Monday Food Files

You all know me well enough to know that I am not one to go by the saying "Eat to Live" - I am definitely one that LIVES TO EAT!



This lovely long weekend, Brian and I enjoyed the simple pleasures in life - coffee, cheese, strawberries and each other.

For lunch, we had simple sandwiches - and Brian, being half Korean, wanted egg in his sandwiches (every Korean I know is mad about eggs!). So we just sandwiched fried eggs, ham and cheese between yummy garlic bread. Garlic bread just isn't garlic bread without parsley, so if you've never made it before - make sure to mix in some fresh parsley with your butter, olive oil and garlic - it makes such a huge difference!



Since it was a hot day, we wanted a light dessert - but didn't feel like sorbet or frozen yogurt, so instead we made some meringues. I love how light they are, and they don't leave you all bloated and full. To make 6 little ones of your own, just take 3 egg whites and beat them until they're all peaky and stiff, along with half a teaspoon of salt, a drop of vanilla, and two tablespoons of sugar. Once that's done, just spoon it all onto some wax paper on a baking tray (6 blobs should do it) and bake it at 215 degrees for 1 hour and 25 minutes.



Once they're done, let them cool a bit, and then spoon over them a mix of 8 large sliced strawberries, a dash of lime juice, 8 sliced green grapes and two tablesoons sugar - they should come out looking as lovely as these above.

OK, so what was on your Memorial Day menu?

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