I have also learned that a shocking number of my girlfriends have a guilty pleasure: meringue. (Not to be confused with merengue, which is the sexy Latin music and dance sensation. I'm talking food here, people.)
All this meringue-mania comes as a surprise to me since (before this blog) I've never made meringue in my life, never been served meringue at a party, or even seen it on a dessert menu. I feel a little behind the curve. Like when I made fun of someone last year for wearing high-waisted pants before I realized they were back in style. :Believe it:
With my friends in mind, I made Martha's Meringue Swirls. They are bite-sized meringue cookies, laced with orange zest and orange food coloring and piped to look like this:
How ridiculously cute are those, right?
Too bad mine turned out like this:
Yes, sure to please us all! Thanks for sharpening your skills, can't wait to try them!
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