{"id":2916,"date":"2013-02-22T12:39:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T12:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=2916"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:33:44","slug":"a-macaron-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=2916","title":{"rendered":"A Macaron a Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 \ud83d\ude42 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…<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Macarons a.k.a. Macaroons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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<\/a> Family Shelter<\/a>. Here’s the link –  http:\/\/macarondayto.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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 macaron<\/a>s. 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!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Macarons at Thobor’s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Something to brighten a Winter’s day<\/p>\n

Have a colourful day!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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