For Katie’s birthday Addy and JJ helped me mix up the cake.
Thank you to Laura for capturing the moments.
Macarons ~ a small round cake with a meringue-like consistency, made with egg whites, sugar, and powdered almonds and consisting of two halves sandwiching a creamy filling.
Our son Dan surprised us all with his perfected Macarons for us to try. They were amazing!
We had our first snowstorm of 2022 starting late Sunday night into Monday the 3rd of January. It snowed all day on Monday. We shoveled off the deck but kept a section to measure our snow falls. Our neighbor plowed our front drive up to our garage on Monday and for that we are grateful. Here are photos of our snow piles!
The photo above is just for perspective. It was taken on Christmas. Notice how far up off the snow laden deck Joseph, Mary and the Baby Jesus are.
Here was the snowfall from early Monday morning with Mary just barely visible.
After we shoveled off the deck.
We have an accumulation of about 20 inches out in our yard right now. This is the most snow we’ve had accumulate since we moved here in 2018. Other years the snow melted off in between storms. This year is different with temps low enough that the snow has not melted off. We have more snow coming.
Snow hats all around!
Hope 2022 is starting off well for you!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Such professional macarons!
You certainly have more than your fair share of snow!
Barbara, he kept trying until he reached a good end result. We were proud of his persistence and enjoyed the results.
…they will remember these baking times forever!
🙂
Beautiful. Both the macarons and the snow. Oh and your lovely grandchildren too. B x
Thank you, Barbara!
That is so much snow! Are you able to get out and about – like to the grocery store – when it snows that much?
Lisa, our road is plowed regularly so we are able to get out and about. It helps, too, when our neighbor plows the drive leading out to our road! Our routes are generally pretty flat and that helps, too. There are dicey areas and you have to be cautious for sure. We also have good winter tires on our vehicle with all wheel drive.
Hello,
Baking with your grandchildren looks like a fun time! The snow has missed us here. Take care, enjoy your day! Have a great week ahead!
It’s a fun adventure for sure, Eileen!
Perhaps it is your Monday storm heading toward us for Friday. I am not looking forward to it. ❄️🙃
Vee, it could be Mondays or Tuesdays or Wednesdays storm heading your way. We are in a layered pattern. Stock up the fridge!!
Oh that is a lot of snow!
Those cookies look perfect and delicious!!