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Today, I am excited about lemon meringue pie and "Laura in the Kitchen." (http://www.laurainthekitchen.com)
I discovered Laura Vitale on YouTube and I have to say, she has some of the best instructional videos I have watched thus far in my cooking adventure. Yesterday, I watched her video, "How to Make Lemon Meringue Pie."
I love lemon meringue pie. The yummy dessert was invented in 1806 in Philadelphia by cooking school founder Elizabeth Coane Goodfellow (http://www.historycooks.com).
Laura Vitale's video on lemon meringue pie is full of helpful tips for baking. One note that I found especially interesting dealt with "blind baking" a pie crust. Vitale suggested laying the crust in the pan, covering the crust with aluminum foil and then pouring beans on top of the foil so the crust doesn't puff during baking. I had no idea that should be done!
Vitale's website has an alphabetical list of all her recipes and videos. There is a wide variety of foods listed. Check out the directory at http://www.laurainthekitchen.com/arch/recipes.html.
If you're interested in trying Vitale's lemon meringue pie recipe, you can watch her video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb0aCAN0a6w&feature=fvst.
I think I will be referencing "Laura in the Kitchen" quite a bit in the future.
Also, on a side note, I would like to thank Jane Xavier for her feedback on my blog post last week. If you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to send me an email at court959@yahoo.com. I enjoy hearing from readers!
I hope everyone had a wonderful new year's celebration!
Courtney Caughey
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About Courtney Caughey: Courtney is a photo correspondent and a writing contributor to The News. Her “Food for Thought” blog will appear each Wednesday and Saturday.
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