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Recipe for the classic French galette des rois served around Epiphany in France, with a chocolate and pistachio twist.
French style coconut macaroons made with unsweetened coconut, sugar, egg whites, honey and salt.
What can you do with tasteless apricots? Bake them with just a little honey and lavender (or vanilla) for 20 minutes and they're transformed for dessert or savoury dishes
Moist buttery almond French teacakes made with egg whites, browned butter, ground almonds, sugar and a little flour.
Easy recipe for French crêpes, best eaten for breakfast or for goûter (teatime) with sugar and lemon or with any of the classic toppings like jam, chestnut or chocolate spread, or salted caramel sauce.
This past week I was so ashamed of the garden.
Could you get me some basil, please? Antoine came back from the market with not just a few leaves but two huge plants of my favourite herb.
I have a confession to make.
Recipe for the traditional French galette des rois, served on Epiphany.
This sign popped out to say bonjour as we were meandering on a mid summer’s walk in Rhône wine country.
Who prefers light desserts to heavy puddings? I do; particularly during the festive holiday season when the odd additional course creeps in to ambitious holiday menus.
A perfectly simple yet healthy winter warming pumpkin soup with a few benefits of leeks and ginger.
A rustic yet moist Corsican-inspired banana bread recipe using chestnut flour and chestnut paste and glazed with melted honey - ideal for teatime or breakfast.
A quick and easy light gluten-free Clafoutis baked custard dessert, with a blueberry and lemon twist to the French classic that's great for dessert, teatime or breakfast.
A light, no-bake recipe for German Chocolate Cream Desserts, inspired by Germany's Black Forest chocolate cherry cakes with a basic French crème au chocolat topped with Chantilly cream and cherries.
French mendiants, chocolate disks traditionally topped with dried fruits and nuts, resembling the 4 monastic robes from the Middle Ages, seen in chocolate shops around France
Bourdaloue Pear Tart, named after the Parisian street where it was invented in the 1900s.
Adapted from 'France the Beautiful Cookbook' by the Scotto Sisters - with reduced sugar in the filling and addition of nutmeg.