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Macaroon Making Workshop At 15 On Orange feat. Alice Fick of Lipgloss is my drug

If you follow me on Instagram (if you don't you really should click here) you would have seen that I attended my first #BWB meet up a few weekends ago. It was a Macaroon making workshop at the 15 On Orange Hotel and I must say I seriously had the best time ever. Now I will admit, on my way there I almost turned back home a few times and kept trying to think of excuses not to go because I kept replaying scenes of Mean girls in my head haha you know being the new girl and all. BUT I have to say after getting there and receiving the warmest welcome and having a conversation about balls in my mouth, it was all fun and laughter from there on out.

15 on Orange is truly a magnificent hotel, I can't even explain how amazing the decor is (dude they have gold couches in their elevators your not even understanding me!) And there is a shoe boutique inside, SHOES!!! I went in a little scared because I can honestly not cook to save my life but as soon as we met executive Chef Sanel and Pastry Chef Retha my fears quickly disappeared. They are truly the nicest and most patient ladies ever (we were a large group of ladies with a supply of champagne need I say more!!)

Now I will admit I probably will never be able to make my own macaroon and I wouldn't even try but I can say I learnt why my Lemon meringues have so much syrup in them and I learnt that there is actually allot of types of meringues like who knew! I did get to mix some colourful meringues and chop some chocolates (see I do get my hands dirty) and then I "attempted" piping which I am sorry who ever says that shit is easy punch them in the face. We then attempted to make our own macaroons and damn were some of those ladies good at it. Mine turned out um okay I guess I mean they looked like Macaroons and tasted like them to hahaha. We were then lead on a small tour of the hotel which kinda got delayed because there was a HUGE ASS mirror um can we say GROUP SELFIE!

I had the most amazing time ever this was really a fun workshop and I honestly cannot wait to see all these ladies again! I wish I took more pics of the gorgeous Hotel but seriously having a group of ladies together is not always an organized affair so if you wanna see some great pics head on over to Elzannes's blog Klets & Kook this lady was there to do some business I tell you.

You can arrange an event like this through the hotel yourself, they do it for groups of 12 or more people for around R259.00 per person.

For more enquiries please visit:

www.africanpridehotels.com

Address: 15 Orange Street, Cape Town

Phone: 021-4698000

Facebook: Africanpridehotels

Twitter: @APHotels

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The art of Macaron making feat. Charlene of Pretty Please Charlie

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You know the whole ‘put down your phone and enjoy the moment’ thing? Well that’s me. Which also means that I suck at posting about events because I never take enough pics. I usually walk around and try to chat to everyone, sipping on champers and soaking it all in.

Exhibit A

And that is exactly what I did at our most recent Bloggers Who Bless event… A Macaron making workshop at the grand 15 On Orange hotel. I was super excited about the workshop and I couldn’t wait to taste a macaroon. Wait, is it Macaroon or Macaron? That’s if you want to get all technical.

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Ai, the poor klapperkoekie. I still love you long time.

I love this definition of a Macaron: Like a sandwich cookie gone to finishing school, the Macaron is a delicately refined meringue-based confection made of ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites, and filled with ganache, buttercream, caramel, or fruit jam. A mainstay in the French patisserie canon, the ideal Macaron has a smooth, almost glossy exterior, and visible filling. – http://gourmetfood.about.com/

The workshop was extremely informative and we were shown how to make gorgeous meringues, salted caramel and ganache fillings, and of course wonderfully delicate Macarons.
Macaron making is an art. And one that I hope to master. My first try didn’t turn out the way I hoped, but the workshop inspired me to try again.

For a moment there I thought I had piping down, but no. Here is proof that I was there:

Thank you for the pic Sarah

This was the result:

They still tasted good though ;)

It was a beautiful day spent with beautiful people at a beautiful venue. Thank you to all the amazing Bloggers Who Bless ladies, 15 On Orange and Executive Chef Sanel and Pastry Chef Retha. It was such a fun event, and I learnt a few things too.

And thank you Heather for always organising such fun events! Have a look at Heather’s amazing post on the workshop HERE.

Give 15 On Orange a call on 021 469 8000 if you would like to try it for yourself. Booking for a group of 12 or more go for approx R259 pp.
xoxo
Pretty Please Charlie

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Macaron fun with 15 on Orange and BWB feat Rushda of RuBe's Closet ...

Hello lovely readers,

When I was invited to attend a macaron (not the coconut macaroons ahem!) workshop, I instantly accepted and committed to attending. Thereafter, I realised that I would be fasting at the time, but hey, I was so keen to attend. I mean two hours out of my day is doable right? And whilst I don't usually do events or anything of the sort during Ramadaan, this workshop was going to teach me to make super awesome macarons!

The set up was beautifully done, with really yummy snacks and drinks - none of which I could indulge in (thankfully I could pack a goodie bag to take home). The executive chef, Sanet, and her pastry chef, Retha, welcomed us and after mingling and quick chat with my BWB buddies, we started the demonstration of making the perfect macaron.

It really does seem so easy to make, and the actual secret is in getting the consistency just right. I mean egg whites, sugar, food colouring and ground almonds… what could go wrong right? Actually lots! The piping action, for one, has to be done at a 90 degree angle to ensure the macarons raise evenly. Secondly, the almonds, need to be so fine that it doesn’t clog the piping bag.. and so on and so on.

Aside from the technical side of making macarons, the workshop was just so much fun! I was in stitches for most parts of the morning and catching up with the ladies was the best part. What I really love about our group is all the different personalities, and how well we all fit together.

I would like to thank Sanet for hosting us in absolute style and opening up her kitchen to a bunch of (sometimes rowdy) women. The hotel was such a beautiful setting, the perfect background to learn the art of making dainty little macarons.