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 favorite world-wide.

Go wild with flavors 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, Savory, Alcohol, Coffee, Chocolate, Nuts & Tea flavorings.

Francis Van Arkel Francis van Arkel develops recipes for cooking magazines and has written several cookbooks as well as working as a food stylist and food consultant.