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Strawberry Meringue Hearts

Strawberry Meringue Hearts

Just when you thought she couldn't produce another great recipe, she pulls one out just to prove you wrong. I'm referring to the OG Deb Perelman and a recipe from her new book, Smitten Kitchen Every Day. She calls them strawberry cloud cookies - they are essentially meringues flavored with a unique …
Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Swiss meringue buttercream is a cake decorator’s dream. If you’ve ever tried to get a really smooth looking cake from a traditional American buttercream, you’ve probably noticed it’s very very difficult to do so. Mainly because of air bubbles. American buttercream relies on the aerating of butter …
Chocolate Pavlova

Chocolate Pavlova

 This is for my friend Aaisha of BakingPartTime. Last time she was over for a brunch party at our place, I made two pavlovas - one classic and one chocolate. I’ve posted the classic recipe before, but this time around I’m serving up the chocolate version. By the way, can you tell we are crazy about …
Pavlova

Pavlova

By now, you must be thoroughly confused. Traditional Bengali food. All American desserts. Mediterranean musings. Korean restaurant review. And now an Aussie/New Zealander dessert? What kind of blog is this? In short, it’s a reflection of me. My south asian roots. My growing up in the most …