January wouldn’t be January in France without a Galette des Rois or two (or ten!). They are eaten … [read more]
Baking!
Apple Loaf
This is really just a variant of the French Yoghurt Cake that I already posted but includes apples. … [read more]
Quatre-Quarts
The quatre-quarts is a classic recipe from the french repertoire. Directly translated into english … [read more]
Apricot Cake
Or cake aux abricots in french! Apricots are plentiful this time of year and this is an easy way to … [read more]
Some recent recipes
Ratatouille
Ratatouille is a stewed vegetable dish from Provence and mainly thought to be from Nice which … [read more]
Pear and Chocolate Loaf
Yet another loaf cake - my most used tin in the kitchen! Pears are in season at the moment, for this … [read more]
Lemon Cake
I love lemon flavoured cakes and desserts but I like them to have a really strong lemon flavour so … [read more]
Apple, Walnut and Raisin Loaf
Its another loaf recipe - easy, versatile and perfect for the "goûter" I tend to use my loaf tin … [read more]
Galette des Rois
January wouldn’t be January in France without a Galette des Rois or two (or ten!). They are eaten … [read more]
Flaugnarde aux Pommes
Flaugnarde or flognarde is a baked French dessert with fruit and a thick flan-like batter hailing … [read more]
Pot-Au-Feu or French Beef Stew
A pot-au-feu is a french beef stew, which uses mostly inexpensive cuts of beef that need to be … [read more]
French Pear & Almond Tart
This pear and almond tart or amandine aux poires is also known as Tarte Bourdaloue and was created … [read more]
Bayonne ham and Olive Madeleines
Madeleines are one of France's favourite small cakes. In this recipe I've used a madeleine tin to … [read more]