It was my sons birthday, he loves Tiramisu the dessert. Tiramisu in Italian means pick me up – very very true. So my son in law was going to buy one – no way! I’ll make it. So I start looking at recipes online and I find one from an old Italian guy with video. First of all he calls for Amaretto and white rum! I’ve never made it with alcohol before! Then he also recommends beating egg whites and folding them into the marscapone mix.
I don’t own an electric mixer, not even the hand-held kind. But a few years ago I bought this at an estate sale, nostalgia. Well, my old Italian beat his egg whites with a whisk, no me, I pulled out this wonderful old tool and got to work.
I think I’m at the 4-5 minute mark right here. I’m beating a lot of air in here and it’s beginning to fluff.
The egg whites form a peak.
Even more so in the bowl. So I blended them in, dipped the lady fingers in the coffee – liquor mix and voila!
Sifted on cocoa powder, and put in the fridge for about 6 hours. Yes, it was yummy, we all loved it. My son too the leftovers home, yes there were some leftovers, apparently he wasn’t willing to share with anyone – it was his birthday cake! I guess I’ll have to make it more often for him.
This image is blurry because she doesn’t stand still. I tried to French braid her hair, not easy, then tried to get a picture, even harder.
I started a stitching group, we meet once a month, it is delightful. I suggested we exchange holiday ornaments. Yes, I’m Jewish so I hope to receive something less Christmas-y but boy is it fun to make these. I like the black backstitch, I’m not crazy about the brown and white ones. I do admit it came out adorable.
My finishing is ok, its amazing how much stuff some people have -rickrack, ribbons, buttons. Yes, I have some of that, but not a lot. Anyway, I’m pleased with the result.
Leah