in the oven, taste slightly chewy and yet crunchy! 

Racoon cut-out Cookies - Valentine's Special 浣熊造型饼干- 情人节特定 (中英食谱教程)

Two weeks ago, my blogger friend, Fion invited me to join in the fun of posting Valentine's cookie together with a few other bloggers on Valentine's Day. Here's sharing these Racoon cookies which I have baked specially for my dear hubby. The racoon holds a special meaning for me as the first gift I received from my other half during our first date was a stuff toy racoon. (you'll see it on the left in the photo below) Hope these racoon cookies will bring him fond memories of our courtship days. 　

Pierre Herme's Sable Viennois (Danish Butter Cookies) 丹麦牛油饼干 （中英食谱）

This is one of my favourite butter cookie recipe which I would like to recommend to you. This recipe is adapted from Pierre Herme's pastry cookbook from Shirley's blog. Pierre Hermé is a French pastry chef most famous for his macarons (click here for his macaron recipe), many of which have unusual flavor combinations. French Vogue magazine dubbed him "The Picasso of Pastry." 

Sesame Cookies Tutorial Recipe 奶油芝麻饼干 (中英食谱教程）

I love sesame seeds. These tiny seeds are a nutritional wonder and can boost our health greatly! It is not only loaded with essential minerals but also has a high level of antioxidants which fight free radicals thereby promoting our youthfulness (ladies, you will be glad to know this :p) and strengthening our immune system. 

Matcha Macarons with Dark Chocolate Ganache (Pierre Hermes Italian Method) Tutorial Recipe

It's been a long time, more than a year, since I last attempted to make macarons. The first time was a total failure, there were no feet at all and many shells were cracked. The second attempt which was my last attempt, turned out better than the first. Half of the shells showed feet but that's only halfway to a successful tray of macarons. I stopped trying after that as firstly, I am not a macaron fan, secondly, there are so many other recipes to try out in my long to-bake-and-try list. Lastly, I am not confident of getting those pretty feets out.

Rainbow Cupcake & Cake 彩虹蛋糕 (中英食谱）

This week my elder child turns twelve years old. She has requested for a rainbow cake for her birthday. I was not very keen to bake this cake initially as it is quite tedious and time consuming.