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  1. But, you know, if all else fails, maybe you could give them away. (I also like pastrygirl's suggestion of using them for decoration). :raz:

    Give them away.

    As a fellow eggplant non-enthusiast I absolve you from spending time, labor, and ingredients on a vegetable that you do not have enthusiasm for!

  2. I think sugar snaps are better for being briefly blanched (until they turn jade green from their raw 'dusty' green) and shocked. When they are dry, toss them with a sesame vinaigrette. A few lightly cooked carrot matchsticks are good with this as well.

  3. I assume the vinegar/lemon juice trick with full fat milk should do the trick. Just add the acid to the milk, stir, let sit for a few minutes, and stir again. I forget the exact ratio, but a quick google search will tell you.

    It's generally one tablespoon (0.5 ounce) of lemon juice or vinegar to 8 ounces milk.

  4. I can't help noticing your breakfast plates - are they Fiestaware?

    Yes I love fiesta! I have a set in the blue and yellow and a number of dishes and bowls in other colors.

    I finally surrended to a long-held love last year and now have 10 place settings, each in a different color, plus quite a few pieces in Black. SIGH. :rolleyes:

    Now they have introduced Marigold for their 75th anniversary - and I am trying to figure out what I could possibly "need" in that color....

  5. Sounds good! What are "who's on first" meringues? I'm intrigued.

    "Who's on First" meringues are a tribute to the legendary comedy team of Abbott and Costello, and their most famous routine. I incorporated ballpark flavors - pretzels, peanuts, caramel (no, no hot dogs or mustard :wink: ). The cookies have received rave reviews, so when the weather dries out a bit I will be tinkering with the recipe.

  6. Here's a quick post-sale report: there was lots of everything in the chocolate line that I had predicted, plus dark chocolate covered pretzels, caramel brownies, and brownie-like cookies topped with caramel and almonds. Quick breads and muffins, oatmeal cookies, lemon and 'Jewish' apple cakes were there as well. One of the organizers brought a variety of decorative melamine trays and rolls of cellophane to make pre-wrapped assortments.

    My Lemon Coolers (recipe here) and Cheese Straws (used a recipe with 1 pound of cheese to 4 ounces butter - yum!) were sold out in a trice. The Black Pepper Biscuits and my experimental "Who's on First" Meringues did well, too. The more classic meringues (cocoa-almond and vanilla-mint) were the least popular of my items. I look forward to hearing the final amount raised for Alabama tornado relief.

    Thanks to everyone here for their ideas! :biggrin:

  7. What great ideas!

    I checked the forecast for Sunday; high of 88F so I would fear for the lemon bars/keylime pie bars' & sausage rolls' food safety (rats!). Muffins and quick breads are being covered by other bakers this time.

    I do make great banana-oatmeal cookies; hmmm. Traditional shortbread would be tromping on another baker's toes. Biscotti - maybe! Though we are likely to have mostly nut-averse buyers, and I like nuts in my biscotti.

    Meringues are a definite; will do some with coconut.

    Djyee - The lemon sugar cookies sound promising - but the linked recipe calls for 1/3 lemon zest. One-third of a lemon's worth? (I did request the book from the library, but that will take awhile.) ETA - I found the recipe on google books; it is 1/3 CUP of zest.

    I do have, and love, Dorie's book -- it's high time to explore it more. I've been in a delicious rut with her Coconut Tea Cake. Following your Dorie link eventually led me to her Cornmeal Shortbread Cookies (with lemon) - another possibility. Her Molasses-Spice cookies sound a lot like my lone recipe from my Grandmother Irene, which are wonderful.

    A local Filipino shop sells egg whites by the quart, so any ideas for using them besides meringues and coconut macaroons are welcome.

    Thanks!

  8. I will be participating in an informal benefit bake sale on Sunday. It's a sure bet that chocolate (brownies, chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes and cakes) will be well covered by others.

    My baking should be completed by Saturday night - though I might be able to bake a quick batch of scones Sunday morning.

    Does anyone have particularly good recipes for:

    1. Crisp meringue cookies in a variety of flavors (gluten-free and almost fat-free) -

    perhaps lemon, mint, cherry, coconut

    2. Savory scones - sharp cheddar with herbs or bacon

    OR other non-chocolate ideas that fit my time constraints?

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