Almonds, sugar, egg whites, and magic! Encore! In this second installment of Macaron Magic, we explore the tantalizing world of individual desserts and showpieces for macarons. Inspired by seasonal color palettes and ingredients, Macaron Magic 2 presents twelve innovative creations of macaron desserts, including pineapple and ibérico ham, Meyer lemon and hazelnut, white peach and white chocolate, walnut, fig, and chocolate, and more. The book also includes instructions on how to construct four dazzling showpieces and a bonus chapter on advanced techniques for creating stunning chocolate and pulled sugar decorations. Macaron Magic 2 introduces techniques for creating professional-quality macaron desserts and showpieces as well as advanced decorating methods to maximize the visual impact of these edible works of art. Recipes are accompanied by step-by-step photographs to demonstrate procedures, construction diagrams to offer quick assembly references, and photographs of finished works to provide inspiration.
Author Biography:
A former NASA research engineer, Jialin Tian developed a passion for making pastries while she was working on her doctoral dissertation in satellite instrumentation. Since then, the art of pastry making has brought her endless enjoyment. She has studied pastry and chocolate art with world-renowned pastry chefs Stéphane Glacier, M.O.F., Jean-Pierre Wybauw, Stéphane Leroux, M.O.F., Franck Michel, M.O.F., and Ramon Morató, at the French Pastry School in Chicago and PreGel Professional Training Center in Concord, North Carolina. She is the author of five cookbooks including Macaron Magic, Macaron Magic 2, Choux Temptations, Litte Choux Temptations, and The Bear and Fish Family Cookbook. She is also a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) credited by the Society of Wine Educators. Jialin received her PhD in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2004. She lives in the greater DC Metro area. A former NASA research engineer, Jialin Tian developed a passion for making pastries while she was working on her doctoral dissertation in satellite instrumentation. Since then, the art of pastry making has brought her endless enjoyment. She has studied pastry and chocolate art with world-renowned pastry chefs Stéphane Glacier, M.O.F., Jean-Pierre Wybauw, Stéphane Leroux, M.O.F., Franck Michel, M.O.F., and Ramon Morató, at the French Pastry School in Chicago and PreGel Professional Training Center in Concord, North Carolina. She is the author of five cookbooks including Macaron Magic, Macaron Magic 2, Choux Temptations, Litte Choux Temptations, and The Bear and Fish Family Cookbook. She is also a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) credited by the Society of Wine Educators. Jialin received her PhD in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2004. She lives in the greater DC Metro area.
