Macaroons

As in other recently published macaron cookbooks, French food writer Abraham here includes a full-color image for every recipe; however, her book is not as attractive as Annie Rigg's Macarons or as conversational as Jill Colonna's Mad About Macarons! It resembles Jose Marechal's Irresistible Macaroons in appearance, organization, and pictorial instructions, but lacks his more extensive explanations. This title has one strong selling point: it is the only one of this group that uses primarily American standards, such as measurements by volume and degrees in Fahrenheit. Useful for novice bakers. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.