Make Your Own Peeps- 4/12/09
Very few things I've made in my Gourmet project have made me quite as excited as making my own marshmallows. I'm not a sweets person normally but the whole process of making the Lillet Marshmallows in the Easter menu on page 78 was so cool. That only 3 ingredients and some water could make puffy sweet marshmallows is amazing chemistry in action. It's so simple but impressed everyone at Easter dinner (and for the next few days). Next year, I may try making my own Peeps with some food coloring and cookie cutters. I'm sure it would work and look so cool... and I don't even like Peeps! I made the Easter menu in this month's Gourmet article "One Fine Day" with only one change. I made the Thyme-Honey Glazed Ham on page 33 in place of the Herb-Roasted Pork Loin that was recommended with the menu. I made the change so I could take advantage of the ham's longer cook time while we went to Easter Mass. Pork with herbs for pork with herbs was a fair trade. I...