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Personal Pavlova Recipe

The Pavlova is one of those bits of food magic that everyone should make once. While it may look intimidating, at its heart it is as simple as strawberry shortcake. You're not afraid to make strawberry shortcake, are you? I didn't think so.

This combination of meringue, whipped cream and fruit is a classic dessert in Australia and New Zealand where it was created as a tribute to the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. (Imagine a ballerina in a white tutu floating across the stage.) There is a bit of a kerfluffle brewing at the moment over whether bragging rights for the pavlova belong to Australia or New Zealand, but truth be told, I don't care a bit. 

Pavlovas combine some of my favorite things: the lightly crunchy exterior of the meringue that gives way to an almost marshmallow center, barely-sweetened whipped cream, and fresh berries. Sweet. Simple. Perfect.

And easier to make than you may think.

Take the Great Jelly Bean Survey!

One of the kids who is in a number of beautiful photographs in the cookbook is conducting a survey about jelly beans for a project. It's only a couple of questions, so run on over and take the jelly bean survey. As her mom says, how can you resist this face?

Meanwhile on my other blogs...

Lemon mousse recipe
Fage yogurt review