Pretty Patties?

My friend Jenna is having "A Sophisticated Grownup Birthday Soirée" tonight! We're not doing presents (I think?) so I figured I would try making something pretty and sophisticated. I've seen recipes for macaroons everywhere, so I figured I should try making them myself. After picking up sliced almonds from Acme I began to create. The macaroon recipe I used was from marthastewart.com (as usual.) It produced more than I thought, which turned out in my favor, but somehow I had several cups of filler left over. The first time I saw pictures of this type of macaroon I thought they were pretty patties. Tonight, these are pretty patties.

Jenna.

Pretty Patties?

Parisian Macaroons.

Spring Break!

It was 73˚ today. At the last minute my friends and I decided to go on a premature spring outing to our home outdoor performance venue. It has been about two years since I was last at Rose Tree Park, and though I was very familiar with the amphitheater I have never explored the fields and trees that make up the larger area of the park. I packed egg salad (My mom called me this morning to let me know she boiled eggs, in case I wanted eggs today.) made with mayonnaise, carrots, parmesan, and jalapeño mustard, as well as some Archer Farms multigrain entertainment crackers, mini Tootsie Pops, and forks. Target makes some delicious crackers. I figured we could use the egg salad as a sort of dip/topper for the crackers for a mid afternoon snack. Find a day like this.

Egg salad on a cracker

Ali brought fruit and a tiny fork

I just grabbed these extra forks from the drawer, and somehow I know that this would be the result.

Cross a river

Here we are.