The Deep Blue Sea

The deep blue sea
The deep blue sea
The deep blue sea
The deep blue sea
The deep blue sea
The deep blue sea
The deep blue sea
The deep blue sea
The deep blue sea
The deep blue sea
The deep blue sea
The deep blue sea

Some of the people I love the most live too far away for frequent visits. My favorite way to connect with them — besides phone calls and Zoom sessions — is to bake for them. These sweet Deep Blue Sea cookies carried my hugs and kisses far and wide.

“Between me and thee lies the deep blue sea.” Kasha
tropical fish cookie cutter

The shortbread cookie’s blue and white “coat” is made of a combination of homemade white marshmallow fondant mixed with white sculpting chocolate. I used a fluted flower-shaped cookie cutter to create the stripes and give it a tropical look. In order to make fish that are both coming and going I flipped the cookie cutter over and used it “backwards”. A good way to create a variety of little fishies swimming together in my imaginary ocean.

Ocean Exploration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization (NOAA) says...

...that “more than 80% of our ocean is unmapped, unobserved, and unexplored.” I find that fact intriguing and a challenge to me to decorate more fish cookies. It could be that my blue and white fish is a new and yet-to-be-discovered species. I think I’ll name it Piscis Crustulum [Cookie Fish].

 

Cookie specifics

What I’ve learned...

These cookies were made with the best ingredients I could find and baked in a small batch of two dozen. I’ve experimented with less expensive ingredients, but have come to the conclusion that flavor is best when I use the best. Why spend all this time baking and decorating if taste and texture are just so-so? Decorating the cookies takes time, but it’s an enjoyable process for me and I know that those who receive them appreciate that. Life is just better when you can share something you love with someone you love. Don’t you agree?

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NOTE: Background illustration in the following slides was based on a free illustration downloaded from Seabed Vectors by Vecteezy:

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