Meringue Monday

 

An eyeful of plump meringues in a Marais district pastry shop.

 

Meringue Monday

 Gigantic meringues vie for space in the window of a pastry shop.

En croûte!

Quiches, tourtes and pastry-encased terrines in a Paris charcuterie shop window.
Add cornichons, pickled onions and a nice wine for an hors d'oeuvre fit for royalty.

A pair of choux

Choux pastry, the base for éclairs, gougères, and profiteroles, has been quietly taking over Paris.

Above: bite-sized choux in the window suspended w/wire

Almond meringues

Huge snow white meringues topped with almonds are ready to be hacked into pieces and passed around to eager children or, for the grown ups, as an accompaniment to after-dinner espressos.