Chocolate Éclairs

I love chocolate éclairs, but I had never had homemade ones until I made them today. They are really good! The only issue I had with them is the glaze. The recipe wanted me to melt the chocolate for 2 minutes, stirring it every 30 seconds, but that burnt the chocolate, so I had to start over. I melted the chocolate for a minute and a half instead, and it worked much better. I thought the éclairs could use some color, so I added the rainbow sprinkles. These éclairs are so tasty, and I can't wait to share them with my family and neighbors!

Lemon Meringue Pie

Since I'm home for Christmas break from college, I decided to make some new Harry Potter recipes. The first one I tried was lemon meringue pie. I've wanted to make lemon meringue pie since I saw Ina Garten make one on Food Network. It looked so delicious! However, I had never made pie before, so I was nervous and put off making it. I finally decided to make one. It was really hard, but it turned out all right. The meringue wasn't whipped enough, so the top of the pie doesn't have pretty peaks, but it still tastes really good. I learned that the pie needs to be chilled before eating it, even though the cookbook says it can also be eaten at room temperature. After the pie is chilled, it keeps its shape a lot better when it's cut.