Don't confuse macaroons with macarons! Local baker and bakery owner Mindy Crosato joined us along with private chef and cooking instructor Aurelien Crosato to show us how to make the French delicacy ...

My all-time favorite sweet treat has to be a French macaron. No, not a macaroon, a mac-a-ron. There is a difference. The macaron is a delicate meringue-type cookie filled with ganache, fruit jelly or ...

• 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 ...

In patisseries across France, delicate sandwich cookies in every color of the rainbow take their place beside elegant eclairs, tarts and other works of pastry art. French macarons -- not to be ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Happy New Year! I hope everyone has enjoyed their winter holidays and the new year brings great things ...