what desserts are often served por special occasio
![]() | Recipes : Iced Cream of Watercress Soup This very refreshing soup can be served in various occasions: served in shot glasses as an "amuse bouche", or in cocktai... |
![]() | Recipes : Anglaise sauce or French Custard This custard recipe is the base of several recipes,from desserts accompaniments sauces to ice-cream mixes for chocolate ... |
![]() | Recipes : Spooned Biscuits Spooned biscuits were originaly round shaped. They took the name "spooned" biscuits by the fact that they were shaped an... |
![]() | Recipes : Confectioner's custard This custard is a basis for numerous desserts like cakes, tarts, soufflés etc... Serving for a large bowl of confecti... |
![]() | Recipes : Tarte Tatin This recipe, created by the Tatin sisters, at the beginning of the 20th century in their restaurant of La Motte Beuvron ... |
![]() | Recipes : Lentils In culinary terms, a dish served with lentils is referred as "...Esau". It comes from the biblical character of Esau who... |
![]() | Recipes : King size curved tiles cookies A recipe of our menu 'special end of the year celebrations'. To taste with the after lunch coffee ... For 8 large ... |
![]() | Recipes : Salmon Terrine This recipe is pretty easy to do. It is cheap too. It can be served warm or cold. Salmon terrine for 6 people : 700g... |
![]() | Recipes : Blanquette de veau served with Pilau Rice. An all time favorite. For 6 guests : 1,5 kg of veal shoulder (divided into approximately 18 ... |
![]() | Recipes : Pan fried Sweetbreads with a black truffle jus This mythic recipe is out of this world but very expensive too. You never know ... On a special occasion... Sweetbrea... |
![]() | Recipes : Pan fried salmon escalopes a special recipe adequate for persons suffering from type 2-diabetes Pan fried salmon escalopes for 6 persons : 6 ... |
![]() | Recipes : Foie Gras with a Chicory and Black diamond salad A slice of foie gras agremented by a little chicory and fresh black truffle salad served with a glass of black Muscat wi... |
![]() | Recipes : Pork steak Alsatian Style It is unfortunate, that this remarkable cut of pork "rouelle"(French for small wheel) is hardly served any more. The "ro... |
![]() French specialties : Noyau de Poissy In Poissy, people frequently say that the Noyau de Poissy is one of the oldest liquors of France. Served as of the XVIIt... |
![]() French specialties : Mirabelle plum Brandy The Mirabelle plum is a small fruit typical from Lorraine whose origins are lost in the mists of time. The tradition wou... |
![]() | News : Without gluten recipes Today we will deal with this harmful decease that is intolerance to gluten (or so called coeliac decease). In fact, this... |
![]() | News : A so nice journey It is true that my children and friends have had a real great idea in offring me, for my birthday anniversary, a fixed r... |
![]() | News : A few days in Burgundy As usual during this calamitous August, we leave Paris under the rain to Val de Mercy. I know pretty well this region be... |
![]() | News : Asparagus Asparagus is a latin word. Asparagus had been first appreciated by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. They then ... |
![]() | News : Festive Menu 2008 Two years after our first "festive menu", we renew it by providing you with 14 new exclusive recipes for Christmas and/o... |
![]() | News : Sauerkraut ('choucroute' in French language) The French word 'choucroute' (for 'sauerkraut') derives from the Alsacian dialect 'sûrkrût' itself from the German 'saue... |
![]() | News : Lannemayou et fils, producers of Floc de Gascogne. "Hello, for all those which are not likely yet to know Floc de Gascogne, could you explain us what is this breuvage and... |
Mr.
These are called ortolans I think. I don't know what the english word is for them. They are a delicacy and I don't reall...
answer to Daphne
Hello Daphne In France, such bags of "sucre vanillé" contains approximately 10 grams (1/3 oz) : precisely 7.5 grams. If...
answer to Bernard
Hello Bernard We have posted over 15 new recipes (in English) in the course of last month in view of the Christmas and ...
answer to dakshina
The disclosed recipe is just a standard very simple asparagus soup recipe ; I do not think this is a "French" soup ; thi...
Madeleine
Madeleine de Commercy is delicious! I luv french desserts and someday me and my friends r goin 2 France!...

































