A Torche aux marrons is a dessert based on chestnut cream and meringue and is put together to look a little like Mont Blanc from which it sometime takes ... Read more!
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Chocolate Mendiants
As little Christmas delicacies, chocolate mendiants are part of the Provençal tradition and the thirteen desserts. The Provençal tradition of the mendicant order The colours of their ingredients are ... Read more!
Pink Meringues – Meringues à la rose
This is the recipe for traditional pink meringues, like those you find in French patisseries. Originally meringues were a cake! It seems that the meringue originated in 1720 ... Read more!
Apple Tart from Normandy – Tarte aux pommes Normande
There is no particular story to tell about the origin of an apple tart from Normandy as there are several different recipes depending on local and family traditions. ... Read more!
Tarte Tatin
A Tarte Tatin is an upside down caramelised apple tart that will enchant everyone and should be served warm with double cream or vanilla ice cream. The story ... Read more!
Crème Brûlée
Crème Brûlée is a delicious rich custard base dessert is topped with a contrasting layer of hard caramel. The French, along with the Spaniards and the English debate ... Read more!
Lemon Tart – Tarte au citron
A classic lemon tart has a wonderful balance of lemons and a crispy sweet base. Tart enough to tingle on the tongue and delight your senses! About Menton ... Read more!
Flourless chocolate cake – Gâteau au chocolat sans farine
Use the best quality chocolate, eggs and butter you can … you cannot cut corners with a chocolate cake … it is only as good as its ingredients! ... Read more!
Chocolate Coulant
Everyone loves a soft-centred rich chocolate cake. Often called Chocolate Coulant, it is perfect served with vanilla bean ice-cream or with some poached pears or butterscoth sauce. It ... Read more!
Chocolate Mousse – La Mousse au chocolat
Chocolate Mousse is a French classic and so easy to make .. use the best dark chocolate you can for the best results. If you prefer milk or ... Read more!
Chocolate Carambar® Verrine – Verrine de chocolat au Carambar®
For dinner parties or special meals, this Chocolate Carambar® verrine is perfect and will bring back childhood memories, especially if you grew up in France, as every French ... Read more!
French beignets or Beignets de Carnaval: the Recipe
Alongside crêpes and waffles, French beignets are part of the most famous dishes prepared in France for the occasion of Mardi Gras or Carnival. The pastry usually consists ... Read more!
Waffles: the recipe for Brussels waffles
Brussels waffles are made from a batter cooked in a special waffle iron patterned to give a distinctive and characteristic grid shape. Watch our short video presentation about ... Read more!
Tarte au sucre – Vaquette du mineur
Sugar! The North of France has always eaten a lot of it, in many different forms: molasses, cubes, or soft brown “vergoise”. In the 19th Century a special ... Read more!
Ficelle picarde
The ficelle picarde is a typical dish from the Picardy region and is a great simple entrée. You can find this dish on the menu of lots of ... Read more!
Gratin Dauphinois
Gratin Dauphinois is a traditional potatoe dish from the Dauphiné region that is great eaten on its own with a green salad or with fish or meat. This ... Read more!
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 aubergines (eggplant) and tomatoes are full of flavour. This recipe is often made ... Read more!
Pissaladière (French onion pizza)
Pissaladière is a sort of like a cheese-less pizza .. this is a typical lunchtime snack easily found in boulangeries in Provence. A pizza base is topped with ... Read more!
Pistou – Provençal pesto
Pistou (Provençal pesto) is typically Provençal and is a sauce made with basil, garlic, olive oil and salt. Unlike Italian pesto, the one from Provence does not necessarily ... Read more!
Carbonade Flamande
A Carbonade Flamande is a traditional sweet-sour beef dish from Belgium and the north of France. This recipe is quite similar to the beef bourguignon except that the ... Read more!
