Culinaria France: A Celebration of Food and Tradition, edited by André Dominé, features the regional cuisine of France along with the background of the people, culture, and development of local ingredients. A variety of favorites and lesser known recipes can be found including Tarte à l’Espoisses et aux pommes (Epoisses cheese and apple tart) from…
French Country Cooking Cookbook Review and Gougères (French Cheese Puffs)
French Country Cooking: Authentic Recipes from Every Region, written by Françoise Branget, features 180 recipes submitted by the members of the French National Assembly from throughout France and the overseas departments . The resulting compilation is a variety of dishes representing the diversity of France, from simple comfort food to the more complex and extravagant products meant…
Sunday Supper #Cookielicious Exchange Party: Green Tea Macarons with Chocolate Ganache
Today I am joining Sunday Supper for a special event, the #Cookielicious Exchange Party! With Thanksgiving now over, it is time to turn the focus to Christmas and holiday baking. For the exchange party, I made these Green Tea Macarons with Chocolate Ganache. The Matcha (green tea powder) adds a natural green color without the…
My Paris Market Cookbook Review and Gâteau aux Noix (French Walnut Cake)
My Paris Market Cookbook: A Culinary Tour of French Flavors and Seasonal Recipes, written by Emily Dilling, is a Parisian-based cookbook recently released on September 15th. Dilling’s original idea wasn’t for a cookbook at all, but a Parisian Market travel guide. As the idea evolved, recipes were included and now the book is the best…
Palmiers (French Palm Tree Pastries)
Time for Secret Recipe Club again! In the Secret Recipe Club, each blogger is assigned a different blog each month. They secretly choose a recipe, prepare it, and post it on a designated day. I love seeing what everyone comes up with at the end of the month! This month, I was assigned Food Baby…
Macarons with Vanilla Cream Cheese Filling
The Macaron is a French almond meringue cookie. It is usually created into a sandwich cookie with a buttercream, ganache, or jam filling. It is known for its difficulty and is a bit on the time consuming side. I have always wanted to attempt them and finally gained the courage to try. Chad took Evan…
Downtown Disney and Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee
So far, I have written about the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2013 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) and Legoland Florida from our Orlando trip last October. Now, it is time for Downtown Disney with a recipe for Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee. We visited Downtown Disney in the afternoon…
Gnocchi Parisienne (French Style Gnocchi)
I found a recipe for Gnocchi Parisienne on Delicieux this summer and the photos were gorgeous. I had never heard of French-style gnocchi and was definitely intrigued. Now, I am not sure which I like better, Italian or French. Both require a few steps. The French-style is a bit more fool-proof, no risk of dense…
Langues de Chat (French Cat Tongue Cookies)
This is my second posting for The Secret Recipe Club! In the Secret Recipe Club, each blogger is assigned a different blog each month. They secretly choose a recipe, prepare it, and post it on a designated day. This month, I was assigned The More Than Occasional Baker. Ros’ blog was new to me and…
Nouilles a l’Alsacienne (Alsatian Poppy Seed Noodles)
Nouilles a l’Alsacienne are thin noodles from Alsace, France. The noodles are rolled paper thin, cut into 2 inch long strips, and tossed with poppy seeds and chives. Alsace is a small region in eastern France bordering Germany and Switzerland. The cuisine is influenced by French and German staples. Alsace is popular for its wine…
