Pastry

Pork and Chicken Liver Pâte Tarts a Starter Course

November 9, 2018

Nimes-based chef Anne Challier adapts her recipe for pâte with pork and chicken liver pâte (pâté fois de volaille) to create a savoury pastry tart. Here, is the recipe for the meat filling. Use a muffin pan as your shape, make the pastry dough recipe…

Lunchtime Meals · Our House in Provence · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Perfect for Lunch in Provence Tomato Tarte Tatin

August 3, 2017

Highlighting the wonderful flavours of fresh Roma tomatoes and Oregano on a light and flaky tart shell served with crisp salad greens. A Tomato Tarte Tatin.…

Gary and Jane Langton · Pies & Tarts · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Pears and Honey in One Sweet Tart Recipe

July 10, 2017

Light flaky butter short crust pastry teeming with sweet caramel honey flavoured pear cubes topped with ice cream or crème fraiche,…

Cakes & Cookies · Christmas & Holiday · David Scott Allen · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Pastry Fit for Kings Galette des Rois

December 14, 2016

Galette des Rois is puff pastry tart with a frangipane interior - golden, flaky and delicious. This tart is served around the Christmas holidays, but always on January 6th (Epiphany).…

Barefoot Blogger · Taste

The #1 Insult to the French Palate

January 21, 2016

Sugar. Who would think that the French, with all their pastry and chocolate shops, would be offended by sugar? I learned it the hard way. After two years living in the south of France, I’ve discovered that the French have an aversion to overly sugary foods. The first hint I got was when …Continue reading here …

Provencal Recipes · Taste

How to make galette des rois, traditional Epiphany cake

January 8, 2016

January is the month of la galette in France. La galette des rois, or King’s Cake, is a flaky buttery pastry filled with almond paste. It is traditionally eaten at Epiphany on the 6th of January, but it’s also eaten throughout the month at social gatherings, schools, offices, New Year ceremonies, and so on. As …

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Pastry

Pork and Chicken Liver Pâte Tarts a Starter Course

Perfect for Lunch in Provence Tomato Tarte Tatin

Pears and Honey in One Sweet Tart Recipe

Pastry Fit for Kings Galette des Rois

The #1 Insult to the French Palate

How to make galette des rois, traditional Epiphany cake

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