Galette des Rois – Epiphany Tart, the Tart of Kings

The French tradition of serving this round, flat, almond, frangipane-filled puff pastry tart on the Twelfth Day of Christmas or Epiphany Day, 6th January, has biblical origins and is when the ‘magi’, or ‘three kings, the three wise men’ arrived in Bethlehem, and visited baby Jesus. A 'fève', or ‘bean’ is traditionally hidden in [...]

By |2025-01-16T17:28:12+11:00January 16th, 2025|Christmas and festive food, Festive, Festive Food, Festive Food, French food, French Odyssey cooking class, Galette des Rois Epiphany galetter, Recipes, Tarts|Comments Off on Galette des Rois – Epiphany Tart, the Tart of Kings

My Grandmother’s Christmas Cake

Christmas is a lovely festive time of the year. Soon we will all be making our Christmas cakes and decorating the house ready for the family day. Hopefully, my recipe here will inspire you get started now! Below, I have included a few variations on the sizes you can make with this quantity. My cake [...]

By |2017-11-13T18:03:40+11:00November 13th, 2017|Christmas and festive food, Festive Food, Recipes|Comments Off on My Grandmother’s Christmas Cake
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