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If you're near Rochester, NY stop by and say hi!!!

It's a Birthday Celebration!

We love to celebrate here at Taylor Aiden and when it comes to birthdays there are no exceptions. We recently celebrated Sarah's special day. Sparing no chocolate, we took down her favorite cupcakes in Manhattan.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH!!




Riding the chocolate wave!!!

New Show Alert!

Taylor Aiden will be at Mayday Underground Crafts + Art Show in Rochester, NY on November 6th. Come say hi - Village Gate, 274 Goodman St North. Not in Rochester? Let us know of a show near you and we'll try to make it happen! And remember, we're always open at tayloraiden.com (free shipping is happening now!).

Is Summer Really Almost Over?

Well, we took an unexpected summer long vacation from this blog. But we are back and so excited to share the new happenings here at Taylor Aiden. We can almost see the colors of Fall in the distance, the warm apple cider and pumpkin pies. We will welcome that with an open kitchen but until then, enjoy the last days of summer!! Here's a glimpse of what we've been up to.

Perfecting the French Macaron

It's a love hate relationship, really. So sensitive that if you don't let the eggs age properly, or let the Macarons rest before entering the oven, you may end up with a flat and unappealing Macaron. After carefully sifting my ground almonds and powered sugar, not once but twice (with the help of both my mom and dad, due to muscle cramping) I had the misfortune of mistaking decorating gel for food coloring. [insert violin here] It was a total flop. They didn't rise at all and were hard throughout. I thought I would have to leave this to the pros. Never the less, I equipped myself with a proper digital scale, now able to follow the recipe exactly in grams I went back at it. You know what they say, when you fall off the horse.... Well, my second try yielded one tray (the other two trays were overcooked) and with a taste of victory I couldn't stop there. The next two batches were a success. Well, two batches minus one and a half trays that I accidentally dropped. I'm sure you can imagine the shriek that came out when I saw all that hard work, in slow motion, come crashing to the floor. The end result was simply delicious! There will be many more Macaron adventures to come. If at first you don't succeed...try, try again!!

Make sure your meringue has good peaks!

Almost there!

in the oven too long = Macarons in the garbage

Macaron Lollipop!!!

Delicious!

Great recipe here

Colors of the Weekend

Give the city some sunshine and look at what you get...

Don't Mess with Tradition

Every year St. Michael's Church in Binghamton, NY has a fundraiser during lent. They make and sell potato and cabbage pierogi's. When I say that I look forward to this all year I am not exaggerating. They happen to be the most delicious pierogi's around, even Mrs. T (yes, that one) agrees with me. See for yourself here: www.pierogypocket.com. That's right, Mrs T's named Binghamton, NY the Pierogi pocket of America! I do have to say, it's about time...I've known about this little treasure for a looooong time. Albeit a little late, here are some of the snapshots from my lunch at St. Michael's.

Our orders (this was just for eat-in, we picked up our take-out later)

Hard at work (even the Mayor was helping out!)

I'll take the lot...

No, I did not eat my entire dozen but I could have had I not given in to self restraint.

gasp, glad we saw this sign on the way out!!!