Comments on: a taste of yellow: lemon petits fours

By: Anne

Anne — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:04:39 +0000

My dear, I read your blog while looking for a lemon petit fours. I have been reading your blog for only a few weeks now, imagine my surprise when you and a delightful recipe for just what I was looking for and another delightful surprise of your opinion about breast cancer. I will have my final reconstructive surgery in August. My oncologist told me that I can say I don’t have cancer. I was uncomfortable of the cancer survivor label as well. Bless you for you amazing recipes. It is a joy to read your blogs.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:22:33 +0000

Jen-
I’ve been reading your blog for a long time, all your recipes are amazing and I think of your blog every time I want to try something new. I actually joined the Daring Kitchen because of you, even! This is the first time I’ve come across this blog post. I’ve read in other posts your allusions to chemo and cancer, but didn’t know what kind of cancer you had. I just wanted to say that you are such an inspiration to me! Way to go on kicking that cancer’s ass! I think you are such an amazing person!
Thank you for sharing this personal story!
-Danielle

By: jenyu

jenyu — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:32:14 +0000

bob – same with the eggs, weigh them. i’d say 2 med eggs are 3.25 ounces. for 13 oz. of egg whites, target about 8 egg whites (but weigh them – it’s easy once you separate the eggs and can pour them into the bowl to be weighed)

By: bob

bob — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:03:56 +0000

okay, thanks for this. but what about the egg? how many eggs are 3.25 ounces or 13 oz of egg whites? or do you put them on your scale as well?

By: jenyu

jenyu — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:31:21 +0000

Bob – hi there! My email information is on the about page, but as far as the measures go… This recipe was one I learned in my pastry class. They do not use volume measures for things like flour because the amount of flour varies with the density (sifted, unsifted, and everything in between). All of the ounces are by weight. A kitchen scale isn’t all that expensive and if you are serious about baking, highly recommended. You can find them in most kitchen stores and probably at stores like Target. Good luck!