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Show HERALD DAILY C2 Celebrations v7"n : Tuesday April 1.2008 out flour in a lot of desserts and make them lighter," Yard says. "It's just about my favorContinued from D I ite thing to work with." "Kaiserschmarren" is Chef Michel Richard uses crisp meringue to make vach-erin- ," traditionally torn pieces of a French invention using " caramelized pancake sauteed and served with fruit compote molded meringue to house ice cream or wrapped cyeam and powdered sugar. Yard e elevates hers by adding (or both). Richard shapes his blanc," creme fraiche, meringue into the form of a raisins plumped in wine and big mushroom using separate sugar, and a generous amount molds for the cap and stem, fills the baked shells with chocolate of sweetened, wrapped egg ice cream and whipped cream, whites. Baked in a deep cake is and sets the whole thing atop a result puddithe a pan, fluffy, ng-like dessert, more springy pool of pistachio sauce. "I love the texture 6r the methan a souffle and perfect for sopping up strawberry sauce. ringue this way, crispj Richard "Meringue allows me to cut says. "You add the creamy ice cream, the sauce, the whipped cream. It is wonderful to bite into all of the textures at once Meringue does double-dut- y in a meringue-toppelemon beaten or it will not be fully . incorporated. French meringue, the easily thrown together blend of egg whites and sugar that gives dessert souffles their lift, can sponge cake: Beaten egg whites lighten the lemon and easily be manipulated into a butter cake batter, which is variety of light but impressive baked until tender and just set. treats. Make wafers perfect A generous amount of Italian for tea time by blending finely chopped hazelnuts, vanilla and meringue goes on top. lemon juice into the meringue; Mastering Italian meringue bake spoonfuls of it on a lined takes a bit of practice, When sheet pan at a low temperature the sugar melts, the syrup must reach 240 degrees any until they are dry and crisp. Or hotter and it will become place a scoop of orange sherbet between two of the wafers thick and viscous. Timing is and you have a refreshing essential: The syrup must be streamed very slowly into the twist on an ice cream sandwich. whites while they are being , Meringue d "fro-mag- , ' 1 . - ; La ' Z, Happy 80th Halasima, Cacique Birthday Jim Bezzant The marriage of Mr. Timothy Isaac Halasima to Miss Betzaida ' Cacique Shanchez Armas will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at 4381 Stone Crossing, Provo, Utah. The groom's parents are Kaye FugaL Timote Halasima, Cathey Halasima, and Larry FugaL ' The bride's parents are Maria Yanez, Martin Cacique, and Michael Yanez. April 2nd We love you. Your Family LOS ANGELES TIMES Hazelnut Meringues with Orange Sherbet Servings: Makes ' '"7 - 21 small lea 3 egg whites, at room temperature I Va teaspoon cream of tartar I Vi cup sugar IV teaspoon vanilla I teaspoon lemon juice I I cup finely chopped blanched hazelnuts ,. ft 1 pint orange sherbet I Powdered sugar Heat the oven to 225 degrees. In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand-hel- d mixer, beat the egg whites until frothy on medium speed, about 1 minute. Add the cream of tartar and continue to beat to soft peaks, a minute more. Gradually add the sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form, an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and lemon juice. Fold in the hazelnuts. h Use a 2 ring to trace circles onto parchment paper on a baking sheet. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the meringue onto the center of a circle, and spread evenly to the edges. Repeat with the remaining meringue. As you finish spreading each tray of meringues place them in the oven to bake for 1 hour to set the meringues, then turn off the oven but leave the trays 1 Baconator in town Ken Hoffman Drive-thr- u Gourmet six pieces of bacon, a scoop o' jalapeiios and a messy slather of creamy chipotle sauce, and you might want to forget that chocolate Frosty Float for. dessert. The "Spicy" is there, all right, but it's not so that you start checking the walls for a fire extinguisher. It's an adult burger, for grown-u- p tastes. Or if you thatr have a kid who's a foodie, They can top that with sliced jalapeiios , that's what! give it a try. Children should And jalapeiios are just the stick with the plain Baconator start. You want spicy? The and take a test bite of your Spicy Baconator wallops with Spicy Baconator maybe for , ;,four levels of heat. Hey, it's , next time. v The Spicy Baconator getting hot in here. Somebody crack a window. definitely ain't diet food. It's Here's the blueprint: two pushing 900 calories, and you haven't touched your fries quarter-poun- d burgers, two slices of pepper-Jac- k yet. If you want to knock off 150 calories and 12 fat cheese, chipotle ranch sauce, six strips of hickory-smoke- d grams without disturbing the bacon and sliced jalapeiios on integrity of the burger, ditch the chipotle sauce. I prefer a special billowy bun. Total calories: 880. Fat ' ketchup on burgers, anyway. Ketchup is prettier than grams: 55. Dietary fiber: a deuce. Carbs: 37 grams (only ranch. One of the neat things about 6 grams if you lose the bun). Manufacturer's suggested re- Wendy's is the service and tail price: $4.69. presentation. Each burger is cooked to order and forked Specialty sandwiches are over fresh and hot. None of what Wendy's does best. Its that nuking burgers that have Spicy Chicken Sandwich is a solid winner, better than any been lying around for an hour in grease excuse me, au jus. sandwich the chicken shacks The Spicy Baconator is an have created. In your face, action-packeKFC and Popeyes. burger, but part of its success has to be due to The Spicy Baconator is its hip name. It's even cooler it's more than a mouthful if you say it with an Arnold a double-fiste- d handful, too. It's got two big burgers, made Schwarzenegger accent: "I'll be back ... for another Spicy never frozen with fresh beef. Add two slices of cheese, Baconator tomorrow." knee-sha-ki- n' 14-inc- , - L L-L- . ANNE CUSACKLos Angeles Times one-fourt- Hazelnut meringues with orange sherbet. inside for an additional 2 hours to allow the meringues to dry out. Remove from the oven, and gently peel them off the parchment paper. Store, loosely covered and in a dry area, at room temperature, until needed. The meringues will keep for two days. Just before serving, spoon a tablespoon of sherbet onto a . hazelnut meringue and top with another meringue, gentry pressing the meringues into the sherbet to form a sandwich. Dust the tops lightly with powdered sugar. Serve two meringue sandwiches per persoa . I Note: You will have leftover orange sherbet; reserve for another use. Recipes from Los Angeles Times test kitchen director Donna Deane. lemon-colore- Staying safe behind the wheel all-be- d along with the cream of tartar to soft peaks. Gradually beat in 3 tablespoons sugar until stiff peaks form. Quickly fold Servings: 6 the beaten egg whites into the beaten egg yolks. Fold in I pint blackberries plus the flour mixture until just 12 small blackberries for combined. Then quickly fold garnish, divided in the melted butter. Divide I &A tablespoons, plus cup the mixture evenly among the tart pans and gently smooth sugar, divided the tops. I V3 cup flour Place the tart pans on a bak1 2 tablespoons cake flour sheet. Bake about 15 mining I Pinch of salt utes, until the cakes are lightly 1 3 eggs (separated, at room browned and set in the center. temperature) plus 3 egg Cool on a wire rack, then rewhites (room temperature), move from the tart pans. divided In a small saucepan, com1 2 tablespoons h bine grated lemon cup water and zest the remaining three-fourtMA teaspoon vanilla cup sugar. Cook over medium I Vs teaspoon cream of tartar heat until the syrup reaches 238 degrees on a candy ther1 2 tablespoons melted butter mometer. Remove from the Heat the oven to 350 deheat. Beat the remaining three individegg whites to form soft peaks, grees. Butter six ual tart pans with removable 30 seconds to 1 minute. With bottoms. the mixer running at medium Carefully rinse the blackspeed add the syrup in a slow berries and pat them dry. stream. Continue beating until the meringue is cool and stiff (Set aside the 12 berries for peaks form, about 3 to 5 mingarnish) Puree the half pint of berries in a food processor utes. Place the cakes on a baking or blender until smooth then strain the puree through a fine sheet. Divide the meringue mesh strainer and discard the evenly among the six cakes seeds. Stir 1 tablespoon sugar and spread over the top. The into the puree and set aside. meringue also can be spooned In a large bowl, stir together into a pastry bag with a large the flour, cake flour and salt round tip and piped over the and set aside. In a medium cakes. Place the cakes under the broiler until the edges are bowl, beat the egg yolks with 2 12 tablespoons sugar until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. To serve the cakes, garnish thick and Stir in the lemon zest and vanilla each with a couple of fresh and set aside while beating the blackberries, and drizzle a little blackberry puree around egg whites. Beat 3 of the egg whites each cake. Serve immediately. LOS ANGELES TIMES cream sandwiches ' There's a new week I reached out This a new Spicy the first extension of the phenomenally popular Baconator line of big honkin' premium double bacon cheeseburgers from the little girl with red pigtails Wendy's. The flagship Baconator a double cheeseburger topped with six strips of bacon was introduced in June 2007. It did, oh, pretty OK, I guess selling 68 million in half a year. That got the geniuses in Wendy's research and development scratching their heads: "How can we top Hazelnut Meringues Lemon Sponge Cake with Orange Sherbet Lemon Sponge Cake Sawy Senior, you have any on how can I . mother help my tune up her driving skills? She's had a few fender benders last year, which worries me, but she's still in good health and mentally sharp as a tack. She would be very upset if I tried to take her keys away. What can you tell me? 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