Macaroons - They are the new cupcake!

Remember when cupcakes were the best thing since sliced bread? One of our first blog posts was about cupcakes - http://bethebenchmark.blogspot.com/2009/08/mini-cakes.html You could make any flavor combination happen in a cupcake. You could sell these two bite wonders by the dozen because no one thought for a second about portion size. You could add variety to your menu with three different flavors for one meal. Cupcakes were awesome!

Well, cupcakes are slowly taking a back seat to a new fabulous dessert - Macaroons!

All of the great things about cupcakes can be done with macaroons. Use this link to find great flavor combinations! http://www.foodbeam.com/2007/07/15/sunday-cest-herme-second-week-la-folie-des-macarons/