I am blessed (if I don’t mind putting on weight) with having four French bakeries within walking distance of my house. Three of the four are within 100yds of each other – maybe the 100yd diet 🙂 Well, I spread my patronage around to all four. Yesterday I was in Thobor’s on Mt Pleasant and I couldn’t resist the macarons. I didn’t buy any, I just took a picture or two of their display and promised myself, another day. Here they are…
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| Macarons a.k.a. Macaroons |
The variety is endless. Some of the flavours that Thobor’s offers are Lavender, Pistachio, Earl Grey, Raspberry, Coffee, to name just a few!! I googled “macaron” and found that one of the other bakeries, “La Bambouche” is hosting a charity macaron day March 20, 2013 in aid of the Red Door Family Shelter. Here’s the link – http://macarondayto.com
Macarons a.k.a. Macaroons are delicate confections made of egg whites with a tasty filling. Think Oreos with meringue rather than a cookie dough and a yummier filling. Here is the wikipedia link to a rather detailed history of the origin of macarons. There is even a suggestion in the article that these biscuits could be made with foie gras. Well if you can use foie gras, you can use bacon!!
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| Macarons at Thobor’s |
Something to brighten a Winter’s day
Have a colourful day!!