Good morning everyone!
Food has been good so far! I've had my vitamins and a glass of water!!!
Can't be all bad!
Well, we woke up to rain and alot of wind this morning so I'm guessing that putting up lights will be out of the question unless it clears up later on.
Here are the rest of the meringue recipes I copied for you all. Nice low/no WW point treats.
Vanilla-Almond Kisses
from the book Sweetie Pie by Richard Simmons
Prep time: 30 minutes
Bake: at 225 degrees for 1 ¼ to 1 ½ hours
Makes: 52
¼ cup + ½ cup superfine sugar
1 ½ Tablespoons cornstarch
3 large egg whites, at room temperature
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper, or use reusable nonstick cookie sheet liner. Place a 3/8 inch wide star tip into 12” pastry bag. (If you don’t have pastry bad and star tip, don’t worry! You can drop little mounds of meringue with a measuring tablespoon—they won’t look as pretty as the piped ones, but they’ll taste just as good.)
2. In small bowl, mix ¼ cup sugar with cornstarch and reserve. In medium bowl, with electric mixer on high speed, beat together egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining ½ cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. Reduce mixer speed to medium and gradually beat in reserved sugar-cornstarch mixture until incorporated. Add vanilla and almond extracts. Increase mixer speed to high and beat 5 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl several times, until stiff and glossy peaks form. If using the pastry bag, fill with mixture.
3. Onto prepared baking sheet, pipe kisses, spacing ½ inch apart. Or drop mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls.
4. For crisp meringues, bake in 225 degree oven until firm to the touch and crisp throughout, about 1 ½ hours, turning baking sheet once from front to back halfway through baking. For chewier meringues, bake about 1 ¼ hours, rotating sheet once halfway through baking. Cool meringues slightly on baking sheet on wire rack. Transfer meringues to wire rack to cool completely. Store in airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Nutrient value per kiss: 13 calories, 0g protein, 0g fat, 3g carbs, 3mg sodium, 0mg chol.
Kiss Variations
Orange Kisses: Substitute 1 teaspoon orange extract for vanilla and almond extracts and add 12 drops orange food coloring.
Strawberry Kisses: Substitute 1 ½ teaspoons strawberry extract for vanilla and almond extracts and add 12 drops red food coloring.
Mint Kisses: Substitute ¼ teaspoon mint extract for almond extract and add 12 drops green food coloring.
Cocoa Kisses: Substitute 1 ½ teaspoons chocolate extract for vanilla and almond extracts. After beating egg white mixture, sift 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder over mixture and fold it gently in until thoroughly blended.
2cute: I'm sure the dear boy will not let laundry service and food service stop him from moving out. There are some rules here that he will have a hard time adhering to once he's out of school, I'm sure. Like a curfew!!!
Have a great time with all of your company. You're right about have a clean kitchen feeling good when you have company. I washed all of my prep dishes as I went along for Thanksgiving and it really made a difference in the clean up time.
Where's everyone else??? Come on in and talk to us, we're lonely! Love to all.
"Life loves to be taken by the lapel and be told: I am with you, kid. Let's go." - Maya Angelou