Meringues with Lemon Curd and Fresh Strawberries
Store the merengues in a tin until ready to use to keep them light and crispy. Merengues: 6 egg whites Pinch of salt ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1½ cups sugar 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled, sliced, and tossed with 1 tablespoon of sugar 1...
Weidmann’s Black Bottom Pie
I got the sweetest letter from Mrs. Mary Davidson Jennings, a 92-year old reader originally from Kosciusko, who loves Mississippi and Mississippi Magazine. She enclosed a brochure published in 1952 about the history of Weidmann’s Restaurant in Meridian, the oldest...
GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD WITH LEMON VINAIGRETTE
4 grilled chicken breasts, sliced 1 red bell pepper, sliced 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced 1 cup fresh sugar snap peas, cleaned (may use frozen) 1 cup crumbled goat cheese 1⁄4 cup capers, drained and rinsed 1⁄2 cup Lemon Vinaigrette Place sliced chicken, peppers, and...
Hen Party
Chicken Salad with Pecans and Bacon 1 tablespoon lemon rice 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise 4 cups cooked and diced chicken breasts 1 cup celery, diced 1 cup pecans, toasted and chopped 1/2 cup dried cranberries Salt, black pepper, and white pepper to taste 1 (3-ounce) jar real...
Fun Flower Pot Favors
Send each “hen” home with a fun flower pot as a favor. You will need: Small clay pots Clear acrylic sealer Antique white acrylic paint Liquid gold paint pen Duct tape Waterproof Green florist foil Small blooming plants Green sheet moss Organza ribbon...
Best of Mississippi Travel
Mississippi Magazine is happy to introduce our newest reader poll, Best of Mississippi Travel! With such a beautiful state, Mississippi is the perfect place for tourists to experience genuine Southern hospitality, and we want to know our readers’ favorite places...Best of Mississippi 2021 reader poll results
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STRAWBERRY MERINGUE CAKE
1 (18¼-ounce) box yellow cake mix 2 egg whites 1 teaspoon almond extract, divided 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ cup sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cake mix according to directions on package, adding ½ teaspoon almond extract. Pour into 2 greased and floured...
THE PALETTE CAFÉ CHICKEN SALAD
This is the most popular salad on the menu at The Palette at the Mississippi Museum of Art. People never seem to tire of it, so it is made fresh everyday. 6 cups shredded cooked chicken 1½ cup red or green seedless grapes, sliced in half 1 Granny Smith apple,...
Mary Sims’ Homemade Honey-Baked Ham
1 precooked, spiral-sliced ham (approximately 7 pounds) 1 6-ounce jar honey 1 1-pound box dark brown sugar 1 10-ounce jar maraschino cherries, drained and sliced 2 5-½-ounce cans crushed pineapple drained 1 tablespoon lemon juice Package of glaze that comes with ham...