![Montmorillon © Velvet - licence [CC BY-SA 3.0] from Wikimedia Commons 2](https://i2.wp.com/frenchmoments.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Montmorillon-©-Velvet-licence-CC-BY-SA-3.0-from-Wikimedia-Commons-2.jpg?resize=351%2C185&ssl=1 "What to see in Montmorillon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine")
What to see in Montmorillon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montmorillon is situated in the Poitou-Charentes region, 50km south of the regional head city of…
Author French Moments
Galette des Rois
For every French person, the Epiphany is synonymous with the “galette des rois”, a wafer…
Torche aux marrons
A Torche aux marrons is a dessert based on chestnut cream and meringue and is put…
Chocolate Mendiants
As little Christmas delicacies, chocolate mendiants are part of the Provençal tradition and the thirteen desserts.…
Pink Meringues – Meringues à la rose
This is the recipe for traditional pink meringues, like those you find in French patisseries.…
Apple Tart from Normandy – Tarte aux pommes Normande
There is no particular story to tell about the origin of an apple tart from…
Tarte Tatin
A Tarte Tatin is an upside down caramelised apple tart that will enchant everyone and…
Crème Brûlée
Crème Brûlée is a delicious rich custard base dessert is topped with a contrasting layer…
Lemon Tart – Tarte au citron
A classic lemon tart has a wonderful balance of lemons and a crispy sweet base.…
Flourless chocolate cake – Gâteau au chocolat sans farine
Use the best quality chocolate, eggs and butter you can … you cannot cut corners…
Chocolate Coulant
Everyone loves a soft-centred rich chocolate cake. Often called Chocolate Coulant, it is perfect served…
Chocolate Mousse – La Mousse au chocolat
Chocolate Mousse is a French classic and so easy to make .. use the best…
Chocolate Carambar® Verrine – Verrine de chocolat au Carambar®
For dinner parties or special meals, this Chocolate Carambar® verrine is perfect and will bring…
French beignets – Beignets de Carnaval
Alongside crêpes and waffles, French beignets are part of the most famous dishes prepared in…
Waffles: the recipe for Brussels waffles
Brussels waffles are made from a batter cooked in a special waffle iron which is patterned…
Tarte au sucre – Vaquette du mineur
Sugar! The North of France has always eaten a lot of it, in many different…
Ficelle picarde
The ficelle picarde is a typical dish from the Picardy region and is a great…
Gratin Dauphinois
Gratin Dauphinois is a traditional potatoe dish from the Dauphiné region that is great eaten…
Provençal Tomatoes and Aubergines / Tomates et aubergines farcies à la Provençale
Provençal Tomaotes and Aubergines are a delicious vegetarian dish which is often cooked in Provence where…
Pissaladière (French onion pizza)
Pissaladière is a sort of like a cheese-less pizza .. this is a typical lunchtime…
Pistou – Provençal pesto
Pistou (Provençal pesto) is typically Provençal and is a sauce made with basil, garlic, olive…
Carbonade Flamande
A Carbonade Flamande is a traditional sweet-sour beef dish from Belgium and the north of…
Verrine of beetroot and olives with goat’s curd mousse
This verrine of beetroot and olives with goat’s curd mousse presents well and is an…
Verrine of blackberry and lemon curd
A verrine of blackberry and lemon curd makes a beautiful dessert which is easy to prepare…
Soignon, Poitou
Soignon – a popular goat’s milk cheese from the Poitou. Soignon is a full-cream goat’s…
Sainte-Maure de Touraine
Sainte-Maure de Touraine – a goat’s milk cheese from the Loire Valley. Sainte-Maure de Touraine,…
Sainte-Maure Caprifeuille, Poitou
Sainte-Maure Caprifeuille – a goat’s milk cheese from Poitou-Charentes. Sainte-Maure Caprifeuille is a raw, semi-soft…
Roquefort Cheese, Rouergue
Roquefort – the king of blue cheese from the Rouergue (département of Aveyron). Roquefort is…
Reblochon, Savoie
Reblochon is a semi-hard cheese from Savoie. Reblochon is a full-cream raw cow’s milk cheese…
Pont l’Évêque, Normandy
Pont l’Évêque is a cheese with a brushed yellow-orange to straw yellow rind. Pont l’Évêque…
Ossau-Iraty Cheese
Ossau-Iraty – a full-cream ewe’s milk cheese from the Pyrenees. Ossau-Iraty is a full-cream ewe’s…
Morbier, Franche-Comté
Morbier – a washed rind cheese from the Franche-Comté region. Morbier is a raw cow’s…
Maroilles, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Maroilles is a typical cheese from the Nord-Pas-de-Calais. It is a cow’s milk cheese with…
Livarot, Normandy
Livarot, a cow’s milk cheese from Normandy nicknamed “the colonel”. Livarot is a cheese made…
Fromager d’affinois
Fromager d’affinois, a best-seller in Australia rich in calcium. Fromager d’affinois is a pasteurized cow’s…
Fleur du Maquis, Corsica
Fleur du Maquis, one of the few Corsican cheese available outside France. The cheese is…
Époisses, Burgundy
Époisses, a cow’s milk cheese from Burgundy. Époisses is a full-cream cow’s milk cheese with…
Comté Cheese
Comté, a cow’s milk and hard cheese from the Franche-Comté region. Comté is a cow’s…
Camembert, Normandy
Camembert, France’s most famous cheese from Normandy. Camembert is a raw cow’s milk cheese with…
Brillat-Savarin, Burgundy
Brillat-Savarin is a delightful and creamy cheese to the palate. Brillat-Savarin is a cow’s milk…
Beurre and Crème d’Isigny, Normandy
Beurre and Creme d’Isigny – the butter and crème fraiche from the village of Isigny…
Beaufort cheese: Things you should know
Beaufort is a hard cheese produced in the alpine valleys of Savoie (Tarentaise, Maurienne and Beaufortain). This cooked…
Leckerlis from Basle – Leckerlis de Bâle
Leckerlis are swiss little gingerbreads which come from Basle on the border of France and…
French Christmas log – Bûche de Noël
A Christmas log is the traditional dessert for the French Christmas meal on the 24th…
Bredalas Christmas Cookies – Bredalas de Noël
Bredalas are little Christmas cookies whose preparation date back to the Renaissance. This is probably…