Last night was another wonderful eating and social experience. It is definitely time for me to learn new songs. Singing the old ones is heartwarming none the less. Bob and Tim are the best band I know and having my son, Ben, play with me is always an amazing experience. You guys should hear him drum. Thanks all for welcoming him so graciously. My favorite guest from NH was Mollie! The sweet cocker spaniel...what a cutie! Ann was an inspiration! Also very cute, by the way. Neil and his wife were also lovely and of course the divine Rachel and Ian. What a village we are creating.
I promised the recipe for the macaroons, which I now regret leaving with Fred! heheheh. They were darn good.
Here it is: make sure the batter gets set before you bake. Otherwise they run a bit while baking, but still work out fine. I doubled this recipe for 14 people. My cookies were also fairly large. The recipe is for 2 dozen cookies, but they would have to be smaller.
Ingredients:
4 large egg whites at room temperature
1 cup granulated white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup cake flour (sifted)
3 cups sweetened shredded coconut
In a stainless steel bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water, whisk together the egg whites, sugar and salt. When the mixture is warm to the touch and nice and creamy, remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla, flour and coconut. Cover and refrigerate for about two hours, or until firm.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Place small amounts ( a tablespoon) or desired amount of the batter on the parchment a few inches apart. Bake for about 15 or 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Then place the cookies on a cooling rack.
There ya go ! Bake on!
Ben fried the bananas in butter and brown sugar in a very hot pan until soft but not too soft. Sometimes that worked...hehehe.
The coconut ice cream was online. I used egg yolks for richness. I can post that too if you like.
To me the best part was the warm bananas on the plate with cold ice cream on top and the cookies on the side. Hot, cold, sweet and crunchy..yum!! I am truly a texture freak!
I know that May is full for all of us and may not work. Please hold June 5 for our party, which is a potluck and may substitute if we have trouble finding dates. How about the road trip the end of August??? Sounds like fun.
Love you guys and gals. Hope to see you soon.
Barb and Tim
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