The Mother’s Day Menu
Fox’s Lilian Huang Woo gets tips for mom-worthy meals from celebrity chef Donatella Arpaia and Milk Street Founder Chris Kimball.
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heads up
Be sure to plan ahead, as the trifle needs to sit in the fridge at least 8 hours before serving.
sourcing savvy
Savoiardi biscuits are crisp ladyfingers, usually sold in the packaged cookie section of the supermarket. Don’t confuse them with the soft sponge cakelike ladyfingers from the bakerythose aren’t nearly as good.
pro tip
Folding is a technique used to mix a light and airy ingredient, like whipped cream, into a heavier mixture, like sweetened cream cheese, without deflating the lighter mixture. To fold, place the heavier mixture in a bowl and top with the lighter mixture. Use a spatula to cut through the middle of the two mixtures down to the bottom of the bowl. Pull the spatula toward you, scooping up some of the heavier mixture. In one sweeping motion, fold the scooped up portion of the heavier mixture over the lighter mixture. Turn the bowl a quarter turn and repeat the motions, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally, until the ingredients are well combined.
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