trianon palace, versailles, france, 07-12-09
say hello to macarons, or bonjour, rather!
since arriving in this foreign land, i have had to expand my horizons outside the realm of american snacks. in this particular instance, it hasn't exactly put me out, because as many of you are already aware, i am a self admitted cookie whore! chips ahoy served cereal style in ice cold whole milk are definitely a staple in my diet & unquestioningly an important part of my food pyramid! are you reading nabisco? do you need a product ambassador? look no further, your poster child is here! in fact, i would gladly take payment for my services in the form of nutter butters & strawberry milkshake flavored oreos (i know they were a limited edition item but surely you have some stashed in an obscure warehouse somewhere & with all the preservatives contained within, they don't really expire).
ok, back to macarons. for the french, these run akin to nectar of the gods, & like every other pastry i've eyeballed thru a large glass window, they may well have been created by some divine entity. according to my macaron recipe book (en français), the base contains a simple combination of eggs, almond powder, sugar & powdered sugar. the combination of fillings, however, are anything but simple & are only limited to the imagination (or lack thereof) of the baker. the vibrant powdered dyes they use to color these petite sweets are as varied as an artist's palette & although they are not on display in the prestigious louvre, i have similarly found myself in awe when beholding the bold silvers, brazen violets, crimson oranges & every other hue in the color spectrum used to create these masterpieces!
sacre bleu (i didn't need to move almost 5000 miles to learn this little phrase...as a child with unlimited tv access, a click of the tv dial presented me with pepe le pew & my inauguration into the french language)! all this cookie talk has got my sweet tooth demanding it's fix! since it's way too late to take the 15 minute train ride to versailles to snag some savory delicacies like the ones pictured above, i will just have to creep across the hall to infiltrate my cache of nutter butters :) :) :)
bon appetit & a bonne nuit too,
your little cookie monster
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