Dessert

Always save room for dessert in Provence. Explore these sweet recipes to impress your guests at the end of a meal.

A Warm Chocolate Tart for Dessert

March 3, 2021

This past weekend I made my favourite dessert of all time; a seductively simple warm chocolate tart that I first encountered at Joel Robuchon’s restaurant in Paris many years ago. It is a rich and decadent dessert, with a silky-smooth custard-like chocolate filling that truly has no peers. The first ...

Dessert · Flans, Puddings · Provencal Recipes · Tasha Powell · Taste

Floating Islands Iles Flottantes a Dessert from France

February 19, 2021

Floating Islands (Iles Flottantes) are a traditional French dessert that you find on classic menus. Not quite a pudding, not a custard and not a creme brulée, Floating Islands are a delicious finish to a meal. This dessert was part of a menu that I created for my virtual cooking ...

David Scott Allen · Dessert · Pies & Tarts · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Pear Custard Pie Easy Desserts

January 25, 2021

The inspiration for this Pear Custard Pie comes from my friend Ingrid and her blog the Art of Living Naturally. The dessert is easy to prepare and looks beautiful when it's cooked.

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

Galette des Rois Recipe and Epiphany in Provence

January 5, 2021

Epiphany on January 6th The “Three Kings day” is a real party at home. We like to make the “galette” ourselves and share this moment with the family. Besides, January is the month we celebrate my brother’s birthday (January 3) and mine (January 5). We would be delighted to welcome ...

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Recipe for Calisson d’Aix a Traditional Sweet

December 23, 2020

Culinary references to a version of calissons lead to medieval Italy, but these sweets are commonly associated with Aix-en-Provence – Calisson d’Aix. This came after 16th-century farmers planted the first almond crops in the region. These delicious calissons have been consistently made in the same way for many generations. Traditional ...

Dessert · Flans, Puddings · Provencal Recipes · Tasha Powell · Taste

Chocolate and Raspberry Towers for Dessert

December 21, 2020

This dessert recipe for Chocolate and Raspberry Towers was part of a 3-course gluten-free online class that I presented in September. The rest of the menu included panisse (chickpea fritters) served with fresh lemon, skewered grilled shrimp, roasted fennel and cherry tomatoes. In addition to recipes, I share plating techniques ...

Christmas & Holiday · Dessert · François de Mélogue · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Bûche de Noël a Sweet French Christmas Tradition

December 14, 2020

A French Christmas Yule Log Of all the culinary treats that grace the French Christmas table, nothing inspires more child-like joy than a rich, chocolate Bûche de Noël. Real yule logs, the kind from living trees, have had symbolic significance to the French for centuries. Until the late 1800s, it ...

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Dessert

Always save room for dessert in Provence. Explore these sweet recipes to impress your guests at the end of a meal.

A Warm Chocolate Tart for Dessert

Floating Islands Iles Flottantes a Dessert from France

Pear Custard Pie Easy Desserts

Galette des Rois Recipe and Epiphany in Provence

Recipe for Calisson d’Aix a Traditional Sweet

Chocolate and Raspberry Towers for Dessert

Bûche de Noël a Sweet French Christmas Tradition

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