Macaronage
Post Author: Angela Sagabaen
Last week, I got an unexpected yearning for French Macarons. I began to obsess over the lovely, hamburger-shaped cookie that comes in a variety of brilliant colors and flavors. I Googled them and scanned through a wide array of images, as thoughts of urgently devouring them ran through my mind; biting into that delicate shell, through the soft meringue, plunging into a creamy filling and coming together in a chewy mound. Yum. And I haven’t been able to find the perfect french macaron since living in New Orleans (although, to be fair, I haven’t visited a whole lot of patisserie shops in the city either). So, I decided to give em a whirl. If I can successfully achieve the perfect French Macaron, I will never, ever have to go in search of them again. I decided to try a recipe that used a basic meringue (as opposed to an Italian meringue) and chose a simple flavor - vanilla. After a few full days of fretting and preparing, the result was 40 wonderful little biscuits that I could fill to my heart’s desire. Now…if I can only learn how to refrain from eating all of these delectable biscuits before filling them and sandwiching them together!
Filed Under: Cool Stuff, Food Talk, Food-Related Random
January 8th, 2010
3:55 am
When could we expect to see your recipe? I would be very interested in trying it. I am far from anywhere that would offer such a delectable looking morsel.