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Mad about Macarons French Guide to chestnuts including what they're used for, how to eat them, health benefits, plus healthy recipes.
French style coconut macaroons made with unsweetened coconut, sugar, egg whites, honey and salt.
This past week I was so ashamed of the garden.
Could you get me some basil, please? Antoine came back from the market with not just a few leaves but two huge plants of my favourite herb.
I have a confession to make.
Recipe for the traditional French galette des rois, served on Epiphany.
This sign popped out to say bonjour as we were meandering on a mid summer’s walk in Rhône wine country.
Who prefers light desserts to heavy puddings? I do; particularly during the festive holiday season when the odd additional course creeps in to ambitious holiday menus.
A perfectly simple yet healthy winter warming pumpkin soup with a few benefits of leeks and ginger.
Bourdaloue Pear Tart, named after the Parisian street where it was invented in the 1900s.
Cracked chocolate macarons? Make these easy Black Forest creams with Kirsch-soaked macaron shells topped with roasted cherries and Kirsch Chantilly cream.
Celebrate rhubarb and rose season with this financier style rose rhubarb orange cake, an easy French teatime treat with reduced sugar, making it also ideal for breakfast or brunch - or dessert served with rhubarb compote and some rose macarons.
A lightly spiced chicken tagine with prunes, served with orange blossom and sultana semolina and topped with toasted almonds and fresh coriander - perfect winter comfort food.
Macaron Berry Sherry Trifle - a traditional British party dessert, replacing classic trifle sponges or lady fingers with gluten free Parisian macaron shells.
A light, moist lemon cake made with ground almonds and soaked in tart lemon syrup that just happens to be gluten free.
Perfectly gooey, crumbly and intense in dark chocolate, these toasted hazelnut cookies are addictive with a touch of French fleur de sel salt to add that extra oh-la-la factor while waiting for your chocolate macarons to mature.
An easy, quick no-suet mincemeat recipe, ideal for vegetarians and doesn't need much time to mature compared with traditional mincemeat.