You can't tell from this picture, but each fluffy, puffy cube is flecked with vanilla bean specks. I don't know why, but that always makes things seem more gourmet. I used a really, really, really, really dull paring knife to get the vanilla bean "caviar" out of the pod and I was pushing down on the sharp edge of the blade with my finger while scraping the "caviar" out. It was then when I re-noticed how dull the blade was, as it didn't hurt me at all. I tried throwing this paring knife away when I moved out of my apartment in college. My mom has insisted on keeping it all this time. l: Oh, I've gone off on a knife tangent. Oops.
In addition to the marshmallows, I made hideous graham crackers. I used Nancy Silverton's recipe instead of Alice Medrich's because I failed with Nancy's two years ago and wanted to make amends. They were way more hideous this time than last time, but they taste way better. I'll take my victories in the flavor and texture department this time around.
