Egg whites whip up higher and hold their shape better in a copper bowl. Here's what science says about the surprising ...

The particular joy of this dreamy dessert, which was named in honor of the Russian ballerina, is that the meringue base can be made in advance. Then to serve it, drizzle the strawberries with a little ...

Meringue and strawberries are a match made in heaven. Meringues, made of egg whites, sugar and mostly air, soak up all the ...

Meringues are one baked good that I admit to having nightmares about. I can shut my eyes and see a batch of egg whites just swirling and swirling around in a stand mixer, like an endless spinning ...

meringue cookies piled on an ivory plate - Esin Deniz/Getty Images Meringue is one of baking's simplest pleasures — just egg whites and sugar whipped to fluffy peaks, then baked low and slow until ...

Physicist Helen Czerski explores the complex science behind familiar phenomena. Read more columns here. Some of my favorite desserts follow the seasons: deep apple pies in the fall, decadent chocolate ...