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The easiest way to instantly beautify a cake is to add an assortment of wildflowers, plucked straight from the garden. 

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Whenever I’m stuck in a baking rut and getting reacquainted with it again, I turn to making cheesecake. I have this Philadelphia branded vintage book that I dug up in a Value Village, and the New York style cheesecake recipe is always my go-to. It provides a solid base to work with, and is so easy to jazz up with lemon, strawberry, or any other sort of flavours. 

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These past few weeks have been very tough to handle. As unexpected and heart wrenching as it was, I had to put down my cat, Puchatka, (that’s Polish for Fluffy), after 16 beautiful and long years. I still haven’t come to terms with it, and think of her often. To help with the loss, I turned to baking again as a means of therapy and self care. It certainly helped last summer when I was between jobs and living at home, and I am certain it is helping me feel better now, too. 

I opted for a simple recipe to get back into the groove of baking again - a classic lemon tart, with meringue cookies as decorative toppers. The beauty of this recipe is that I now have a jar of leftover lemon curd in my fridge - so delicious, that you can just eat it with a spoon! 

Stay tuned for more regular posts, guys. I appreciate all the support. 

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My business cards for Pastel Macaron have finally been delivered! I am super excited and can’t wait to hand them out! Stay tuned for more exciting updates, I promise I’ll write a more lengthy entry soon! 

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Delicate grey meringue cookies, made for an upcoming event!