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Remembering My Grandmother’s Chocolate Cake Recipe

July 3, 2020

A Book with Provencal Recipes: Small-town florist Natasha is determined to leave the past far behind her. But when she learns her ex-husband never told his family about their divorce – and that he needs her to accompany him on a trip to the French countryside – could love bloom again between them? ~ Excerpt …

Beef · David Scott Allen · Main Course · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Steak au Chocolat a Sauce Recipe for Friends

January 8, 2020

This chocolate-based sauce for the steak adds a slightly decadent finish to the grilled meat. The sauce worked well in a pairing with the Hermitage La Petite Chapelle (2012) from Paul Jaboulet-Aîné, a red wine from the Northern Rhône Valley.…

Cakes & Cookies · Dessert · Guest Post · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Chocolate Sea Salt Shortbread Cookies

October 16, 2019

Chocolate Sablés with Fleur de Sel. Shortbread is called sablé because the texture is a little crumbly like sand. Warning! This delicious cookie a combination of dark chocolate and sea salt might be hard to keep around your kitchen for very long.…

Dessert · Flans, Puddings · François de Mélogue · Provencal Recipes · Taste

French Chocolate Mousse with Cocoa Nib Brittle

May 20, 2019

This recipe is definitely for chocolate lovers! An adaptation of Jean-Andre Charial’s chocolate mousse (mousseux au chocolate, craquant au grue de cacao, crème glacée au caramel) for home cooks. This is a slightly simplified version of Charial’s chocolate mousse that does not lose any of its deliciousness in the translation. Almost no other dessert could be …

David Scott Allen · Dessert · Flans, Puddings · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Chocolate Hearts Coeur à la Crème au Chocolat

February 13, 2019

This dessert – a heart of cream – might just as easily be called “You had me at chocolate.” Coeur à la Crème au Chocolat lives up to its name: creamy, chocolaty and delicious. Make this dessert at least a day in advance to ensure the liquid has time to drain. This dessert is straightforward …

Let’s Eat the World · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Make Ultimate Hot Chocolate and a Sweet Gift Idea

December 14, 2018

Hot chocolate is one of those drinks that makes you feel like a kid. On a cold, blustery, why not drink something sweet and delicious? This recipe is so quick to prepare that we hope you never resort to packaged hot cocoa again.…

Cakes & Cookies · Dessert · Let’s Eat the World · Provencal Recipes

Chocolate Lava Cakes with Candied Ginger for Dessert

November 26, 2018

Dessert does not need to be complicated, but it should be delicious. These little chocolate lava cakes are just the right size to satisfy a sweet tooth without being decadent.…

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Chocolate

Remembering My Grandmother’s Chocolate Cake Recipe

Steak au Chocolat a Sauce Recipe for Friends

Chocolate Sea Salt Shortbread Cookies

French Chocolate Mousse with Cocoa Nib Brittle

Chocolate Hearts Coeur à la Crème au Chocolat

Make Ultimate Hot Chocolate and a Sweet Gift Idea

Chocolate Lava Cakes with Candied Ginger for Dessert

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