I think that's the best way to describe macaroons. They look almost ethereal with their beautiful glossy sheen. In fact I reckon that when I do kick the bucket then the Big Guy will be waiting for me with a box of macaroons. He'd probably even make them himself and I'm sure they'll be the most delicious ones I've ever tasted. You see the thing about macaroons is that
a) they're expensive; ground almonds, real vanilla, real chocolate, a ridiculous number of eggs all of these things really aren't that cheap.
b) they're temperamental; if you beat the egg whites a little too hard then they'll collapse or if you incorrectly measure the amount of icing sugar then they'll probably end up looking like chewy, stretchy bubblegum cookies.
c) They take an eternity to perfect. Hence why the Big Guy would be so good at making them...
Macaroons are definitely the kind of thing you can't decide to make on a whim. That's what I did when I first used Nigella Lawson's pistachio macaroon recipe. I ended up guilt eating the entire batch of gungy macaroons. They still tasted good but I was left thinking that I really shouldn't have skim read the entire recipe...
After that 'experience' then I decided to enlist the help of a master to show me the ropes. Today my darling friend took me through the steps to making a good macaroon and that they really can't be underestimated. As soon as you let your guard down the BAM the egg whites collapse or BAM there's egg yolk in the whites or BAM you've got a square macaroon. It's a very stressful exercise and I think that once you've perfected making macaroons being a security guard would be a cinch.
I'll post the recipe that I used above soon but at the moment I'm off to bed so I'll leave you with a youtube video as a consolation prize.
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