I visited Paris for the first time back in April of this year and I fell in love with macarons and how delicate they are.  I’m sure this happens to anyone that visits Paris or anyone that has a sweet tooth so I am probably late to the macaron party. There are countless blogs and blog posts on this topic so it made me want to make them even more!  Last night I finally made my first attempt to make them and it was a small success! I used a helpful book, Les Petits Macarons, and went with the french meringue method.  The book contains tons of flavor combinations so picking just one flavor combo to use was a challenge, but I ended up making vanilla shells with a maple buttercream filling.  The only challenging part of the process to me was piping the shells to be a consistent size and texture, but I am new to piping altogether!  The end result was a delicious treat that tasted and had the correct consistency of macarons I bought in France.  Now I just need to practice my piping skills so I can create macarons that look as great as they taste.  I can’t wait to make them again and try out other flavor combinations.