Showing posts with label belle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label belle. Show all posts

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Mrs. Potts Macarons - Run #22

Something just hit me.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast was released in 1991.

I was 7.

Really?!  Considering I'm almost 29 years old, that's a long time ago.  To this day, I blast the Disney channel on Pandora and 100% of the time, at least one song is heard from Beauty and the Beast....and 100% of the time, you can find me singing along.  Like I said before, don't even get me started!  I adored this era in Disney Animation.  The Little Mermaid.  Aladdin.  All in a few years.  The songs accompanying the movies were amazing as well.  Come on, Celine, Luther, Peabo.

"Beauty and the Beast" sang by Angela Lansbury is so memorable because her voice is so unique and distinguishable.  Speaking of voices, who else was floored when they found out the voice of Lumiere was provided by Jerry Orbach - the actor who played Baby's father in Dirty Dancing?  I was!

But I digress...

Belle in her gorgeous golden gown and the Beast looking handsome in his blue coat dancing in that amazing ballroom is one of my favorite Disney scenes ever.  Romantic and beautiful.

I made a macaron in honor of Mrs. Potts - while the colors came out a bit too muted, I was pleased - especially after my husband said his coworkers wanted to order macs from me after they tasted this one.  The flavor?

Tea, of course!

My cousin worked at a tea shop in San Francisco, and she hooked me up with was awesome Earl Grey tea.  For the filling, I created a curd with the leftover egg yolks and added a generous amount of honey.

11/7/2012 - "Mrs. Potts Macarons" - Earl Grey Creme Shells with Honey Buttercream

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Belle Macarons - Run #19

"Little town, it's a quiet village.  Every day like the one before..."

Don't even get me started with the "bonjours" because once I begin, I don't stop!

Belle was a favorite of mine when I was in the 2nd or 3rd grade.  My BFF's at the time at OLPH Catholic School in Daly City would sit together at recess and sing Disney songs from The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and yes, Beauty and the Beast.  My love for B&tB grew when my mom took me to see Disney on Ice at the Cow Palace and the Beauty and the Beast musical at the Orpheum. 

Clearly I had to do a Belle macaron and aside from cinnamon, I've never incorporated spices into my macs.  These were so much fun to make and had a unique flavor.  Saffron being one of the most expensive spices kind of symbolizes how Belle came from humble beginnings and found love and happiness in a gorgeous palace with everything she ever wanted.  Lucky b------------ just kidding.  =)

10/23/12 - Belle Macarons - Yellow Saffron Shells
with Chocolate Truffle Filling