Expense averted

I was planning to buy a candy thermometer, some expensive matcha powder, and liquid pectin, all in order to spend hours making this complicated recipe for Matcha And Peach Pate de Fruit Macarons.

But on my way home from church this morning I stopped by Starbucks for a huge green tea latte, and by the time I'd swallowed the last of it, my craving for the yummy grassy flavor of matcha had been completely satisfied. I now have no need of the macarons.

All the money I saved surely justifies the 450 calories... :)