Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Provencal Villages: Céreste Reasons to Visit and Stay Awhile June 13, 2025Céreste is an authentic, unspoilt, and charming Provençal village. It is immersed in lavender country, steeped in history, and sits on the foothills of the Grand Luberon. While the region has many fascinating villages, we asked the owner of Mas de Givret, a beautiful holiday rental home, what is unique ...Continue Reading
David Scott Allen · Main Course · Poultry · Provencal Recipes · Taste My Chicken Ispahan Recipe – Inspired by Pierre Hermé’s French Pastry May 26, 2025It may seem strange, but I am not a café au lait fan. However, a hot chocolate (chocolat chaud) in Paris with a beautiful pastry called an Ispahan – now that is a magical French experience. Pierre Hermé created the dessert for Ladurée, the finest purveyor of macarons in Paris ...Continue Reading
David Scott Allen · Provencal Recipes · Soup · Taste Authentic French Cream Potato Soup For Your Next Dinner Party May 19, 2025Potage Parmentier is an easy French cream potato soup that makes a delicious first course. The ingredients are only a few: potatoes, leeks, salt, water, and a little cream. Considering the ingredients, this is most likely a peasant soup, but these days, it is served in some very nice restaurants ...Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Dessert · Pies & Tarts · Provencal Recipes · Taste Tarte aux Citron a Lemon Recipe from the French Riviera May 16, 2025It is possible that lemon tarts were created to tempt the resolve of non-dessert eaters. The irresistible recipe below combines tart citrus and sweet lemony cream. While bakers worldwide craft fabulous lemon tarts, we wanted to showcase this tarte aux citron from Nice. This dessert is la Tarta al Limoun ...Continue Reading