Marie Cookpad

  Its funny how your tastes change when you get older and all grown up. When I was a child pumpkin pie was at the bottom of the list when it came to pies that I enjoyed.   I come from a long line of pie aficionados!  We love pie in our family and we always like to say that if it is in a crust we are the first in line to enjoy.  Although I wasn't terribly fond of Pumpkin Pie growing up, I still ate it because well . . .  it was a pie!   I have come to really enjoy the flavour of pumpkin pie as an adult . . .  with its rich velvety texture and those warm baking spices  . . .   I think perhaps what did not endear me overly much to it as a child was the fact that the crust never quite baked properly and could often be a bit doughy rather than crisp.    Impossible pies are not technically pies . . . but rather velvety smooth custard desserts that separate into a thin crust like bottom and a rich flavourful topping . . .  baked in a ...

  I wanted to create something a big special to share on here for New Years Eve.  I had rather a lot of egg whites in the refrigerator from when I had made our Egg Nog for Christmas, so it only made sense to do something with them.    I toyed a bit with the idea of doing a Lemon & Blueberry Meringue Roulade . . .  but then I decided not to go that route.  Todd's not overly fond of lemon and since he will be eating the majority of it, then I thought I best make something he would enjoy!    I did see a chocolate pavlova that looked really tasty, but Todd is also not a huge fan of chocolate desserts.  (I know!  How can anyone not like lemon or chocolate desserts???)   That's when I decided to make him a Salted Caramel Pavlova . . .   With a simple billowing marshmallow-like base  . . . .   Filled with rich softly whipped double cream  . . .  I do add a bit of vanilla bean paste, but it is perfectly deliciou...