I said I would do this winter during the dreary months here in michigan was learn how to make macarons. well, although dreary, we haven't had much in the way of snow so I wasn't home as much as I had anticipated. home two days in a row this week and a good coating of snow on the roads gave me the opportunity to finally try my hand at the seemingly elusive macaron. in fact it wasn't very difficult at all. with a recipe from Joshua Weissman and some additional tips from The Preppy Kitchen (both youtubers) I made it through pretty much unscathed! glossy smooth tops, chewy middles and the foot on each of the shells! I only wish I had another gel food color instead of green...a bit bright for my taste!