Idaho Foodies» bourbonsnaps http://www.idahofoodies.com Food in Idaho Mon, 09 Mar 2015 01:09:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Merry Merry Meringue http://www.idahofoodies.com/2010/12/merry-merry-meringue/ http://www.idahofoodies.com/2010/12/merry-merry-meringue/#respond Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:47:00 +0000 http://idahofoodies.com/merry-merry-meringue Love new twists on holiday traditions – like the circa 2010 cookie swap dreamed up by the lovely Leigh Ann & Julie – A Cookie Swap Beer Tasting featuring sweets from our crew and yummy brews from Brewforia.

Cookieladies

Miss Julie pulled out her awesomely retro Betty Crocker Cooky Book to whip up her treats – including chocolate bon bons.
A quick look at the full spread – my favs included Lemon Ricotta cookies and Miss Leigh Ann’s Rosemary Butter Cookies from Martha
Table
I went for a booze & caffeine theme of course – thanks to trusty Sunset Mag recipes – and utilized Knob Creek for some Bourbon Snaps and pulled out the instant espresso for these Espresso Meringues.
For my first attempt at a meringue – I was pretty dang pleased with myself. Besides the fact that these aren’t really for instant gratification folks (they require a lot of sitting in a low heat oven, making you drool and stare at them) – they are ridiculously yummy. And as I learned in the process – making meringue is cathartic in a way – you beat the crap out of something nasty looking until it is malleable, soft, light and sweet. 
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