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!
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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!
Verrine of blackberry and lemon curd
A verrine of blackberry and lemon curd makes a beautiful dessert which is easy to prepare (approx. 15 minutes) and will delight your guests at dessert time! About Verrines ... Read more!
Leckerlis from Basle – Leckerlis de Bâle
Leckerlis are swiss little gingerbreads which come from Basle on the border of France and are often cooked in South Alsace … one is never enough! They are part ... Read more!
French Christmas log – Bûche de Noël
A Christmas log is the traditional dessert for the French Christmas meal on the 24th of December. It is a rolled sponge / Genoese sponge in the shape ... Read more!
Bredalas Christmas Cookies – Bredalas de Noël
Bredalas are little Christmas cookies whose preparation date back to the Renaissance. This is probably one of the best known Alsatian traditions. The Bredalas (the spelling changes depending ... Read more!
Chocolate Truffles – Truffes au chocolat
The French chocolate truffles (truffes au chocolat) are traditionally served around the Holiday season and are a delicious little treat covered with bitter cocoa. According to the legend, ... Read more!
Crepes or French pancakes: my favourite recipe!
The famous crepes originate from Brittany and are considered a national dish. They were popular in France and became famous throughout Europe, North America and Australia. Each time ... Read more!
Linzer Torte – Tarte de Linz
The Linzer Torte (or Tarte de Linz in French) is originally an Austrian cake often prepared for Christmas and a favourite dessert prepared in Alsace. Its name derived from the ... Read more!
