Geeky Cat Miusings

I used to have issues with the box of aluminum foil: It would always come flying out of the box when I pulled on it. Someone has discovered little tabs on the sides of the aluminum foil box/ that keeps it from rolling out of it’s container. Knowledge is power.

Are you tired of eating sad, soggy sandwiches. Hate dragging that squashed sandwich out of your bookbag? The latest scoop is that adding potato chips to your sandwich is the way to make it crunchey and full of flavor. This is one secret the foodies have successfully kept from me. But now I know.

I will be staying in Le Marais district of Paris. Le Marais means ‘the marsh’ but not to worry, I won’t be sleeping in any marshy conditions. The marshland was cleared in the 12th century by the Knights Templar and it looks pretty clean and civilized now. In fact, there is an Italian Cafe close to the apartment I’ll be staying at.

More information that the foodies I hang out with insist I must know: Macarons, what are they? Dating back to the 18th century, the macaron is a traditional French pastry, made of egg whites, almond powder, icing sugar and sugar and has a round meringue-like domes with a flat base. They are filled with a cream or ganache. Macarons are not to be confused with macaroons. Macaroons are dense cookies made either with coconut or with a coarse almond paste.