Dessert

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

Tarte Tatin aux Pommes a French Classic

January 10, 2022

As you know, I am a big fan of traditional foods. One of my favourites is the Tarte Tatin, an upside-down apple tart. While there are many upside-down tarts and cakes in French cuisine (tartes renversées, gateaux renversés), the Tatin is made with apples. The Tarte Tatin was created (by mistake) in the 1880s by …

Cakes & Cookies · Dessert · Julie Whitmarsh · Provencal Recipes · Taste

A Sweet Fig and Almond Cake

December 22, 2021

Life here is never boring, and sometimes, even the simplest of things takes a twist, which leaves us wondering how we manage to get through a day without some disaster, or another. However, the sweet reward of a fig and almond cake makes everything better. On Saturday, we headed out on the bikes, on one …

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

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 …

Cakes & Cookies · Christmas & Holiday · Dessert · Provencal Recipes · Tasha Powell · Taste

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. …

Cakes & Cookies · Dessert · French with Agnes · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies a Recipe from France

November 26, 2021

You might find it surprising to see chocolate chip cookies in the country famous for flaky croissants and perfect baguettes. Of course, these cookies are not traditionally French, but who doesn’t love biscuits aux pépites de chocolate? In large tourist centres such as Paris, where there are millions of visitors each year it is common …

Dessert · Flans, Puddings · Martine Bertin-Peterson · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Make this Chocolate Mousse for Dessert

November 23, 2021

There is something deliciously decadent about a chocolate dessert. So, this Chocolate Mousse fits the bill perfectly, it’s easy to make, and your guests will love the extra effort. This easy recipe was adapted from "Around My French Table" by Dorie Greenspan. Enjoy chocolate mousse as the finale for your holiday menu or any time …

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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.

Tarte Tatin aux Pommes a French Classic

A Sweet Fig and Almond Cake

Bûche de Noël: A French Christmas Recipe

Galette Provençale a Holiday Dessert Recipe

How to Make a Bûche de Noël (Yule Log)

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies a Recipe from France

Make this Chocolate Mousse for Dessert

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