If you love delicious puff pastry almond cream cakes, France is the place to be in January. That’s the month when no matter who you visit or when you visit, you are pretty sure to be served a galette des rois for dessert or with your coffee. The galette des rois literally means the cake […]
French Desserts
Mascarpone and Fromage Blanc Tart
This sweet mascarpone and fromage blanc tart is a variation on the classic Tarte au Fromage Blanc, a specialty from the Alsace region in France. Typically, this easy pie dessert is made with fromage blanc only but traditionally, the fromage blanc in this recipe should have a 30-40% fat content. Unfortunately, fromage blanc is harder to find in […]
Rustic French Christmas Stars Recipe (Étoiles de Noël)
French Christmas stars (étoiles de Noël) are a specialty from the north eastern part of France (the Alsace region in particular) but is enjoyed throughout France. You can also find these in the Marchés de Noël (Christmas Markets) that flourish in cities and villages all over France in December. A Marché de Noël is typically an outdoor market where you […]
French Pie Crust: Pâte Brisée Recipe
Homemade French Pie Crust – Pâte Brisée Maison Pâte brisée (French pie crust) is the basic pie dough used in France. It is amazingly simple and so quick to make. Pâte brisée literrally means broken (brisée) dough (pâte). But there is nothing broken about this French pie crust, it is tender and so buttery – just delicious! A […]
3 Easy French Desserts Recipes with Chocolate
Looking for a few easy and quickly prepared French desserts recipes with chocolate? You may enjoy these favorite Art of the Home desserts recipes, all three loaded with chocolate joy. On the dessert menu or for an afternoon snack, we have three selections to choose from: #1: a light chocolate mousse (mousse au chocolat) #2: […]
Apple Tart Tatin Recipe – Tarte Tatin
Apple Tart Tatin Recipe – Tarte Tatin Today, we are featuring Art of the Home apple tart tatin recipe – recette de la tarte tatin. The apple tart tatin recipe (or simply tart tatin) is basically a upside down apple tart with caramelized apples. With this apple tart tatin recipe you make your caremelized apples directly in the […]
Recette du Yaourt à la Vanille (Vanilla Yogurt Recipe)
Today we are sharing an Art of the Home favorite yogurt recipe: recette du yaourt à la vanille (vanilla yogurt recipe). We have been blessed with the many yogurt varieties offered in French grocery store since we arrived, loving it! And as we discussed in the article “Top 5 Reasons to Eat Yogurt“, yogurt is […]
Quick, Easy and Pretty Melon Dessert: Melon Canoe
Cagettes de melons “Le Puits d’Amour” – “The Well of Love” melon crates Today we are sharing a quick, easy and pretty melon dessert inspired from the “voilier de melon” (melon sailboat) French appetizer: un canoë de melon (a melon canoe). We picked up a few “Le Puits d’Amour” (The Well of Love) melons at the […]
Crêpe Beurre-Sucre (Butter-Sugar Crepe)
Art of the Home arrived in France and we are finally set up in our French kitchen — we are so excited! Even though the sunshine has not been with us since we arrived, simply walking in the streets brings such much joy! And the lack of sun has not stopped us (and most people in […]
French Dessert: Madagascar Vanilla Ice Cream
Une glace à la vanille de Madagascar, s’il vous plait/A Madagascar vanilla ice cream, please Today, we are offering a favorite French vanilla ice cream recipe – Madagascar vanilla ice cream (glace à la vanille de Madagascar). Other than its distinctive rich vanilla flavor and creamy texture, you will notice the beautiful pale yellowish color of […]