tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post5872722965116393420..comments2024-03-17T06:20:15.127-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: My First Macaron...Parisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-46217134370941159072007-09-14T00:15:00.000-04:002007-09-14T00:15:00.000-04:00I remember it well! it was last winter in Lyon and...I remember it well! it was last winter in Lyon and it was all thanks to the wonderful descriptions from your lovely blog :DWanderlustinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05997835666384194750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-14766596595843673622007-09-12T15:15:00.000-04:002007-09-12T15:15:00.000-04:00I just had my first macaron a few weeks ago, at a ...I just had my first macaron a few weeks ago, at a French market in Edinburgh. I just had to try them after seeing them on your lovely blog so often. I wrongly thought before I tried them that they looked like the same texture as meringues.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368976350922650239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-8899544121980969612007-09-12T01:48:00.000-04:002007-09-12T01:48:00.000-04:00Beautiful blog and paintings!! I LOVE this post!!...Beautiful blog and paintings!! I LOVE this post!! I LOVE macarons!! I have posted about them many times! Please stop by my blog sometime.. I will try to locate the posts... I would like to link this post to my most recent macaron post if it's okay... My first macaron was at our local bakery in Antony... It was very delish! But, nothing compares to the macarons from Laduree!! I take all my friends who are visiting to this store! It is a special treat! I am sure you are heading that way when you get to Paris.. They always have great window displays.. There are several scattered through Paris.. I like the Champs d'Elycees store because they also have very beautiful pastries!! Please feel free to email me, if you'd like I live very near to Paris.. and I have a lot of friends that live in Paris, too...<BR/>Take care, Leesaislandgirl4ever2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11113491173234673894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-11404516172627480252007-09-11T21:52:00.000-04:002007-09-11T21:52:00.000-04:00I must admit, I'm lacking an important life experi...I must admit, I'm lacking an important life experience - I have never had a macaron! But they sure do look good, I mean tasty, and also pretty. Just love the colors.Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-15749448433429317772007-09-11T12:49:00.000-04:002007-09-11T12:49:00.000-04:00First tastes are so important, I remember my first...First tastes are so important, I remember my first macaron, beautiful, I thought I had finally grown up! My first avacado was a fine occasion too, a grapefruit hot from the tree and the sun, not my first but the first "real" one...etc, food is like smells, very evocative. Also wonderful pictures. France is sunny, obviously getting its blue skies out just for you!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-32453233097136573132007-09-11T10:38:00.000-04:002007-09-11T10:38:00.000-04:00YES Sarah BI hope to have many more stories about ...<B>YES Sarah B</B><BR/>I hope to have many more stories about my darling cousin! <BR/>Thanks :)Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-52858135626052282872007-09-11T09:44:00.000-04:002007-09-11T09:44:00.000-04:00- the old rustic macaron - the new colourful, stuf...- the old rustic macaron <BR/>- the new colourful, stuffed Parisian macaron<BR/>- the macaron of St jean de luz (Louis XIV's favourite)<BR/>- the macaron of Boulay (De Gaulle's best)<BR/>- Amiens, Montmorillon, Fontainebleau,Lyon ... and wherelse ???<BR/>- the day of Macaron <BR/>- the creation of one macaron new flavour<BR/>...<BR/>Some experts (who create them)<BR/>more experts (who eat them)<BR/>some books (such as Clémence Boulouque's)<BR/>You will learn a lot about MACARONS from this tv program that I watched and enjoyed !!!<BR/>http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6bbb_foliemacaronAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-65442825554737023982007-09-11T09:36:00.000-04:002007-09-11T09:36:00.000-04:00Oh, yes, I definitely remember! It was Ladurée an...Oh, yes, I definitely remember! It was Ladurée and chocolate. I started high! :) And really have never managed to adjust my sights lower. When they are good, they are very, very good, but when they are average, they don't do much for me.<BR/><BR/>Yay for a new trip to Paris! Can't wait to see what you "bring back" for us!Blame It on Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290292759310303671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-11594449275871390152007-09-11T06:16:00.000-04:002007-09-11T06:16:00.000-04:00I ate my first macarron ten days ago: a frien brou...I ate my first macarron ten days ago: a frien brought a little box from Switzerland. Nobody at home knew the name of the sweets but me, becouse I read this lovely blog.<BR/>The were cremy, not very sweet, chocolate, coffee, cream and frambois flavour.<BR/>Marvelous!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-89003297409662783512007-09-11T00:29:00.000-04:002007-09-11T00:29:00.000-04:00I've never had one. I only realized recently that...I've never had one. I only realized recently that macarons are not macaroons. I have to find a good place to buy them, because I don't know that I'm ready to try making them just yet. <BR/><BR/>Maybe I should look for one to celebrate my birthday! ; )Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-63007835811100107652007-09-10T23:21:00.000-04:002007-09-10T23:21:00.000-04:00I have yet to taste my first macaron. But I shall ...I have yet to taste my first macaron. But I shall try my best to make it a memorable event. lol :)Ann (MobayDP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03107580049551982062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-43467241806161334172007-09-10T21:51:00.000-04:002007-09-10T21:51:00.000-04:00I distinctly recall my first macarron - because my...I distinctly recall my first macarron - because my appetite was whetted by a Jeffrey Steingarten article in Vogue - oh about 20 years ago - describing them in tantalizing detail. He included a recipe, which, for reasons I can not fathom, I did not use until about 10 years ago. That's the way it is with me, too busy living (chasing rabbits, baiting traps, etc.) to do all the things on my list, but EVENTUALLY I get around to everything (well if I live to be 143!). That first batch did not turn out well....good flavor but extremely poor texture. Then, a few years ago, on a visit to my son (the jazz saxophonist!) in New York I bought a box of assorted Fauchon maccarons. Heaven! And I can't believe they are gone! Thank you for the web site!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-46695866858369024312007-09-10T21:35:00.000-04:002007-09-10T21:35:00.000-04:00I would love macaroon's I think i am going to make...I would love macaroon's I think i am going to make myself learn how to make them :)Cakes By Sharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07502132195432526043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-85183002350846986952007-09-10T19:04:00.000-04:002007-09-10T19:04:00.000-04:00please pack me into your suitcase and take me with...please pack me into your suitcase and take me with you to macaron land!....enjoy!K and Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-85186668507283553972007-09-10T18:36:00.000-04:002007-09-10T18:36:00.000-04:00The best macaroon in both the taste and texture ca...The best macaroon in both the taste and texture category would have to be Laduree's caramel macaroon. The rose macaroon has an amazingly silky feeling but I am not much on rose-flavored pastries. My husband would disagree as he simply adores them. <BR/>Laduree's macaroon are the only ones which make me swoon. <BR/>the only macaroon I have ever actually spit out was a saffron flavored one from Pierre Herme. <BR/>When he started making them a while back, he did this whole savory series. <BR/>None were particularly good but the saffron was so awful that I gagged. <BR/>we are off to Paris on the 24th <BR/>Have a great trip Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-57530147786636169372007-09-10T18:19:00.000-04:002007-09-10T18:19:00.000-04:00I will never forget my first macaron... in Paris w...I will never forget my first macaron... in Paris with a steaming tiny cup of 'cafe'...(not quite sure of that spelling).. it was Rose flavor and it was..a..little..like..falling..in..love... I was instantly addicted, and knew that I would always love a country that produced THESE COOKIES. Went to Laduree to buy ELEVEN boxes for my nearest and dearest<BR/>and MACAROONS (coconut) are a DIFFERENT cookie! :)Kelley Carey MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667693715096070393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-74822705366179327682007-09-10T16:00:00.000-04:002007-09-10T16:00:00.000-04:00Oh macaron...how sweet you are! Your photo's are a...Oh macaron...how sweet you are! Your photo's are absolutely delicious looking...I think I'll have to try to go out and buy some macarons today!Alice Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744757184275143211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-45676754317186044422007-09-10T15:40:00.000-04:002007-09-10T15:40:00.000-04:00Shock! Horror! I have NEVER tasted a macaron... :-...Shock! Horror! I have NEVER tasted a macaron... :-( Well I shall have to book that train trip to Paris that I keep hankering after and get some to try.<BR/><BR/>You are off there in 20 days? Wow! Hope you have a FAB time, which of course you will, and I shall look forward to reading all about it when you return.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I liked "A Good Year" too, adorable... and Oh! the scenery = beautiful. Sigh... So close and yet so far away.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172329415798888414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-42223393601691762832007-09-10T15:15:00.000-04:002007-09-10T15:15:00.000-04:00I remember the first time i ate a macaron. It was ...I remember the first time i ate a macaron. It was 21 years ago. I was madly in love with a certain French man, whos ex rich girl friend use to buy him macarons for breakfast!! Anyway, we went to Laduree, I was attracted to the dainty immaculatly decorated petite fours...but hence settled for the plain yet colorful macaron. I had rose. French husband to be had pistachio.<BR/>That first bite remind me of what it was like to fall in love! Rich, tender, good from the start to the finish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-85231128463985180222007-09-10T14:47:00.001-04:002007-09-10T14:47:00.001-04:00Di Overton when you are in Paris in 17!!! days, tr...<B>Di Overton</B> when you are in Paris in 17!!! days, try to go to a vertical MACARON tasting-<BR/>Macarons all the same flavor from different purveyors. <BR/>There should be water, crackers and spittoons provided between bites. <BR/>If you can't find one, I'll provide the essentials.<BR/><BR/>A macaron cookie is alot like an Oreo cookie-<BR/>2 meringue lids (preferably with feet)<BR/>And a jammy or ganache sandwiched in between.Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-21753525077883701462007-09-10T14:47:00.000-04:002007-09-10T14:47:00.000-04:00I forgot to mention, thanks for posting the pic of...I forgot to mention, thanks for posting the pic of your cousin again. I love her! Just this morning over coffee, I read an article in Vogue about brooches which mentioned the way French women wear them, and I was having a hard time picturing it. Well, now I know!<BR/><BR/>Any chance you'll get more pics of your cousin this time around?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-20420901166057063722007-09-10T14:39:00.000-04:002007-09-10T14:39:00.000-04:00Until seeing the "real" deal here on your site, I,...Until seeing the "real" deal here on your site, I, too thought macaroons were the coconut haystacks (which I do like, but I've never met a cookie that I didn't like, unfortunately). But I've never had one like the ones you picture here. Are they like meringue? They are sure pretty to look at!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-65433757309135559132007-09-10T14:25:00.000-04:002007-09-10T14:25:00.000-04:00At last I stumbled upon a place in Gothenburg that...At last I stumbled upon a place in Gothenburg that had macarons. They were much smaller than I´ve thought but just as delicious. <BR/><BR/>So when in Gothenburg go to:<BR/>da Matteo in Victoriapassagen. "Passage de Victoria". <BR/>See http://damatteo.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812425581603734595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-26070291544627426602007-09-10T13:46:00.000-04:002007-09-10T13:46:00.000-04:00I still haven't tasted one. Only 17 days until I a...I still haven't tasted one. Only 17 days until I am able to taste one in Paris.<BR/>I am a bit nervous in case I don't enjoy it. How do you spit out a Macaron in a stylish way?Di Overtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739747135963729335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-87727531115330356792007-09-10T12:59:00.000-04:002007-09-10T12:59:00.000-04:00Ooh, it all looks so delicious!Ooh, it all looks so delicious!WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.com