O Pequeno Livro de Ladurée: Pastelaria

The glossy pages and that gorgeous gift-ready cover make it feel like a little piece of Paris arrived in my mailbox. I’ve already baked the vanilla macarons twice and the step-by-step instructions are so clear, even my first batch came out with proper feet.

I've made the madeleines twice now and they came out with that proper domed hump on the first try — the measurements are precise and the steps are easy to follow. Thirty recipes feels like the right amount too, not overwhelming.

The gift-ready packaging sold me before I even opened it, and the pistachio macaron recipe came out better than I hoped on my first try. Thirty recipes is just enough to work through without feeling overwhelmed, and the photos alone are worth the price.