tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post8552688769599805984..comments2008-04-12T16:01:00.913-07:00Cakespyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11540351035366591645noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-14592711581187901902008-04-12T16:01:00.000-07:002008-04-12T16:01:00.000-07:002008-04-12T16:01:00.000-07:00I am a sucker for Coconut macaroons, especially if they are dipped in dark chocolate.Jannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194759195757802620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-62520886937646597932008-04-08T20:08:00.000-07:002008-04-08T20:08:00.000-07:002008-04-08T20:08:00.000-07:00I like macaroons, but not as much as cupcakes!! Great article. They seem easy to make, and I do have some extra coconut in the fridge.CupcakeLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13640445376726493991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-4313622999284485462008-04-08T18:32:00.000-07:002008-04-08T18:32:00.000-07:002008-04-08T18:32:00.000-07:00Mmmm I actually prefer coconut macaroons to the dainty french ones. I love biscuits with alot of texture. Yum! This has made me oh so hungry.Jade Is Green!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01413974640342357234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-71189177129682379802008-04-08T18:12:00.000-07:002008-04-08T18:12:00.000-07:002008-04-08T18:12:00.000-07:00Ah HA! Finally something I don't like! I hate cocunut! I would die of starvation on Survivor cause that's all they eat.Ellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-57931997352251572792008-04-08T12:50:00.000-07:002008-04-08T12:50:00.000-07:002008-04-08T12:50:00.000-07:00Mon mari's favorite cookie is the big, gloppy, spikey American macaroon... no chocolate required!katiezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498599461583826030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-53280919562974433612008-04-08T10:07:00.000-07:002008-04-08T10:07:00.000-07:002008-04-08T10:07:00.000-07:00yummmmmmmmmmm I love coconut...and chocolate...Diana Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700214027813205802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-11524319409142799442008-04-08T09:53:00.000-07:002008-04-08T09:53:00.000-07:002008-04-08T09:53:00.000-07:00Brownie macaroons??? Must take a trip to Seatle...Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17871378614519456494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-58959476068130230732008-04-08T07:59:00.000-07:002008-04-08T07:59:00.000-07:002008-04-08T07:59:00.000-07:00Love this post! For the longest time I kept getting confused about macaroons and macarons until I realized they were two different things and not just someone's quirky way of spelling. Sadly, I've still never had a macaron, so I couldn't honestly answer your poll. ; )Analihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-49729156777104517672008-04-08T07:18:00.000-07:002008-04-08T07:18:00.000-07:002008-04-08T07:18:00.000-07:00my mom's theory is that ugly food tastes the best. she loves mexican food, so she's all, "refried beans look like dog mess, but man are they GOOD!"<BR/><BR/>: )katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14405765385526956575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-46272121439457729282008-04-08T07:13:00.000-07:002008-04-08T07:13:00.000-07:002008-04-08T07:13:00.000-07:00I've always thought that one single macaroon was ugly; but a group of them displayed together just scream 'dig in'!Golightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00656557004403292384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-38595653092509619002008-04-08T06:43:00.000-07:002008-04-08T06:43:00.000-07:002008-04-08T06:43:00.000-07:00You'll have to excuse me, but I don't see anything ugly here. ;)Patricia Scarpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025126825422974626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-51890532762443052272008-04-07T20:37:00.000-07:002008-04-07T20:37:00.000-07:002008-04-07T20:37:00.000-07:00This is everything I could hope to know about macaroons! Aw, and I think they're kinda cute....Vegan_Noodlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15946796454115691643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-65419015571576049762008-04-07T19:05:00.000-07:002008-04-07T19:05:00.000-07:002008-04-07T19:05:00.000-07:00I <3 ugly coconut macaroons! They remind me of my grandmother...and the Jersey shore...not quite sure why on that last one, other than that I know I've gotten them there. And since my mom always made them growing up, maybe they should remind me of my mom...?Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162258039138150713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-88038378246992889612008-04-07T18:08:00.000-07:002008-04-07T18:08:00.000-07:002008-04-07T18:08:00.000-07:00I've never had a macaroon of any kind before...I've missed a lot!GTangerinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16609996334529499138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-83581216431902203272008-04-07T15:37:00.000-07:002008-04-07T15:37:00.000-07:002008-04-07T15:37:00.000-07:00Although you have made a good (maybe great) case for the macaroon, I still don't like to eat them. Coated in chocolate, a hard candy shell or marshmallow fluff, they still taste like old soap to me!feathermarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16933517800336428088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-73179781589356107472008-04-07T15:33:00.000-07:002008-04-07T15:33:00.000-07:002008-04-07T15:33:00.000-07:00Yay for the macaroon! I learned so much today. And it doesn't look ugly to me. Actually, the vision of it made me quite hungry...<BR/><BR/>What else is new?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for educating me!Margins.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09354201794600647626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-74968932768265771642008-04-07T14:24:00.000-07:002008-04-07T14:24:00.000-07:002008-04-07T14:24:00.000-07:00it might be an ugly cookie, but it's delicious! :0) and thank goodness a vegan macaroon (a RAW vegan macaroon, no less!) does exist - hooray! hahaVeggieGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00785142908687097216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-43660302557712517342008-04-07T14:04:00.000-07:002008-04-07T14:04:00.000-07:002008-04-07T14:04:00.000-07:00I am now sold on the Coconut Macaroon! I actually have never had one but I will seek one out now:)Chocolate and Steelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05413601390296396659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-10672972502086137492008-04-07T10:52:00.000-07:002008-04-07T10:52:00.000-07:002008-04-07T10:52:00.000-07:00I love both versions!! I've never made macarons, but I've made plenty of macaroons. In fact, I just saw a recipe for a dulce de leche macaroon that I really want to make!Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11741861711308777389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-24452134897618013402008-04-07T09:22:00.000-07:002008-04-07T09:22:00.000-07:002008-04-07T09:22:00.000-07:00Everybody should know that macaroons are like vitamins! So glad you posted this for those who didn't know this little culinary secret! Oh, and cupcakes are like Prozac!<BR/>Beautiful photos, as usual!Catherine Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095969173887557939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-10426848149888329262008-04-07T08:30:00.000-07:002008-04-07T08:30:00.000-07:002008-04-07T08:30:00.000-07:00you are definitely the best sweet journalist online for me..this post is so brilliantly written..macaroon maybe the ugly counterpart but it has its own beauty from within;;;vive la macarOOn :-)Dhanggithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16761011670490732001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-84171424334520866992008-04-07T08:08:00.000-07:002008-04-07T08:08:00.000-07:002008-04-07T08:08:00.000-07:00I have never tasted a French Macaron but the Coconut Macaroon was always around when I was a child. I haven't had one in quite a while, I should get to making some! Very interesting post! :)LyBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17504659088765433358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-17463750033059040982008-04-07T07:51:00.000-07:002008-04-07T07:51:00.000-07:002008-04-07T07:51:00.000-07:00I made coconut macaroons last week for a real estate open house and they were a HUGE hit! People didn't believe that I made them myself, but the tricks on them because these really are the easiest things to bake!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-41959631219480873432008-04-07T07:11:00.000-07:002008-04-07T07:11:00.000-07:002008-04-07T07:11:00.000-07:00Amen for Manganese!!! I still have A LOT of coconut from the DB challenge.... AND spring break this week.... Maybe I'll take a chance & let the kids make these - the recipe looks easy & they're suppose to be ugly. Thank you for the inspirational post!<BR/><BR/>xoxox Amyfamiliabencomohttp://familiabencomo.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554049149798699784.post-30391699602491461492008-04-07T05:26:00.000-07:002008-04-07T05:26:00.000-07:002008-04-07T05:26:00.000-07:00Rediscover the macaroon???? Some of us have never been away.....<BR/><BR/>www.thecakedcrusader.blogspot.comThe Caked Crusaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840224194242219981noreply@blogger.com