Brown butter baked doughnuts

I'm currently vacationing at home right now, which means ultimate laziness and infrequent blog updates. Haven't had the chance to properly bake at home, so I'd figured it would be a good time to post a doughnut recipe from awhile back. I know, I know, I've been saying I'd post this recipe for a month now, but here it is, finally!

Chocolate macarons with chocolate hazelnut porter filling

Macarons have been on my "to-bake" list for awhile now. I've made plenty of meringue-based desserts, including my faux-macarons, but never an authentic French-style macaron. Enough was enough, I decided. I got some almond meal, hit up a few instructional Youtube videos, and hit the kitchen this past weekend.

Meringue chocolate caramel roses

What do I do when I'm out of flour but still need to bake something for tomorrow? Meringue cookies, of course! Or, you know, go buy some more flour. Which I did. But the idea of meringue had already been planted in my head...

Chocolate chip cookie cupcakes

It's one of those weeks where I don't have anything fancy or different in my baking cupboards, just the basic necessities. This wouldn't really be a problem because I can just make good old (delicious!) chocolate chip cookies, but as my friends know, I'm not the type to make anything traditional. There's always got to be a twist.