I was wondering Crystal, why did you change to the Italian method instead of the French? 😊

My oldest daughter had her junior prom last night and I was in charge of dinner for her and her group of friends. Her lunch table are my macaron flavor “taste testers” and the girls all wanted my macarons for dessert. Each girl picked their favorite flavor and I got to work. I made over 250 so I could send some home with them the next morning. (All the girls stayed at my house last night too.) They are still not perfect, but Crystals recipe gave me so much more confidence going into this weekend and I’m so thankful. Flavors were: Pina Colada buttercream with Mango Curd Birthday Cake Buttercream Key Lime Pie Lemon buttercream with raspberry curd Banana Milkshake White Chocolate Ganache Cotton Candy buttercream Peanut Butter buttercream with brownie batter center Wild blueberry white chocolate ganache with lemon curd center

Since I am practicing constantly with making my macarons I share them with everyone. Family, friends, neighbors, co workers, etc. A friend had a baby last week and I took dinner and these macarons to her last night. Another friends birthday was yesterday so she got a box just like this one too. A neighbor celebrated their 20th anniversary and they got a box too. It’s so fun to hear how much they enjoy them. (Definitely need to up my decoration skills. 🥴)

I tried making macarons for the first time with the groups recipe today! Unfortunately, I still ended up with slightly hollow shells, but I feel like I’m getting better since before I didn’t get any proper structure inside. I baked three batches, but I only have one aluminum tray, so I had to wait between rounds. I kept my piping bag covered with plastic, but honestly, I feel like the first batch turned out the best. For the second batch, I used a regular black tray, and they all wrinkled and cracked 😅 The last batch seemed even more hollow and very crispy, including the inside, so I’m wondering if I might have baked them a bit too long. Do you think they’ll feel less hollow once I fill them? Thank you!

What you think about aging eggs? I started aging mine last night. For how long i should age them? Im doing this because i always get hollows