With this batch I wanted to try a different coloring method. So instead of adding the food coloring and mixing it, I dropped a couple of drops into the piping bag then filled it with the macaronage. As I piped them out onto the baking sheet, they created pretty little swirl and their own shapes. I could now experiment with different color combinations of food coloring drops.

Heart Macaron

For the upcoming Valentine's Day celebration I wanted to see if I could make a heart-shaped macron. All I did was pipe out the batter in swooping arches (tiny ones) and baked the same way as always. Experiment was a success. Now I must make them in pink and red.

Pistachio Macarons

So these pistachio macarons turned out nicely. Though there was no time to fill them as they all disappeared before I was able to figure out what ti fill them with :). The last photo just shows the texture difference of the plain vs. pistachio flour.

More failed macarons

What happened here!!!!? Well, simple; the macarons didn't get a chance to grow feet because I used wax paper instead of parchment paper. They also got stuck to the paper :( Admittedly, they still tasted good, but were un-servable as they broke up as they were being lifted from the paper and the bottoms stuck. Oh well. Yet another lesson learned.