Macarons

Are they cakes or are they cookies? It doesn't matter! Everyone loves macarons, with their fluffy ganache cream and crunchy meringue tops. From its beginnings in a Parisian patisserie in 1862, when two meringue biscuits were placed on top of a ganache filling, the macaron has become a teatime favourite worldwide. Go wild with flavours and choices of fillings. A macaron will fulfill every cook's fantasy. Most of all they will always melt in your mouth. Francis van Arkel takes a simple macaron and turns each one into a delight. With easy to understand recipes and a little practice, you will find yourself creating these delights for your teatime guests. Choose from macarons with Fruit, Herbs & Spices, Savoury, Alcohol, Coffee, Chocolate, Nuts & Tea flavourings. There are recipes for the more popular Amaretto and Almond, Pistachios, Grand Marnier and Orange as well as the most unusual Tomato and Basil, Rocket, Pine Nuts and Parmesan as well as Vodka and Lemon.