My grandma made this for me when I was 12! She once taught "Normal School". What we would call home economics today. But more. She was born in 1899 and died on the first day of 2000. Had her foot in three centuries.❤ (ps: I love that saucepan. Want)

You have mastered a lot of French cooking but you have really perfected Julia’s carefree throwing the ingredients around on the counter and floor. She just laughed when it happened.

When making meringue with a mixer, do it on high so it can mix more air in. That’s what makes it puff up and form stiff peaks. It only takes about 5 minutes.

I literally LOL’d at the unmolding of the mini meringue island. It looked like an upside down mushroom. 😜

When you ground the pralines, you exposed thousands of facets of the almond, a fatty nut. The almond oil made the egg whites fail, as any fat would. I don't know why this was in the original directions. This is not the first time Julia has had confusing directions, but if you can work past them, she has some great dishes. I enjoy watching your honest struggles and successes as well as the occasional failure. Keep up the good work!

My 3yr old and I are watching this right now and he loved your bowl trick lol he says Jamie is his best friend!!! 😅💕

That's odd that the recipe says to add the praline while beating the egg whites. Probably the combination of the nut oil and the mass of the solid nut particles that spoiled the meringue. Glad you worked through it and had a delicious success.

Please tell me I wasn't the only one actually clapping out loud "welcoming the Silver Fox to the set today" - please? Because if I was, clearly I may be too invested in these videos............😊 Great job fellow Canadian!

I love it when you are nearly speechless it tastes so good.... I bet Julia is giggling 'told you it was worth it '

In her show “the French chef” she discusses cream of tartar. She said that if you use salt and a copper bowl,you don’t need cream of tartar, otherwise you can use it to achieve the same effect,but then you don’t need salt

I love how Jamie's eye light up when the recipe turns out right, and the food tastes good.

Normally, this is an everyday family dessert, just prepared a little differently. Usually, the meringues are shaped like large eggs and poached in either water or milk then placed individually over the sauce with slivered almonds over the top and some of the sauce over that. Oeufs a la neige means snow eggs in French. It's easier to make the meringue if the egg whites are at room temperature. I like Julia's version of adding pralines to the meringue. My mom could make this so quick it seems like it came out of nowhere. My other favorite dessert is blancmange. Sure miss my mom's cooking!

Thanks! Your videos are addictive. My wife and I must watch and I mean must watch at least several examples of your craziness every day!

How does Jamie not have at LEAST a million subs by now? KZfaq has some explaining to do! 🤨😂💗

I realize this video is a bit older at this point, but don't be afraid of high speed on your blender. You need a lot of air in egg whites (and warmer- room temp- ones whip better and faster). Get that bad boy on high after the soft peak stage and your egg whites will double in volume and quick

I've been watching a bunch of your videos over the last few days & just wanted to let you know you inspired me to finally buy these books! I love it when you screw something up because it's so relatable. 😂 Then you figure it out, and that's how people learn to do stuff, so it's good to see.

My mother used to make us floating islands when we were kids. A MUCH simplified version. It was a vanilla custardy sauce, mostly milk, with islands just made simply of beaten egg white with sugar. Fun to watch you make this one. I have to say that looks mouth watering!!

Try folding in the praline mixture carefully by hand after the egg whites are fully beaten. Floating Islands is a killer dessert which hardly anyone makes in 2022. The versions I've eaten are small islands in a sea of custard, never seen the gigantic island before. I applaud you for making these dishes that seem overcomplicated sometimes, bless Julia. What a magical dessert made of basically eggs and sugar. It turned out great!

I am always excited when I get a notification that you have posted. You are totally entertaining...please keep going. Thank you SO MUCH!

This channel has one of the best comments sections in YT. Thanks everyone for all the knowledge.

This desert is so delicious. It can be simple too. Creme Anglish for the custard.. meringue that is poached for the islands. A little caramel sauce t drizzle over meringue when serving. Heaven.

In my country, the floating islands are made with individual merengue that you make with a spoon and cook them over the milk with cinnamon and vanilla. This is a dessert made for the family, especially for children, without the praline. It is easy to make, delicious and it looks beautiful.

Some people use the clapper to turn on a light. You go all out with having a bowl drop. Two thumbs up!

This popped up in the Hepburn and Tracey movie Desk Set. I've been fascinated ever since I saw it and I've read the recipe before, but never saw it made. Thank you!

So reassuring to see someone who knows how to cook make mistakes or not be successful. Thank you from all the stumblebums in the kitchen!

I always separate my eggs and put the white in the fridge uncovered for a few hours to dry out a bit, then bring back to room temp before whipping. Drying them out, helps them get to a really light, fluffy stiff peak. And whip them on high. You're trying to get air into them!

I love love love your channel. I discovered it by accident, lol 😆. I love Julia Childs and use to watch her shows growing up. I recently saw her documentary on a flight to London and it was amazing. There were so many things that I didn't know about her growing up. I've been binge watching your videos for the last few days. Compliments to you Jamie👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 You're totally awesome. Blessings and abundance to you and have an amazing day!!! Keep the wonderful videos coming🥰

I live for Jaimie reading the french titles of these recipes. And also love love the mini tantrums. Please don't ever change.

This looks... I don't have words! My mouth is actually watering

That was awesome. You are fearless! As soon as the stiff peaks didn't happen the first time, I would have given up and made a box cake. I admire your intrepid attitude. Also, that poor book!

I can't stop watching! Thank you!!

I like your fearless attitude. Eventually, you conquer with delicious results. Also, when bowls fall from above, you know your kitchen is well equipped.

YUMMY!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING ❣️

You are an inspiration! Thanks!

Somehow this came across my feed, and I’m LOVING it! 👍🏼😍

Love Jamie's honest reactions to his cooking at the end

Oeufs a la neige is one of my all time favourites. This is the grown up fancy version and even more amazing. Delicieux!

I bought both volume 1 and 2 due to your fabulous videos. Keep up the great work!

Amazing. I love your videos. Thank you!!

Another awesome video! Thanks so much for the amazing content!

Just discovered your show and it’s so interesting! I literally do not have time to do a lot of this stuff but do have a little time to watch you do it so thanks for taking the time to do all of this stuff!

Looks great!

Ok I am literally yelling YEAH! When you got the meringue to work! Good job!

YAY!!! Well Done Jamie! I too have seen that "French Guy". You did really well and thanks for the heads up. More please.

Omg … I LOVE THIS GUY JAMIE ❤😊

I always laugh so hard with your videos, love the humour!

That’s fantastic ! You inspired me. Bravo !

That looks incredible 🤤

Morning in the UK. Watching you in bed with a cup of ☕️ and you made my day, I laughed with your actions, failures, success and comments. Thank you for your honest video and your casual approach to your cooking Maria 🧁🇬🇧

Best ever, great job, really!

Clever trick. Glad you shared it.

Funny, very authentic... This is cooking with others done right. Love. Subscribed.

i love these videos, currently binging them all! so glad i found ur channel 💕

Well done! Brave man!!

I love the Close Encounters of the Third Kind island 🤭 thank you for sharing, such a fun vid!

Thank you for all the laughter. Patty

This looks so good 👏👏👏 Bravo

Best Anti-Chef episode EVER!

You are so funny and so real, love love your videos. And love Julia!!!

Awesome looking dessert!!!

That *"Little Island"* looks just like a ... *COOLING TOWER FOR A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - **_ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!_* _YOUR_ videos, Jamie, are *_THE_** PERFECT COUNTERBALANCE* to the dear, & sadly departed, Julia Child, who also used *_beaucoup d'humour_* when _SHE_ was cooking! Of _ALL_ of her "little gaffs," my favourite has always been where she accidentally slopped out from her mixing bowl a goodly dollop of nearly liquid ingredients, then solidly affirmed - whilst scooping the spilled matter _BACK_ into her bowl - something along the lines of *"You're **_ALONE_** in the kitchen; NO ONE SEES WHAT YOU DO."* That put me in tears as a young teen - and _IT STILL DOES,_ many decades later! *Julia, we love you, we miss you, and Jamie here honours you with his shows.* (Is that celestial applause we hear? *IT **_IS!_** IT **_IS!)_* *_BON APPETIT,_** CHÈRE JULIA!* Edit: punctuation, only

This looks amazing I totally want to make this

Awesome!!

Saw my first show today. Immediate big fan. Keep up the good work.

Merengue is one of the best desserts you can make! i love lemon pavlova with toasted almonds and fresh whipped cream

Yum! Well done !

Bravo!!

Jamie, I know it isn’t JC, but would love to see you do a pavlova. New Zealand dessert, meringue, cream, fruit. Similar,but different. You have the skills and the Silver Fox.

You are so fun to watch. And I love that you show the flops. Keeping it real. Love it and love watching you.

Ile flotant is one of my favourite French desserts. I order that and crème brûlée constantly in France - I’m a custard fanatic !!

This is my FAVORITE dessert!

This hasbeen my fav desert for so long

This looks delicious! I may actually attempt to make this.

I admire you Chef ❤ my Mother 🕊cooked the whole Julia Childs cookbook. Long Live Julia Childs ❤

Love your channel! I remember watching Julia Child on public tv when I was a kid. I'd sit in front of the tv and furiously write down everything she did. We didn't have computers back then. Can I make one little hint that might make your life a LOT easier? When you're doing a water bath in the oven, partially pull out the rack and put your pans in. Then carefully pour in the boiling water and push the rack back in. Then you won't need to worry about spilling and getting boiling water on you. 🤗

That looks right up there with the chocolate mousse and those delicious crepes Suzette you made. 😋😋🙌

I came across this video because I decided I would cook this dessert with my daughter this weekend. Floating Islands is my favourite dessert, so I've had it and made it a few times in my lifetime. Never seen a recipe like it his!! Traditionally the meringue is poached in the milk as its warming on the hob, and you make small islands by using two spoons to shape them. I would find the praline too rich for this very delicate dessert, but one does finish it off with a few strands of crunchy caramel for decoration and texture. Julia Childs was rather extra! Îles Flottantes is such a beautiful, light sophisticated dessert, but relatively easy to make. Definitely worth a try.

For me it was the mushroom island 😂 I had to laugh out loud, so glad you laughed about it, too 🙈 I would have felt bad about it otherwise 😅 Oh dear, it looked so funny! Nevertheless I think you did an awesome job with this one 😊

My mum used to make this. They were to die for!

I LOVE this. So funny!!!

A simplified version (sans pralines) was a favourite childhood dessert, especially in summertime, when the custard the islands float in could be chilled to perfection.

Julia knew about cream of tartar, she was trying to be as authentic to the French method as one could be in a home kitchen. Julia would tell you to cool the drama about your mistakes. She shared her mistakes, but also said “it’s your kitchen, who’s to know, you can fix it. Never apologize for your food.” Breathe, breathe. You got this. FLOATING ISLAND IS GREAT 😃

I am obsessed with your videoioossss

CONGRATS ON 100K!!!!

Making that meringue you stood by the courage of your conviction! Bravo.

I must have missed what happened to the cover of the cookbook! This looked soooo good, I could almost smell it!

My grandmother used to make floating island with a creme anglaise and it was my favorite dessert though its hard to pick just one because she made wonderful desserts. Make this. It's dreamy. I seem to remember that sometimes the sauce was slightly lemony. So good. Light. Airy.

I think I was as happy as you when you unmolded the island and it kept its shape! woot!

Wonderful!!!!!!! Merengue.. high beat.

You make me laugh as I watch you. Oh, the growing pains of baking! It does get easier, just so you know. But I do enjoy watching you on your journey. I'm glad you don't give up.

You're the best !

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I had this in Paris and it was insanely good.

I make angel food cake a lot - I believe our powerful KA mixers mix much faster than Julia’s, so I start adding the sugar when the eggs are still at soft peak. Wonderful recipe! I may have to try soon!

My Mom knew about cream of tartar, but, she taught me it was a rescue option if your egg whites weren't stiffening. Best bet,so did Julia as they were about the same age.

Just a fun fact about floating island. In the movie Desk Set with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, in a scene of dinner at her apartment, their dessert was floating island. That was the first time I ever heard of it and cooked it a few times after watching the movie. The easy version is cook custard, make and cook meringue and then eat the custard with meringue dabs on top. Delicious.

When making meringue you start slowly but when adding sugar you go fast. That’s what wipes in the air for the stiff peaks.

There is nothing more miraculous than meringue... 😍 love this 👏you are so entertaining ❤️lemon curd sauce with this would make the sweetness less powerful with tart of lemon 🍋

Julia did use Cream of Tartar .. Pretty sure its in the 1st Art of cooking book. Love your videos .. Thanks for making them!

Floating island with one of the very special desserts that my mother would prepare maybe once a year for us….. it didn’t have the praline, and the ugly sauce was provided in a picture so that each person was served a lump of island in a bowl and then they can pour that on glaze to make it float on their own. Very special memories. I might have to serve this up sometime in the next couple of months!