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April 4, 2013 By Stephanie

Royal Icing

Have you been searching for the perfect royal icing recipe—one that is easy to work with for all your decorative needs? We are sharing the fabulous royal icing recipe Julia M. Usher uses to create her amazing baked confections. One look at her gorgeous sugar cookies and you will know this is the recipe for you. The recipe was originally featured in our Winter 2013 issue of Where Women Cook magazine.

Julia M. Usher
www.juliausher.com

Royal Icing

Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

This is a great royal icing recipe that is easy to make and work with. Perfect any dessert creation that requires this type of icing.

Author: Julia M. Usher

Recipe type: Dessert

Ingredients

2 lbs. powdered sugar
½ tsp. cream of tarter
5 large egg whites, cold
Flavoring of choice, to taste
Soft-gel food coloring of choice (optional)

Instructions

Mix powdered sugar and cream of tartar together in bowl of an electric mixer. Stir in egg whites by hand to moisten sugar.
Fit electric mixer with a whip attachment. To avoid a flurry of powdered sugar, beat mixture on low speed just until egg whites are evenly incorporated. Scrape down sides of bowl; turn mixer to its highest speed and continue to beat about 2-3 minutes. (Icing will lighten and thicken as you beat; avoid beating too long or you’ll introduce excess bubbles, which interfere with a smooth top-coating.) When done, icing should be bright white, glossy, and very thick; icing should cling to a spoon without failing off.
Beat in a flavoring (don’t skimp on flavoring or icing will taste chalky) and/or coloring, as desired. Mix well before using, or store covered flush with plastic wrap.

Now comes the real question…what will you ice first?

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April 3, 2013 By Stephanie

Inside Our Latest Issue :

LaDonna Gundersen

The Spring 2013 (Mar/Apr/May) issue of Where Women Cook Magazine features some of the most talented people in the culinary world. We are offering you a look inside the pages of our current issue that hit newsstands March 1st. There are plenty of recipes and stories to inspire you in the kitchen this season. Inside our latest issue we invite you to visit the galley with LaDonna Gundersen.

LaDonna Gundersen
http://ladonnarose.com/

“Five months a year, LaDonna Gundersen lives on a 32-foot fishing boat in Southeast Alaska with her husband, Ole, a commercial fisherman. Miles from civilization, LaDonna keeps boat and cooks healthy meals from her tiny 4×5-foot galley kitchen, often contending with the swells and swallows of the sea. An accomplished fisherwomen, LaDonna spends party of her off-season crusading for wild salmon. She is the author of two cookbooks: ‘Salmon, Desserts & Friends’ and ‘Alaskan Rock’n Galley.’” (Quoted from LaDonna’s article in Where Women Cook Magazine.)

Join LaDonna Gundersen in her galley featured in the Spring 2013 (Mar/Apr/May) issue of Where Women Cook Magazine. Click here to subscribe or purchase Where Women Cook Magazine.

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April 2, 2013 By Stephanie

Hard Boiled Egg Recipe Ideas

Look in your fridge…is it currently overflowing with dozens of brightly colored hard boiled eggs leftover from Easter? If you are like most of us, the answer is yes. Now comes the real question—what to do with all those hard boiled eggs? We’ve found some great hard boiled egg recipe ideas that will help make a dent in your Easter egg stockpile.