You know that e-mail you get around Christmastime, with approximately 742 recipes sorted by type (cookies, cakes, breads)? I don’t know about you, but the sheer number overwhelms me. I look at one or two, think, “maybe someday” and file the email in that catch-all folder for things I keep just in case I need them. This recipe is the exception. I clicked on “pies,” found this, and it is in the first page protector in my binder of magazine and printed recipes. My macaroon recipe (or rather the Barefoot Contessa’s) is …

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