Whilst visiting France in 2007, I attended the La Varenne Cooking School in Burgundy. The local 2 star Michelin chef, Patrick Gautier, spent a day cooking with us. Figs were in season and so he presented a regional favourite, this simple fig tart; it is light and delicious. I added the frangipane to the pastry [...]
A clafoutis is a dessert hailing from the Limousin region of France, in the north western part of the Massif central. The capital is Limoges. It is traditionally made with cherries, but may also be made with plums, pears, figs, apples or blackberries. It is simply a pancake batter poured over fruit in a fireproof [...]
Strawberries are sweet and a very good buy in the markets at the moment. I always think of strawberries as a spring fruit but, when living in Queensland, I realised that their northern season goes from May until November which is when the Melbourne season starts. Last month in Queensland I bought some new season [...]
A clafoutis is a dessert hailing from the Limousin region of France. It is traditionally made with cherries, but ,may also be made with plums, apricots, pears, apples, prunes or blackberries. It is simply a pancake batter poured over fruit in a fireproof baking dish and baked in the oven. It looks like a tart [...]
