Desserts

Recipe for Financiers a Sweet French Treat

December 7, 2020

Almond and browned butter are the main ingredients of a little French pastry called a financier. Originally, these pastries were called visitandines, named after the order of French nuns who created the recipe in the Middle Ages. I’m not sure in what shape the Sisters of the Visitation made them but, in the late 1800s, …

Dessert · Pies & Tarts · Provencal Recipes · Tasha Powell · Taste

Make These Puff Pastry Apples Roses for Dessert

November 18, 2020

Combining apples, cinnamon sugar and puff pastry sound like the makings for a delicious pie. The recipe calls for apples rolled in puff pastry into the shape of roses. It is not difficult to prepare, and the presentation is beautiful. This dessert was part of a vegetarian menu that I created for a Tasha’s Culinary …

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · French Cooking Classes · Taste

Contest! Learn How to Make a Bûche de Noël a Yule Log

November 7, 2020

Our friends at Cook’n with Class Paris and Uzès are supplementing their regular (in-person) cooking school program with virtual classes. The online courses and culinary workshops include tasty options from mastering classic sauces, learning French Pâtisserie, bread making, 3-course bistro menus, private classes and much more. All of the classes are in English and taught …

Dessert · Flans, Puddings · Maison Mirabeau Wines · Taste

Rosé Poached Pears a Fall Recipe

November 6, 2020

Rosé poached pears make an easy (and delicious) dessert whenever you find the ripe fruit in season.…

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

Vanilla Crème Brûlée a Classic French Dessert

October 16, 2020

Some things are just better in France, including dessert. There is no debating the fact that Vanilla Crème Brûlée sounds more appealing than Vanilla Burnt Cream. This baked custard is a classic French dessert.…

François de Mélogue · Provencal Recipes · Seasonal Menus · Taste

Try this Fall Dinner Party Menu with Provençal Flavours

September 18, 2020

Autumn in Provence Fall is a beautiful season in the South of France, but regardless of where you live, the season’s arrival signals shorter days. The lingering summer light becomes more radiant, casting an ethereal golden hue across our dinner table. You can enjoy the residual effects of Provençal summer without the oppressive heat of …

Dessert · François de Mélogue · Pies & Tarts · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Apple Creme Brûlée Tart a French Dessert for the Soul

September 14, 2020

Recently, I posted a picture of an Apple Creme Brûlée tart, or what essentially could be called the love child of a creme brulee and an apple tart.…

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Desserts

Recipe for Financiers a Sweet French Treat

Make These Puff Pastry Apples Roses for Dessert

Contest! Learn How to Make a Bûche de Noël a Yule Log

Rosé Poached Pears a Fall Recipe

Vanilla Crème Brûlée a Classic French Dessert

Try this Fall Dinner Party Menu with Provençal Flavours

Apple Creme Brûlée Tart a French Dessert for the Soul

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