I finally made little meringue thingies. What should I call them? The girls call them clouds. I guess little meringues works, or mini Pavlovas? Anyway, I made them for the very first time and they were really tasty and fun to make. I had to make an emergency call to someone who has more experience with these than I do to talk about doneness, but they all went well. Crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside.
I drizzled chocolate sauce on the plate and then spooned a raspberry sauce on the top. Heavenly— although I wonder if this style of garnishing is too 80s/90s when it seemed everything was garnished with a squeeze bottle.
The meringue recipe is similar to the one I used here, the raspberry sauce is just frozen berries stewed with a bit of sugar over heat and then mashed through a strainer, and the chocolate sauce came from a bottle.
Completely unrelated, I am worried about my Australian friends and thinking of them all a ton. I wasn't sure what to do and was told about this great site—2009 Victorian Bushfire Appeal that provides ideas on how to help. Thanks to those of you who e-mailed me about this.
