Sweetie!

I am obsessed with my new desserts recipe book by Melbourne illustrator Daniella Germain! A friend showed me her blog which resulted in me becoming a massive fan of her illustration style. So obviously when I discovered she had a recipe book I jumped right on it! Not only is the book filled with amazing and delicious dessert recipes, but it is also just so pretty to look at! Even if I didn't bake I think I would have gotten this just purely for looks!

Every page has a watercolour illustration to match the recipe. Daniella also has another recipe book out at the moment called My Abuela's Table, which is a Mexican cuisine cook book. Of course the illustrations in that are amazing as well! It is definitely on my to buy list.

I had a go at making macarons for the first time using a recipe from Sweetie. I made three kinds, strawberry and white chocolate, salted caramel, and (as featured above) blueberry. Considering it was my first attempt I was super happy! I've heard a lot of people comment on macarons being tricky to make, but the recipe was so simple and easy to follow that I didn't really have any trouble. I'd have to say the salted caramel was my favourite, so I will be baking them again soon!

As you can see from my blog, baking is defiantly a big part of my life lately, and I really hope to learn more once I have more time on my hands. My course is very full on and I attend uni five days a week, but I still manage to bake at least once a week, which keeps me content. It is my little delicious procrastination. I used to  bake just to enjoy the final product, but now I find myself simply enjoying the process, and I find it very relaxing.

I am hoping to do lots of little cooking classes next year, once I have finished my course. I want to master the perfect cupcake and be able to work more from mind than from recipe.  Hopefully my blog will help document my baking journey!