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Posts tagged “meringue”

Quick Tips: What To Do With Leftover Egg Whites

If you do a lot of baking, you know that you'll inevitably end up with an odd number of yolks and whites. And let's be honest, we're not cutting any corners in most of these recipes, so those rich go...

Quick Tip: How To Keep Meringue Crispy

In our humble (as always) opinion, crunching down on a sweet airy meringue is one of life's great pleasures. Since just a few egg whites yields dozens of meringue bites, we can eat a belly-full and st...

NY Times Dining Section Roundup: Rose Cream Meringues and Short Ribs

Coaxing Exotic Flavor From Familiar Elements - Where was Mark Bittman when we were looking for savory coffee recipes to polish off Coffee Week? These succulent braised short ribs would have been pe...

Word of Mouth: Vacherin

Photo by Flickr members Steve and Nicky Vacherin [vash RAN] n. Dessert of several meringue rings stacked and sandwiched with ice cream, fruit, or pastry cream. Vacherin, a classic French dessert...

Weekend Baking: Joy of Cooking's Coconut Cake Recipe

We spent a snowy weekend with family, baking birthday cake. The recipe for Coconut Milk Cake Cockaigne is from our mother's classic Joy of Cooking book. We smothered the three layers of soft, light ...