The other day, I awoke with a strong feeling that I should be in Paris right now. Aside from the fact that many people dream of living amongst the beautiful and all things pretty in the city of lights, I felt an especially strong longing after I awoke from my dream which, although I can't remember it, I'm sure had something to do with said City. I pictured what I would do that day if I were in Paris and I came up with this: there is nothing I would rather be doing than lining up at the patisserie early in the morning and arriving home to my Montmontre apartment with a beautiful box full of Lauduree or Pierre Herme macarons and spending the morning sitting by my flower-filled window with my black cat, who would be named, naturally, chat. Ah and then the regret came that I didn't actually eat a single macaron whilst I was actually in Paris this summer. So anyways, this weekend, I decided I would spend some time making my own macarons and being Parisian for a day. Oh la la.I found a couple of recipes online so hopefully the day will be a success:
La Tartine Gourmande (Cardamom Wattle Seeds Macarons with Orange Filling)
Tartelette (Espresso Toffee Macarons)
Epicurious (Laduree Chocolate Macarons)
David Lebovitz (Chocolate Macarons)
Veronica's Test Kitchen (Basic Macaron Batter)
...also, read this article: Man v Macaroon from the Times and this slideshow on the art itself. Bon appetite and sweet dreams.
(photo from flickr here)
