Christmas & Holiday

Impress Your Guests with a Stunning Seasonal Edible Pavlova Wreath

December 9, 2024

Since December is a festive and somewhat decadent time, I made a wreath with a series of mini meringues. Once the meringues were made and decorated, I combined them into a larger wreath shape. The result was a delicious edible pavlova wreath with “pull-away” meringues. While this recipe has a few steps and ingredients, it …

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How to Make a Galette des Rois the French King’s Cake

December 5, 2023

January 6th, or Epiphany, is the day we eat the delicious Galette des Rois or King’s Cake in France. As a sweetener, parents (or the pastry shop) hide a small figurine sandwiched among the warm rum-scented layers of frangipane (almond cream) and puff pastry. The figurine, also known as a fève, was historically a small …

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Celebrating the Epiphany with Cake Brioche des Rois

December 7, 2022

The Epiphany in France is an excellent opportunity to make (and eat) cake. Although not just any cake, the day is traditionally celebrated with either a Galette or a Brioche Des Rois, recognising the 12th day of Christmas, when the three Magi arrived to offer gifts to the newborn baby. It’s a tradition that dates …

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Christmas in Provence and the 13 Desserts

December 2, 2022

“Les treize desserts” is an old Christmas tradition in Provence. Thirteen desserts are enjoyed after Christmas Eve dinner, traditionally representing Jesus and his twelve Apostles. Each guest must eat all thirteen desserts to guarantee good luck for the year to come. There must be a minimum of 13 desserts, but we have decided to add …

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Bûche de Noël: A French Christmas Recipe

December 15, 2021

History of the Bûche de Noël The log is generally eaten on December 24, during the Christmas meal. The cake was born around 1870. Several pastry chefs are fighting over paternity. But it seems they had the idea at the same time for a cake roll that looks like a log. Previously, Christmas desserts were …

Christmas & Holiday · Dessert · Provencal Recipes · Taste · Virginie Van Der Wees

Galette Provençale a Holiday Dessert Recipe

December 10, 2021

Discover the Galette Provençale If you don’t have a galette variation in your country, you can very well make it yourself. While you cook, the children in the family can have fun making wreaths. It really is a very festive time. Moreover, this cake really encourages conviviality, between friends and/or colleagues. I give you in …

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How to Make a Bûche de Noël (Yule Log)

December 2, 2021

One of the Christmas traditions in Provence is called Cacho-Fio or Light the Fire. In Provence, Christmas evening begins with this ancient pagan custom. Cacho-fio is a ritual for lighting the Yule log (calendau, in Provencal) on the evening of December 24th. Together the youngest and the oldest of the family carry a fruit log. …

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Christmas & Holiday

Impress Your Guests with a Stunning Seasonal Edible Pavlova Wreath

How to Make a Galette des Rois the French King’s Cake

Celebrating the Epiphany with Cake Brioche des Rois

Christmas in Provence and the 13 Desserts

Bûche de Noël: A French Christmas Recipe

Galette Provençale a Holiday Dessert Recipe

How to Make a Bûche de Noël (Yule Log)

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