Tag: egg whites
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Hazelnut Meringues
I often make recipes that need egg yolks, but not the whites. What to do with them? Well, now I have my wonderful KitchenAid mixer, I usually make meringues. This time, since I had some hazelnuts from Piemonte, I decided to add them into the mix to make hazelnut meringues. The hazelnuts from…
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Pavlova: The Monster Meringue from New Zealand
The Big Debate About Pavlova So, already with the title I wrote “Pavlova: the Giant Meringue from New Zealand”, I’ve made any Australians reading this fume and yell at their computer screens, “But it comes from AUSTRALIA , not New Zealand!!!”. Welcome to the secret Cold War between New Zealand and Australia! Each…
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Tiramisu: The Italian Dessert That Gives You a Lift!
An Italian blog can’t be Italian without a tiramisu recipe Well, I had to do it, didn’t I? I can’t really say that I have a blog about Italian food without this recipe. What’s the best known Italian dessert outside Italy after gelato? You’ve got it! Tiramisu! Strangely, tiramisu is one of the…
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Marzipani: A Sweet Slice Of The Salento, Italy
These cookies from Puglia has nothing to do with marzipan Before you start thinking biscuits made of marzipan, stop right there. These are delicious biscuits called marzapani, but the only thing they have in common with the almond paste is that they are made with lots and lots of almonds. Marzapani are a combination of…
