Before the supposed end of the world last December, I told some friends that my pre-apocalypse goal was to make a souffle. So make a souffle I did. I’ve followed the same recipe thrice now (once with my roommates for a pre-apocalypse snack, once for Christmas dinner, and once just because I was hungry) and it’s been consistently reliable.

I made a few changes to the recipe — first, I don’t add the lemon juice. I have nothing against lemons, but I’m lazy and haven’t had lemons. Second, I add spices — a few teaspoons between cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, allspice and ginger. And lastly, I whipped the egg whites ahead of time, they dried out a little, but the souffle was still fine.

It pairs great with Brandy Cream.