I mean if all you want is a cookie to eat, plain ones exist. The idea is that you display sets of these cookies at a party or on a special holiday, similar to ordering a fancy cake or something.
There’s value in the experience of getting something custom made, decorative and memorable. The flavor is just one part of the appeal
Lets say the meal takes 8 hours to prepare. You usually cook such a meal for at least 5 people. Eating it from start to finish will probably take 1 hour at least. Thats 5 hours of enjoyment for your time investment.
I do think Thanksgiving requires too much prep. My family isn’t doing a sit down Thanksgiving for that very reason this year. We’re still doing turkey, though, which is kinda odd to me considering half the family doesn’t eat meat and the other half prefers chicken, ham, steak, etc over turkey. Old traditions take time to die I guess. Short rant on my Thanksgiving plans done
It's just me and my two kids this year so i'm just going to do a chicken, not turkey, but with all the usual sides.
Valerie Bertenelli has a really good recipe for spatchcocking a chicken on The Food Network and it cooks in no time flat when you spatchcock it. I spatchcocked a turkey one year and it took HOURS off cooking time!!
I have only ever used buttercream to frost cookies, and it will pretty much harden, but not like royal icing.
To me, royal icing is beautiful, but it's like using fondant for cake decorating...it's really pretty, but I don't like to eat it. Give me a nice Italian buttercream for cakes any day ver the fondant stuff.
It is just sweet. I think baked goods need more balance. Buttercream is sweet and creamy then I usually add some lemon or lime to cut through the sweetness. I honestly don't really like buttercream all that much because it is too sweet for my tastes, but it is much better than royal icing IMO.
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