Month: September 2020

The pavlova is named after the famed Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, who toured Australia and New Zealand in 1926. As the New Zealand story goes, the chef of a Wellington hotel at the time created the billowy dessert in her honor, claiming inspiration from her tutu. Australians, on the other hand, believe the pavlova was invented at a hotel in Perth, and named after the ballerina when one diner declared it to be “light as Pavlova.”

Anna Pavlova was a superstar of her day, adored and admired all over the world. As a result, a lot of chefs named their dishes after her. In France, there were frogs’ legs à la Pavlova; in America, Pavlova ice cream.

And even on the other side of the world, the first published “pavlova” recipe had nothing to do with meringue. According to the oxford english dictionary, this first mention of a dessert called pavlova appeared in a 1927 cookbook called Davis Dainty Dishes, put out in New Zealand by the Davis Gelatine company. But that recipe is for a multi-layered jelly, so it does little to settle the debate. New Zealanders, however, claim any pavlova recipe is proof enough that they invented pavlova, and that recipes for the meringue pavlova appeared on their little island soon after. Australians counter that: Even if New Zealanders get credit for the name, an Aussie chef is responsible for inventing the true pavlova we know today, they say.

I think of her as my hero because shes a ballerina ( I enjoy ballet), my nana made a home made one and it brings the family together.

This is for two of my best friends Kenzie https://kenzie20.edublogs.org/ and Shya https://shya20.edublogs.org/

During the lock down period I most likely spent most of my time chatting on hangouts with a couple of my best friends Shya Kenzie and my childhood friend. I also helped my parents with fire wood (which is boring). It didn’t feel any different from our normal school holidays, except not getting a new book every couple days. One of my favourite days was when we went kayaking in level two, with my cousins at our local ponding area. My mum took my cousin my sister Hazel and I around the loop. we got stuck when it was ankle deep.