I don't watch TV a lot. Wait-let me rephrase that- I don't watch the TV I choose a lot. When my dad doesn't have the remote, my brother does. And when he doesn't have it (which is almost never), mom gets it. So, I hardly ever get to chose what to watch. That's why when I was actually alone downstairs the other day, I was a little unsure what to do and eventually put on an episode of "The Great Brittish Baking Show". This episode in particular featured meringue cakes- which I'd never heard of in my life. But I've made meringues several times before, and I LOVE them, which inspired me to try colored meringues with a piping tip for the first time! To be honest, I was a little skeptical after it took waaaay longer than I'd remembered getting the batter to stiff peaks, but once I' finally got there, dyed half the batter pink, piped them out and popped em' in the oven, I was so ready to go! They turned out AMAZING and within a day of making them, the entire plate was gone. I used this recipe from Sugar Spun Run- one I will definitely be using again! Its kind of hard to believe that a recipe with such basic ingredients is so unbelievably amazing!
Lemon Crinkle Cookies for Spring
I swear that there are times when I feel like I need to move to a warmer climate so that I can enjoy citrus fruits on the reg! Honestly, as much as we love Colorado-the fruit situation (except for Palisade Peaches) is pretty weak. :) Having said that, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do and when winter keeps showing up, I make something with lemons so that I can get that warm weather feeling. Considering how busy we've been with baseball, work and Ivy being in college, these crinkle cookies were the perfect quick treat to shake off the winter blahs. Nothing beats a sweet crinkle cookie that is somewhere between a cake and cookie and asks you not to wear black because it'll show when the powdered sugar rains down. Recipe adapted from Broma Bakery 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temp - note I use salted because that's what I always have on hand. If you use unsalted add 1/2 tsp of salt with the dry ingredients. 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar Zest of 1 le
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