What’s Charlotte Russe?

Charlotte is a dessert made of sponge cake or ladyfingers layered with cream and fruit, chilled and served upside down. Charlotte Russe is a molded French dessert made with ladyfingers, Bavarian cream, and vanilla pudding. Its origin is disputed, but it is named after a Russian Tsar. Variants exist, including a Brooklyn version with sponge […]

Who’s Charlotte Bronte?

Charlotte, Emily, and Ann Bronte were all successful writers, but died young. Their childhood was marked by an imaginary world and their father’s harshness. Charlotte published under a pseudonym and faced rejection before achieving literary success with Jane Eyre, Agnes Gray, and Wuthering Heights. Personal tragedy followed, with the deaths of their brother and two […]

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