8 egg whites 1.5 cups sugar 2 tablespoons vanilla 2 cups butter, softened Construct a double broiler. Like a metal bowl over a pot of simmering water (that’s what I used). Put the egg whites and sugar in the metal bowl. Gently whisk (not too vigorously, just enough to keep the egg whites from [...]
This recipe comes from “How to Cook Everything” by Mark Bittman. I’d like to thank a friend, Jessica K, for this book. She gave it to us as a wedding present. It is amazing! 1 pie crust 2 cups pecans or walnuts 5 eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar Pinch salt 6 [...]
1 cup whole wheat flour 2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 tablespoon milk Powdered sugar for rolling out dough Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt. Then set aside. In your stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar. When properly creamed, [...]
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Masala chai 1 teaspoon ground cardamom 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon whole cloves 2 inch stick of cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg Take all those ingredients and put them in a pan. Put pan on medium/low heat for about 5 minutes stirring quite frequently. Grind in a [...]
The first in an occasional series of family recipes One of my fondest growing-up memories of my Bubbe — my grandmother on my dad’s side — is the composite memory of her cookies. She had a particular, delicious recipe for toffee squares that she’d make in her house in the Chicago suburb of Morton Grove [...]