Sweet Treats for a sweet tooth : Le Sucre Du Patisserie

Hush! Picture and imagine it with me. It's a black and white French setting with a presence of a lady, for the first time, realizing that, what's in front of her, makes her really happy. She found her passion. To find that enlightenment brought that sweetest smile on her face. In my case, it brought me the sweetest treats..

Entrer Le Sucre Du Patisserie, an online patisserie specializing in macarons, which offers you with high quality desserts. All of their products are made with no preservatives and some ingredients are imported to bring the best out of the flavors. The lady behind it made quite a keen turn from studying chemical engineering to studying at Le Cordon Blue, Los Angeles. She realized that she has fallen in love with the French sweet delicate and decided to pursue her passion and turn it into a career. A convenient blessing it is to have finally discover what you love and make a living out of it. I have to agree that sometimes, in life, we have to stop every once in a while, take that courageous distinctive turn, and find out where that turn will take you.. Who knows, it might take you to a better place. For me, that turn is to stop being so cynical about macarons, oh.. and hello kitties..

I am definitely not a Hello Kitty or a macaron lover, but to open a black box of Hello Kitty macarons can't erase the fact that I am still in bound to the normal girly reaction. Aside from being amazed at the first sight, I found them surprisingly neat and very pretty. Let alone the skills needed to make normal macarons, these are CHARACTERIZED macarons! I assumed it takes more than just needed skills to have revolutionized normal macarons to another whole level.

The kitties are coffee flavored while the ribbons are chocolate and the strawberries are red velvet. So much for thinking the strawberries will be flavored as strawberries..

Unfortunately, the Hello Kitty seasons are over. To order these cute babies, you have to make a pre-order and they have different characters along the way.. Right now, they are having a Rilakkuma pre-order.

Moving on! The classic good ol' traditional macarons!

There were 12 of these inside the box and if you pay good attention, there were only nine on the plates. Pardon the greedy moi. I just couldn't help myself not to take a bite while taking it out! ;p

Le Sucre offers you with a variation of yummy flavors. They have blueberry cheesecake, pistachio, red velvet, lemon, green tea, coffee, salted caramel, nutella, chocolate, rose and Reese's Peanut Butter! I haven't tried the cheese and durian flavors and very intrigued to the unique idea of tasting it.

Can't find Reese's Peanut Butter macaron anywhere else, can ya?

This is the rose flavored, which I found extremely lovely. Light and fragrant. One of my favorites!

I have to say several flavors have definitely became my favorites! Starting from rose, blueberry cheesecake, which tasted like heavenly blueberry gum, to the good Reese's peanut butter ones. However, I still can't manage to finish all in one seating. I only dare to take one bite out of each to make my verdict. As much as I enjoyed the tasting part, after several bites, I was back to the cynical me who thinks that macarons are just too sweet. Five of those and I started to feel my body rejecting the idea of how I might have turned into a macaron lover. Don't get me wrong, I am a sweet tooth myself but gah, blame that cynical me! I thought my courageous turn has brought me somewhere new when I realized it was the same old, same old path. I even thought that another reason macarons get to be so expensive is because you are not meant to have so many of it at once, aside from the ingredients and expertise to make it.

If you are as cynical as I, then don't worry because Le Sucre also offers you with cakes..

Red Velvet cupcake with little red velvet macaron on top!

Salted Caramel Cupcake. Look at that oozing melted caramel! 

Truth to be told, I only got to try the red velvet cupcake. When I went back home, the salted caramel has managed to gone M.I.A (read: eaten by either my brother or sister). Both cupcakes were okay. The red velvet has cream cheese icing which I found crucial! I know I said that I am cynical towards macarons but somehow I had more fun gobbling the macarons. Maybe that turn I took left me more open minded.

Just like the story of the lady  behind Le Sucre Du Patisserie, I hereby declare that yes, sometimes in life, we have to stop for a while, look around for that potential turn, with a kick of being a bit reckless, a bucket of bravery, and a ton of optimism, you might find yourself in a better state..

Visit their facebook for more info!
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/LeSucreDuPatisserie
Phone : 0812-8181-833
BB pin : 276BB354

1 box: 12 pc 120.000 IDR (mix up to 6 flavors)

New Menu from Macaroni House : Baked Potato!

Gather around, people! Macaroni House has just launched a new variation menu to their family. Now, not only specializing in their yummy baked macaroni, they are also specializing in baked potatoes!

"Little rounds of scrumptious sliced potatoes", that's what I would call these little babies from Macaroni House. It is little portions of potato gratin-like savory treats with 3 choices of flavors : Ranch Potato, Curry Hurry and Carbonara Potato. 

Each portion comes with a disposable foil container with the size of 6cm x 7cm x 3cm. A small cup with big flavors! Each purchase (minimum purchase) will come in a package of 6 of these babies and it will cost you Rp 100.000. So approximately, one cup will cost you around 16k. A bit pricey for a small cup, but again, Macaroni House has always been generous with their fillings and they really pay attention to product's quality. 

From left to right : Ranch Potato, Curry Hurry, Carbonara. They all looked the same from the outside. But I assure you, each flavor really stands out on its own way.

Ranch Potato : Sliced potatoes with minced beef, little pieces of carrots and peas. Topped with melted cheese as usual. The fact that they use beef, not chicken, for this flavor, brings out that aromatic meaty scent that gives its flavor a kick of extraordinary. It makes you wanna gobble it all up in one bite. 

Once you dig in, you can see they have different ingredients inside. This one is Ranch Potato flavor.

Curry Hurry : Sliced potatoes with little chunks of chicken and fragrant curry seasonings, topped with melted cheese. Warning : it is a bit oily. However, I still find this flavor enjoyable as the curry aroma is just in the right amount. Not too mild and not too strong.

Carbonara : Has always been my favorite flavor from Macaroni House. Every bite comes with appropriate amount of sinful creaminess that makes this baby so addictive! The only warning I can give about this is one might not be enough!

Call it a marketing strategy, the fact that each portion is little, it itches me to grab for more! That's my only complain. For me, one will not be enough! I found myself in the kitchen, at midnight, reheating another carbonara potato and before I knew it, I finished the whole thing. 

Oh, they will launch new flavors for each month. There will be 5 more flavors coming so stay tune to their twitter account..

How can you resist these babies?

Twitter : @macaroni_house

Facebook : http://facebook.com/macaroni.house

Phone : 021-5803464, 082112034570

a Treat from Macaroni House! (Food Endorsement)

This week, I got endorsed by Macaroni House..
Twitter      : @Macaroni_House
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/macaroni.house
Phone       : 021-5825863 | 081282324272

I love how cute the packaging is! They sent me five baked macaronis with different flavors.  

They offer you a delivery service for freshly baked macaroni with high quality ingredients.. Let's get straight to the point, I LOVE IT! and it's NOT because I got endorsed by them. I shared it with my family and a bunch of friends, all of them said it was very delicious.. Even my mom, who hates cheese, said that the baked macaroni was delicious! Aha! I found a way to make my mom fell in love with cheese just the way that I have been loving it my whole life!

Reasons why I love the baked macaronis from Macaroni House :
1) The taste. They are very generous with the fillings and the amount of cheese. And if you taste it, you'll know they don't use cheap cheese.. There are chunks of mozzarella in the midst of those yummy macaroni..

2) It's very practical. Look how the boxes in the picture above. I've been bringing them to work, to my friend's house, etc without a hassle. I don't have to put it in another plastic bag, I just grab it like a small extra bag filled with deliciousness.. Order extras, just put em in the fridge, if you wanna eat them, pop them in the microwave for 3 minutes, and VOILA.. You'll have a sizzling baked macaroni with soon to be tons of awesomeness in your mouth!

P.R.A.C.T.I.C.A.L

3) It's convenient.. If you are a Jakarta citizen, you will hate that feeling of being stuck in traffic for hours till your tummy stop grumbling cause you've been stuck for too long.. Yeah.. But not with these babies! They are specially delivered to your house! Just pick up your phone, do the payment via transfer, then BAM, these babies are delivered to your very doorstep.. Don't have to go out and face all that retched roads of Jakarta.. Just call 021-5825863 | 081282324272

4) Innovative choices! They have 8 different choices in total!

- Smoked Beef (Best Seller) - with smoked beef filling & Macaroni House original white sauce.. 

 I shared this with my friends in Starbucks.. We know the manager in that particular spot, so we told him to reheat the macaroni for us while enjoying our teas and coffees.. All of my friends were literally fighting for the spoon.. They kept scooping for more.. No words should be added to that event.. You know for yourself what it meant.. 

- Ham (for non-halal pork loversssss) : they have cubed ham with original white sauce

- Bolognaise - with sausage filling & red tomato-like sauce 

- Chicken Carbonara - chicken, mushroom, & white carbonara sauce

 I think this one is my favorite. They put generous amounts of cheese. The chicken, they put chunks! You can actually bite it and taste the mushroom.. There's also a hint of oregano which made it more flavorful.. Unlike other baked pastas which used the tiniest amount of meat and called their baked pastas are filled with meat.. -__-

I brought it to my sister's store for breakfast. Since I didn't have the time to eat at home.. PRACTICALLLL! again

Mind my 'it's artistic to take a picture like this' attitude

First scoop and BAM! Look at the amount of chicken and mushroom I got.. Pure bliss

See the middle part of the sliced macaroni on the left. That's a chunk of cheese and it's mozzarella! Not cheap cheddar.. And I found loads of it in every portion..

- Three Cheese - beef bacon in special three cheese sauce. 

Oh My God! If you are a cheese lover, you should definitely order this! This was actually the first macaroni that I tasted and I got greedy. I didn't even left some for my siblings to try. It's so yummy! They really use three types of cheese and you can definitely taste it!

Maybe you can't see it in the picture but it looks very tempting.. Especially when you microwaved it, the top part will be sizzling and you all are going to be drooling

Look how creamy and moist that beautiful spoonful of delicious macaroni!

I just cut this one for a beauty shot..  Which later I ate in less than 5 minutes

- Chicken Pesto (temporary - limited edition only) - chicken, mushroom, & green pesto sauce. 

The owner really brought the pine nuts straight from Australia.. She refused to substitute the pine nuts with other kinds to keep the authentic taste of pesto sauce. They have been considering to make this flavor as a permanent flavor, let's just hope they'll do! I love the smell of pesto! And I love how they combined it with the macaroni! 

Again.. Look at the middle part of the sliced macaroni.. Another big chunk of semi melting cheese.. my precioussssssss *golumn voice*

- Vegan - mushroom, horenzo spinach, n special fetta cheese sauce. 

I thought this will be my least favorite, but baby, I was wronggggg... Since I am a huge fan of mushroom, this flavor satisfied me oh so very well! Even though there's no meat inside it, I still think it's very fragrant. It's really suitable for those who hate eating vegetables, cause you can barely taste the spinach. It's there, you can definitely see the greens, but you just don't taste it that much.. 

See the greens and mushrooms? They are far much more when you cut them in spoonfuls..

- Soya Based - custom made for those who have lactose intolerant. They made it from soy milk with chicken fillings.. 

They also made special request macaroni for babies and pregnant women. Also lovely chicken bitterballen with cheese fillings.. 

About the price.. 

-Square Large 20x20x4.5cm - Rp. 210.000,-

- Oval Medium 10x19x4.5cm - Rp. 80.000,-

- Airplane Rectangular Small 9x15x3cm - Rp. 37.500.

 It looks like an airplane meal --> This was the size that they sent me. For me, it's enough for my personal meal. I ate one on my own and I was full.. 

- Cup personal size - Rp.15.000 (according to the cups)

- Bitterballen - 1 pack (12 pcs) Rp. 30.000,-.

I am really grateful for Macaroni House for sending me their baked macaroni! It's really delicious. I really recommend it for you to try it on your own! It's really good *again*

I ran out of baked macaroni! I NEED MORE!