La Madeleine & Paciugo

Hey guys! Its Ame! So Rain and I went to La Madeleine for my birthday dinner. I got the Chicken Friand which is "Puff pastry filled with chicken, mushrooms and béchamel sauce, topped with mushroom sauce". Rain got a Quiche Florentine which is  "Eggs with spinach and Swiss fill a delicate pastry shell" and a small Caesar Salade. For those who have never been to La Madeleine, it has a french cottage interior and the restrooms teach you french. Along with the food that you get, there is a bread "buffet" so you can eat as much bread as you like.

Rain's Quiche Florentine

My Chicken Friand

After we went to La Madeleine, we went to Paciugo. Paciugo is a gelato place and everyday they change the flavors they have. So each time you go its a surprise :) The flavors I got were Baileys, Limoncello, and Mediterranean Sea Salt. Rain got Pistachio. Although the price might be high, it is very good and I would highly suggest going.

Rain and her gelato

My gelato

Here is the menu to La Madeleine: http://www.lamadeleine.com/menu/lunch

Here is the website to Paciugo: http://www.paciugo.com/

Cupcakes

Hey Guys!
Rain here. Today I decided it would be fun to decorate some cupcakes.
This is what they look like.

I used butter cream icing & cake mix from the store.
Here's the recipe for medium consistency butter cream icing. :)

Ingredients (makes about 3 cups of icing):
-1/2 cup vegetable shortening
-1 stick of butter
-1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
-4 cups sifted confectioners sugar
-2 tablespoons milk

Directions:
Cream the shortening & butter together with an electric mixer.
Add the vanilla.
Gradually add the sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed.
When all sugar has been mixed in, the icing will appear dry.
Add the milk and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.

For best results, keep icing bowl in refrigerator when not in use. Refrigerated in an airtight container, this icing can be stored 2 weeks. Rewhip before using.

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Thanks for reading!