What is your favorite dessert to serve for dinner party?

[Anonymous]

Chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream

Pie depending on the season

In the summer I often will do a pavlova with lemon curd, berries, and whipped cream

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smitten Kitchen chocolate pavlova

PP who makes the pavlova above. I need to check this out. I love SK recipes and I love pavlova.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the cuisine, occasion and the season -

Indian cuisine - carrot halva and rasmalai
Indian tea - Gulab-jamun and rasgulla
Indian lunch in summer - Kulfi and Faluda
Italian cuisine - Tiramisu
American BBQ - ice cream, cupcakes
Thanksgiving - At least 4-5 kinds of pies
Indian breakfast - Sooji halwa
Birthdays - birthday cake of course
Diwali - Jalebi and kheer
Holi - Malpua and gujhiya
Rakhi - Kaju Katli, kalakand
Janmashtami - Aamras and poori, ladies
Durga Puja - Sandesh, Mishti doi, chandrakala, ras-kadamb
Navratri - Wholewheat kadha prasad. Also Dhodha barfi
Thai - Sticky-rice and Mango, Coconut-pandan steamed cake
Mexican - Tres Leches cake, churro dipped in chocolate
Karvachauth - vermicelli kheer, besan pinni, shakkarpade.

Otherwise, I also make all kinds of cakes, fried sweets like banana fritters, pancakes, ice creams etc.

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