For his second contribution to this column, he shares a recipe for deep-fried pancakes with a warm cream and raspberry maple syrup.

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Dumont's house are expected to stay for a meal, often what she calls "Indian tacos, " made from deep-fried bread dough, hamburger, sour cream, raw onions, tomatoes and black olives.

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We think positively about the actor because he played a hero, or the actress because she was made up to look incredibly beautiful, and assume that they therefore have deep knowledge about car engines or anti-wrinkle cream.

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In her kitchen, the cream-colored Corian counter by the stove has a deep crack.

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The most popular gift is mithai (Indian sweets), and shops are filled with a spectacular array specially prepared for this festival, from thickly cut squares of barfi (a fudge-like sweet, often coated with a thin film of edible silver leaf) , to soft syrupy gulab jamuns (deep-fried balls of dough) and spongy rasgullas (sweetened cream cheese balls flavoured with rose water).

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The self-confessed "ice cream junkie" is alleged to have been found intoxicated nearby with ice cream on his face and clothing, after breaking into the church's deep freezer.

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