Tigger Macarons with Strawberry Buttercream

With the success of my Strawberry Macarons on Saturday, I decided to challenge myself with something of greater complexity. I've been seeing photos of very adorable macarons and decided to make some Tigger ones among many other adorable ones cos' the hubby loves Tigger. These were A LOT of work, I wouldn't deny that. But they're a lot of adorableness too (you get what I mean!). 

So yes, they were worth every bit of the effort and fun I had in the kitchen so I'm glad to share this recipe with you (: 

I took about 3.5 - 4 hours for this batch of about 12 tiggers and a couple of extra shells. I'd rate it a difficulty level 5 out of 5. As always, if you want to be successful in these macarons, follow the steps to a T. Macarons are just tricky things to master and every small difference makes a whole lot of difference. 

Mixed Herb Ham & Cheese Buns / Bread Cups

So... I got a Kenwood BM 250 bread machine as a gift from the favourite boy some time ago. I've made a few loaf breads and this is my second attempt at buns! I can proudly say that home-made buns and breads are so much tastier than what you can get commercially. 

Also, the aroma of freshly-baked bread is just to die for. (: 

So here as highly requested, the recipe for buns.. This time round, I used 1.5 recipe to yield more buns for my cell group's appreciation night. I made some Ham & Cheese bread cups as well as some Ham & Cheese Buns. The entire process takes about 3.5 hours inclusive of proofing. In all, the working time is only about 30 minutes or so. 

This recipe calls for TangZhong, a cooked bread flour and milk/water mixture so it makes the bread fluffier. This recipe was given to me by Jenia (: