To add an extra-festive holiday touch to macarons, pastry chef Paola Velez paints them with several different colors of edible shimmering luster dust. As for the filling? Pick from homemade dark ...

I’m not going to lie, macarons are easy to mess up if you don’t follow recipe directions exactly, but they are forgivable in the sense that they will still taste good even if you mess up. Making ...

Whether you’re at a fancy French bakery or in the frozen foods section of your local Trader Joe’s, it’s hard to resist ...

Technique is a big thing for French people. I learned this earlier this year when I made eclairs and creme brulee. And again this month when I helped my friend and colleague, Yakima Herald-Republic ...