January wouldn’t be January in France without a Galette des Rois or two (or ten!). They are eaten … [read more]
Baking!
Lemon Cake
I love lemon flavoured cakes and desserts but I like them to have a really strong lemon flavour so … [read more]
Clafoutis
Clafoutis is a baked dessert made with fruit, usually black cherries, arranged in a … [read more]
French Yoghurt Cake
This is a very simple plain cake, and one that almost all french kids start with when … [read more]
Some recent recipes
Flaugnarde aux Pommes
Flaugnarde or flognarde is a baked French dessert with fruit and a thick flan-like batter hailing … [read more]
Courgette Soup
The chill in the air this weekend meant I made my first soup in a long time. The main advantage to … [read more]
Biscuit Roulé
A biscuit roulé (literally meaning rolled biscuit) is very similar to a swiss roll and particularly … [read more]
A Breton Galette
A breton galette is a large, thin pancake from the Brittany region made with buckwheat flour, … [read more]
Financiers with Raspberries
Financiers are a french pâtisserie made with ground almonds. In 1890 the pâtissier Lasne … [read more]
Tartiflette
A tartiflette is a gratin with potatoes, lardons and onions topped with melted savoyard cheese … [read more]
French Apple Tart
There is nothing nicer than a good old apple tart - plenty of apples around this time of year and as … [read more]
Cured Pork with Green Lentils
Petit Salé aux lentilles is a classic french dish from the Auvergne region dish using pork that has … [read more]
Clafoutis
Clafoutis is a baked dessert made with fruit, usually black cherries, arranged in a … [read more]