Monaco’s secret darling, Her Highness the Fougassette
I know you’ve been missing us, but the fact is i was too busy eating my subject to talk about it, as i’m a well educated girl who doesn’t speak with her mouth full! So let’s face it, Christmas spirit is all around, perfect time to indulge yourself and try the Monaco fougassette, who has...
Rosé Poached Pears
The weather here in Ramatuelle can be pretty perfect all summer long. One learns to understand that there are a few exceptions to paradise: 1) the rainstorm around mid-August 2) the East wind and 3) the Mistral. Locals say the mistral winds occur for one day, three days or a week. Well, a huge mistral...
Lavender Ice Cream
Yield: 1 quart Ingredients: 1 2/3 cups heavy cream 1 cup whole milk 2-3 tablespoons fresh lavender 3/4 cup sugar 4 large egg yolks Directions: In a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks and sugar until light in color and fluffy, set aside. In a medium sized sauce pan, bring the cream, milk, and lavender...
Apricot Upside Down Tart
For those of you following our Facebook page, our apricot tree in Ramatuelle has been oozing apricots for the past few weeks. In addition to the great ideas people left in the comments on Facebook (I am still looking to plant some sweet geranium for next year!) Philippe and I have honed a pretty darn...
Menton Lemon Meringue Pie
After obtaining the incredible lemon meringue pie recipe from local producer Madame Tosan we tried it out on ten guests last Friday night. The recipe was a little tricky, and instead of making lemon curd, the Mentonnais method creates more of a lemon flan. The result is surprisingly delicious, and a nice change to traditional recipes....
Olive Oil Sorbet
Fresh from the olive harvest we were anxious to experiment with our new ingredient, olive oil from the Streitz groves. Over the next weeks we will be publishing many creative ways to use olive oil: in sorbet, cakes, focaccia and more. We are also going to visit some restaurants on the Riviera, that are now featuring...
Hunting for orange blossom fougassette!
The first and last time i had fougassette, was 20 years ago at some close friends wedding in the countryside near Grasse, France. I have always love the traditional fougasse, a big flat bread with holes i use to eat as a kid in Nice. “Fougassette” is a smaller, sugary version, with a delicious taste...
The perfect soufflé
My Mom and I were taken to the legendary restaurant “le Grill” on one of my first visits to Monte-Carlo. I remember the decoration and service that really brought back a sense of glamour that must have existed here back in the fifties and sixties. Legend has it that Aristotle Onassis was responsible for the...