When I was a child, I was living in what one would call a small town: 15,000 inhabitants. Once in a while we would go to the big town close by, it was THE big trip... As a chocolate lover, my mum would take us for a treat to a dream chocolate shop created back [...]
To celebrate the launch of my blog I attended a 3-day food photography course with William Reavell at the Leiths Cookery School!!! It was so amazing that I thought I would share with you some key things I learnt. To put things into context I should explain that I'm a real beginner. I got my [...]
This is it! Christmas is around the corner, only 19 sleeps left! In Alsace, we celebrate this special day – la Saint Nicolas - with manneles, men-shaped milk rolls which are served for the children’s goûter (4pm snack) traditionally with hot chocolate. Since the 12th century, it is said that Saint Nicolas goes from houses [...]
La tarte au thon, the tuna tart, is one of those dishes that you can just assemble in five minutes and simply leave to cook in the oven. If you combine this with the fact that it is delicious, it is clearly a favourite in our house! There are about the same number of tartes [...]
Croque-Maman's web favourites for the month of November 2013. Have a quick look! It's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas... The most beautiful bûches de noel (traditional French Christmas cake) are going on sale! Some amazing examples are: Le "Gâteau Minuit Une" by La Grande Epicerie, La "Taille de Guêpe" by Richard Sève Les [...]
