Italian Method TECHNIQUE: Meringue is made by drizzling sugar syrup onto egg whites and whipping them continuously to a medium peak. Meringue then is added to a macaron paste – a combination of almond flour and powdered sugar mixed with egg whites. Able to withstand longer mixing without deflating it prematurely. APPEARANCE: Tends to be […]
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UBE This purple root-like looking which is commonly mistaken as taro comes in very few varieties and originated from the Philippines. Ube is a Tagalog (the national language in the Philippines) for tubers (like sweet potato and cassava). It is also known as a purple yam but the basic dessert is called “halaya” or “Ube
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TOMATO What can you do with fresh tomatoes? Like a bunch of them? How about a homemade Tomato Sauce? We know you can always get them at the store, but it is always fun to make them from scratch – it will save those tomatoes you harvested from your garden or those ones your neighbor
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BASIL This green sauce is as simple as a combination of Basil leaves, garlic, pine nuts, and hard cheese all crushed up together and smothered with olive oil. There many varieties and versions of how to make this, but it all start with this basic. I want to share with you my two versions of
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