Athena Plichta Photography

I've 0% Irish blood. However, I love mint and like green. It's my son's favorite color and his birthday is the day after St. Patty's Day. All acceptable reasons to flavor and dye accordingly.

Thin Mints, recipe from The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook by Cheryl and Griffith Day (love thumbing through this cookbook at the moment).

Bailey's Marshmallows, recipe adapted from The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook.

Lime Curd Macarons. Lime curd recipe from The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum.

Fresh Mint Macaron recipe from Macarons by Pierre Hermé. Ganache is white chocolate, creme de menthe, and cream infused with fresh mint, with an addition of finely chopped mint leaves.

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