Noliette: Opera Révision

It's been raining off and off, but really I didn't run because I'm still babying my leg. I'm not babying it enough that I'm not walking fast on the commute, taking the stairs, and practicing some running stretches and "switches" (if that's the correct translation), although my left arm was not happy about one of those involving getting into a push-up position and shifting around laterally to loosing up things. I haven't given up on running this week, though, but the target is definitely not going to be over 10 km, and I'll be happy to get 5 km total (that is, another 2.5 km by Tuesday). However, I'm thinking I'll try for Paris S'éveille one day tomorrow cycling and use the other day to jog and walk to Avranches Guesnay.

For bought cake, I got Opera Révision (updated) from Noliette at Isetan, for 518 yen again. This is a pistachio opera (pistachio and chocolate). It was definitely good, but these cakes are maybe a little wet for my taste, although I'm not sure how I would change this specific cake. So Noliette is immediately back off the list of potentially excellent shops, at least until I have more cake from there that changes my mind, which is really hard to do with all the other places to visit.

I did get around to making creme brulée aux noisettes (?), though I didn't know how much to heat the sugar and water before adding to the egg, so I just cooked until it browned, and it's edible, so I'm satisfied. Now I've got a bowl of frosting, but no more hazelnut powder (expensive stuff) to repeat the cake, so I'm thinking of trying maracons instead. It's really humid, so I'll need to run the air conditioner while I do it, though I'm sure they would be edible if I made them like I make the pate maracon naturale, where I don't wait at all before baking once I've piped it.