The quatre-quart is a classic French easy to make cake. The idea and is that you use the same weight for the four (quatre) basic ingredients (eggs, flour, sugar, butter). The recipe below is a variation on the traditional quatre-quart (pound cake) that we use often when we have bananas that are too ripe to eat […]
French Desserts
Crepe Recipe for France’s Crepe Day Next Week
Crêperie La Brigantine, Saint Malo, France If you need a recipe to flip some crêpes on France’s Crepe Day (La Chandleur), we got one for you! We just recovered from eating a few (too many) galettes des rois and now it’s time to eat (too many we hope!) crêpes. That’s right, the festivities will kick off […]
French Sweet Tarts: Almond Cream Pear Tart
A Slice of Almond Cream Pear Tart Arranging your Pears Enjoying your Almond Cream Pear Tart, Bon Appétit! French Sweet Tarts: Almond Cream Pear Tart (Tarte Frangipane à La Poire) INGREDIENTS (for 6-8 servings) 4-6 pears, depending on the size of the pears. Favor bosc pears or a firm type that will hold during cooking. […]
French Classic Galette des Rois Recipe
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 […]
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 […]