This is a brief account of Aix-en-Provence history. Its past is reflected in the churches and rich 17th and 18th-century manor houses in the old town. It is ... Read more!
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The Calissons of Aix: a Specialty Candy from Provence
The city of Aix-en-Provence and the delicious calissons have had a common destiny for several centuries. It is one of the emblematic delicacies of Provence and is one ... Read more!
Lyon Presqu’île: Discover the Heartbeat of Lyon
Lyon has developed over the years around the two rivers which run through the city: the Rhône and the Saône. Between them, a peninsula has formed: “Lyon Presqu’île”. ... Read more!
What you need to know about the Alsace Region
The Alsace region is located in north-eastern France and is famous for its wine, its colourful half-timbered houses and its castles, which sit enthroned on the summits of ... Read more!
Bienvenue to our brand-new website!
Bienvenue to our brand-new website! This Sunday 3 March 2013 our American friends will be the first around the world to see French Moments’ new website designed by Resound ... Read more!
Galette des Rois: Tradition and Recipe
In France, Epiphany is synonymous with the “Galette des Rois”. The French ceremoniously eat this wafer king cake a few days before and after 6 January. As soon ... Read more!
Torche aux marrons
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!
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!
