Have you ever thought, Man, I would really like to have a bite of Lemon Pie? Just a Bite. Not a whole piece, just… a bite. Well then, these macarons were made for you.
I think I am getting a little too brave for my own good when it comes to macaron making. Now that I have my system down (thanks to the ideas of Helen of
Tartelette), I feel unstoppable. Plus, there’s so little time, effort or money involved in making them, why
not experiment? What’s the worst that can happen?
I’ll be out a couple of bucks and 45 minutes? So worth it to try new things.
I had a couple of pieces of my TWDs Tartest Lemon Tart left over, and I knew just what I wanted to do with it. (that is, other than eat the whole thing by myself and blame it on the dogs) I thought – filling. For macarons. Lemony macarons. Lemon-ade macarons? Sure, why not? And wouldn’t you know that I had some Countrytime Lemonade mix in the cabinet?
For a recipe, check out my post on
Dreamsicle Macarons. Sub in 1 Tablespoon of Lemonade powder for the orange zest, and lemon extract for the orange extract. Of course, use yellow food coloring instead of the orange as well. No brainer there. Once they are baked, slather on some of that lemon tart filling. Little Baby Lemon Pies. Just perfect for Holly’s Blogging for Babies Event.
What? You haven’t heard of PheMOMenon’s Blogging for Babies Event? Well, you have come to the right place. Holly, aka PheMOMenon, is the mother of a beautiful little boy, a boy about the same age as my son Seven. But for Holly and her family, baby Cole was born way too early. 7 1/2 weeks early. He had to stay hospitalized for quite some time, and even after he was released, he remained with Holly in quarantine at their home. So many families have similar situations, and the March of Dimes is there to help. On May 16, the Hanks Family will walk in support of the March of Dimes and their efforts to make the world a better place for babies. And it is Holly’s mission to get more support. Blogging for Babies is what she hopes will raise awareness for the March of Dimes. You may remember the heartbreaking loss of Madeline Spohr last month. It as tragic in so many ways, and yet, over 20 thousand dollars was donated to the March of Dimes in her honor. This year, instead of asking you to sponsor her own family in their walk (which I did and you should,too) Holly is simply hoping that you will find a buck or two to give in honor of Maddie. You will find all of the details on the PheMomenon site by clicking here.
But Blogging for Babies? What exactly is it? What does it entail? In Holly’s own words the rules are simple…
“Make something small – as in small in size or individual servings – sweet, savory, whatever – and post it – the entries are small, as in Little Wonders, like the babies and families they are meant to pay tribute too!”
My Little Wonder is Seven. He, too, was born early, about 2 1/2 weeks, but not considered premature…he was scheduled to be born early. And he was born beautiful, healthy, and perfect. We went home together, and spent a week getting to know each other. One week. One week after we brought him home, Seven seemed sick. He grunted, ached. He didn’t cry about it, only grunted silently. He started a fever. I knew something was wrong. Luckily, so did my doctor. If I had waited to call the doctor even a few more hours I would be sitting here telling you a different story. Seven was hurriedly admitted to the hospital, hooked up to IVs, given a spinal tap.
For 3 agonizing days, Seven, Jon & I shared a little hospital room in the Pediatric Wing of the hospital, waiting to see what type of infection he had, if any. Just when we thought we could go home, (we were packed, even) we got the news that we would be staying another week. 10 days in a hospital with a sick child is excrutiating, so I can’t imagine what it must be like to have to stay longer, waiting, wishing. I support the March of Dimes and all they do to help babies. I hope you will, too. Please visit Holly’s site and help suport this wonderful cause.
As you know, Seven is a happy, healthy 20 month old now, and has only had a sniffle or two for a couple of days since our time in the Peds ward. We are truly lucky. Your support will help so many more families get as lucky as we are.
Thanks so much!
