Making beautiful macarons isn’t hard, but it can be fussy and even counterintuitive. The almond meal (or flour) should be finely ground. If a bit coarse, process the almond flour and powdered sugar in ...

• Don’t overmix. “I like to err on the side of underwhipped as opposed to overwhipped. If you overmix, they’ll crack. They’ll come out too crunchy and flat and sometimes they’ll have a hollow space ...

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Hippity-hop, here comes the Easter Bunny! But this year the dapper Monsieur Lapin (French for "rabbit") has dumped the colorful jelly beans and hard-cooked eggs and filled his basket instead with ...

The first time I had a French macaron was in Paris at Ladurée and what a magical experience it was. I wasn’t too sure what I was eating, but all I knew was that it was sweet (überly sweet, in fact), ...

The French macaron has become as synonymous with Parisian gastronomy as baguettes and croissants, steak frites and escargot.