Happy Independence Day to Our American Friends!

By Melissa Paul, Features Editor

When you add sparklers to a dessert it instantly becomes so much more celebratory! Such a simple thing, but I’m a big fan of SIMPLE. Why over-complicate the menu when classic food always puts guests at ease? Then, add a little flash and shimmer, and you have a winning whimsical dessert. Like Peter Callahan’s Mini Baked Alaskas. What’s more American than that?

Happy Fourth of July!

P.S. You can find the recipe for these Mini Baked Alaskas in Peter’s best selling cookbook, Bite by Bite: 100 Stylish Little Plates You Can Make for Any Party.