tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592530457329143923.post1196461872911411872..comments2023-11-18T02:59:17.283-08:00Comments on Joy of Desserts: Authentic Macarons Des Soeurs From City of NancyJoy @ Joy Of Dessertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623449713999231504noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592530457329143923.post-702698024814397492010-04-19T22:28:09.973-07:002010-04-19T22:28:09.973-07:00Anonymous: Thank you for taking the time to share ...Anonymous: Thank you for taking the time to share your story. Quite interesting. I also wish I had the "secret." They are among my absolute favorites and I love just about all desserts/sweets made with almonds.Joy @ Joy Of Dessertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02623449713999231504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592530457329143923.post-34361854082491548322010-04-19T15:13:07.077-07:002010-04-19T15:13:07.077-07:00I was born in Nancy in a bomb shelter during WWll,...I was born in Nancy in a bomb shelter during WWll,macarons were always my favorites,but in my childhood almost impossible to have,now when I go home to visit, I stock up, I buy quite a lot of almond powder to bring back with me!I still love marzipan and make my own macarons,but they are not quite the same,I don't know the "secret"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592530457329143923.post-30326793546913393812009-03-11T10:37:00.000-07:002009-03-11T10:37:00.000-07:00Amanda, the more I hear, the more I think it is fa...Amanda, the more I hear, the more I think it is fascinating. This is what great novels are made of: duels, love stories, scandals, exotic cities on two continents, etc. Sounds like a great epic! I hope you can talk your grandma into telling you as much as she knows so that you can pass it down to your family's future generations. It would be a shame to lose such a treasure. As for the Joy @ Joy Of Dessertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02623449713999231504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592530457329143923.post-88118812527822380242009-03-06T20:19:00.000-08:002009-03-06T20:19:00.000-08:00Oh my, I gained 5 pounds just looking in the windo...Oh my, I gained 5 pounds just looking in the window!threesidesofcrazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03680623585443980958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592530457329143923.post-82294490402305973252009-03-06T10:15:00.000-08:002009-03-06T10:15:00.000-08:00Unfortunately I don't know much more than that. I...Unfortunately I don't know much more than that. I will have to try to get more info from my grandmother--she's very quiet about her family's history. <BR/><BR/>I do know that there was some kind of arranged marriage for my great-grandmother, but she met and fell in love with my poor great-grandfather (who emigrated from Nice) in New York City, where a duel was fought. It was quite a scandal atAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231341500700924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592530457329143923.post-86303807845537994822009-03-05T11:39:00.000-08:002009-03-05T11:39:00.000-08:00Wow! That is so interesting, Amanda! What a smal...Wow! That is so interesting, Amanda! What a small world too. Those are my favorite macarons (their bergamote too) and I even met a few of those nuns when I was a child. It sounds like you would have a very interesting immigration story to tell. Nancy and the Lorraine region are very beautiful and they have given us some really great food specialties.Joy @ Joy Of Dessertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02623449713999231504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592530457329143923.post-75447501395720606082009-03-05T07:34:00.000-08:002009-03-05T07:34:00.000-08:00My great, great grandfather was once the mayor of ...My great, great grandfather was once the mayor of Nancy! My great grandmother emigrated to the U.S. with those very nuns.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14748231341500700924noreply@blogger.com