I was speaking during a commercial break on "Fox & Friends" one day with my Fox News boss Lachlan Murdoch. We were talking about the idea behind our "Happy Cookbook" series. I was saying that there are some foods that automatically make people feel happy.

When I asked Lachlan what his was when he was growing up in Australia, he paused for less than a second and said, "I loved Pavlova!"

I immediately nodded in approval, despite having no idea what it was.

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Lachlan went on and described it as a crispy meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit and I figured out exactly what he was describing— our friend Madeleine Van Duren made it all the time.

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I didn’t know it was called a Pavlova. She got the recipe from her aunt who ran a restaurant in Ireland, and this was her specialty.

This holiday wreath design is just one of several shapes we suggest in our cookbook, you can also create a heart on Valentine’s Day or a simple delicious circle for any time of the year.

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Just know that for this holiday wreath we’ve doubled the recipe that’s printed in our new "Happy in a Hurry Cookbook," so that you will have plenty of meringue and whipped cream to work with.

This holiday table showstopper will have people asking, "Where did you buy that?"

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Buy, it? I made it! AND IT’S EASY!

You can make it, too, just watch the video above, or pick up your own copy of our "Happy in a Hurry Cookbook" by clicking this link to get order your own copy!

Adapted from the "HAPPY IN A HURRY COOKBOOK" (William Morrow, September 29, 2020).

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