Category: Movable Feast
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Gâteau des Rois, King’s Cake
. The Gâteau des Rois – King’s Cake. Recipe: 4 cups of grounded almonds and/or hazelnuts, or a mixture of both,2 cups of sugar, Some melted butter to make the almond mixture thick yet creamy. A drop or two of…
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Nutty Buddies a Healthy Snack
Like usual, when I step into the kitchen, there’s no plan. No list, no recipe. When I go to the grocery store, I don’t have anything specific in mind—I just buy what catches my eye, what feels right for the…
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Deconstructed Vegetarian Cabbage Rolls
Yesterday, I gathered the ingredients to make Annie’s stuffed cabbage rolls, only to realize why it’s essential to use the biggest cabbage you can find. Larger leaves make rolling the stuffing much easier than smaller ones. Since my cabbage was…
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Annie’s Stuffed Cabbage Revisited
Yesterday, my plan was to make Annie’s stuffed cabbage. I had all the ingredients. My taste buds were driving me full force until I realized that the green leafy cabbage that I had bought was too small. It would not…
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Provencal Confit Fruit- Candied Fruit History
Candied fruit, or “fruits confits,” has a delicious history in Provence. The art of candying fruit, which involves preserving it in sugar syrup, dates back to ancient times. However, it began to take shape during the Middle Ages and flourished…
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French Christmas Cake, a Buche de Noel
Photo Via Buche de Noel A Story from 1988, when I first arrived in France: “Buche de Noel is my favorite cake!” Bright-eyed and hopeful, my French Husband, the newlywed, eagerly responded. The flavor was a known fact: Spread…