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Dessert · Flans, Puddings · Maison Mirabeau Wines · Provencal Recipes

Easy Saffron Panna Cotta Recipe

February 27, 2019

This panna cotta recipe is made with local saffron, light and refreshing the perfect dessert to enjoy at the end of any meal. Panna cotta (cooked cream) is a dessert with Italian origins.

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Explore · Guest Post · Villages Towns and Cities

A Planning Guide for Your Next Visit to Marseille

February 19, 2019

Marseille has been working hard to get itself on the tourist ‘must-see’ list, and the Tourist Office now offers many organized visits to different parts of this vibrant city. Apart from the obvious sites, visitors can opt for food-tasting tours, street art walks, lunch on a cruise ship, or behind the scenes at the Marseille

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Drinks · Provencal Recipes · Tasha Powell · Taste

Pink Elephant Martini Cocktail Recipe it’s La Vie en Rose

December 19, 2018

I recently threw a birthday luncheon for my good friend, Claire, and served Pink Elephant Martini Cocktails as the welcome drink! This was a huge success. Claire loves the color pink and is very elegant.

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Boating - Rentals and Charters · Explore · Guest Post

Seaside Views of Marseille with Localanque Story Boat

December 18, 2018

For new arrivals in town, what is nicer than a one-hour trip from Marseille’s Vieux Port to admire the key sites and hear about their history? This is the offer from Localanque with Story Boat. I have this information from ‘Pass My Provence,’ which offers 2-for-1 to cardholders: one person pays 15€, and the other

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Fish & Seafood · Main Course · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Recipe for Salt-Cod Brandade a Provencal Classic

October 12, 2018

In Portugal, the culinary rumour is that there are 365 (or more) ways to cook salt-cod (bacalhau) - one for every day of the year. Cod is called morue in French. It is quite common to find this fish on menus, and it is often the "centre" of attention in the traditional Provencal aioli (recipe here). Gilles recipe for brandade a purée of salt cod, olive oil and other ingredients is below.

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Cakes & Cookies · David Scott Allen · Dessert · Provencal Recipes · Taste

What to do with all those Pears? Make Sunken Pear Cake

August 24, 2018

It is a funny thing when you start to think about how recipes change and evolve. My grandmother almost never followed a recipe, yet her Christmas cake never failed her…mine is a different story. Kuchen is the German word for cake, and this recipe for Sunken Pear Cake is David’s slight adjustment from the traditional apple

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Ashley Tinker · Fish & Seafood · Main Course · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Make Provencal Fish Soup From Scratch It’s Worth it

May 4, 2018

Deciding to make dinner for a large group takes courage. Deciding to create a menu based around a tradition Provencal fish soup, and making the whole thing from scratch is just a little bit crazy, but the results are delicious. Chefs in France take their trade seriously, so it is not surprising that a Marseille -based group decided that this iconic dish required some specific ingredients and serving methodology, hence the Bouillabaisse Charter. A real Marseille bouillabaisse

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