Saturday, 2/11/17

Dinner with Jennie and David. I tried another cookie from Dorie's book and something called Modjeskas from Food52. The almond cookies were definitely not as pretty as their picture, but they were certainly easy (only three ingredients!) and Jason really loved them:

I realized as I was making the modjeskas that they appealed to me partly because they are really a version of See's candies Scotchmallows. I made marshmallows from a David Liebowitz recipe (they were pretty easy and mostly successful, but I was rushing them and they were still a little sticky) and a "caramel" that looked nothing like the dark glossy caramel in the recipe, and has none of the complex bitter notes of real caramel. Dipping the marshmallows in the caramel was sticky and messy and the marshmallows started to melt a bit and I kept having to put everything out on the porch to cool off and we were running late.... And then I think they are really a bit too sweet for normal people but I liked them. Not sure if I would make these again but I will probably try making my own marshmallows again just because it was fun.