Madeleines

Madeleine Medley – Ispahan Madeleine

May 24, 2010

” ‘Ispahan’, also known as ‘Pompon des Princes’, is a clear pink, half-open kind of Damask rose (an early type, introduced from the Middle east in European breeding during the crusading XIIIth century).” – WikipediaI have always associated Ispahan with Pierre Hermes – I am full of admiration for the Picasso of Pastry for dreaming up such [...]

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Madeleine Medley Episode 2 – Kumquat Madeleine

May 17, 2010

Continuing from Madeleine Medley Episode 1… ” And suddenly the memory appeared. That taste was the taste of the little piece of madeleine which on Sunday mornings at Combray (because that day I did not go out before it was time for Mass), when I went to say good morning to her in her bedroom, [...]

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Madeleine Medley Episode 1 – Sesame Madeleine

May 15, 2010

Madeleines, the famous magical ‘cookies’ that gave French author, Marcel Proust that shuddering moment of epiphany. This synopsis from Proust’s ‘Remembrance of Things Past’ – Swann’s Way has been so well published and referenced that the Madeleine has practically become Proust’s cookie.. “She sent for one of those squat, plump little cakes called “petites madeleines,” [...]