Mmm Mmm Marshmallow

A neat little story about the fashionable resurgence of marshmallows in France along with two recipes for homemade marshmallows.  Yum Yum!

AFP © A Paris shop displays jars with marshmallows. Sweet or salty, flavoured with fruit, flowers, vegetables - even fish - classic versions and novel takes on the puffy pastel-coloured cubes are winning a new fan base in the country that invented the treats.

Click below for the full article:

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/lifestyle/a/-/article/14749132/france-melts-for-marshmallow-treats/

For fancy (and more labor-intensive) marshmallows, here is a recipe from Clotilde Dusoulier, author of the popular cookbook and blog Chocolate and Zucchini.  This is a picture of her Guimauve a la Rose et au Chocolat:

{photo via Chocolate & Zucchini}

For a simple, 6 ingredient recipe, here is one from Ina Garten, a.k.a. Barefoot Contessa:

{photo via foodnetwork}



Enjoy! 

xo, Alicia