Potage

The French just seem to have a knack making soups. One of my favorites is a potage; It’s a type of thick vegetable soup that loosely translates to “it’s cold outside and I want a good soup to warm me up.” Alright, no, it doesn’t translate to that at all. But that’s how I remember [...]

Tarte aux Poires (French Pear Tart)

Not only was there no turkey, but there was also no pies this Thanksgiving either. As my father was taking care of the British style dinner, my mother countered with a French dessert, a Tarte aux Poires.
This tart is a simpler version of those commonly found in French patisseries. The elaborate versions are sometimes made [...]

Crepes

Now we move to the dessert portion of this weeks posts: The classic French crêpes. As I mentioned the other day, a crepe is basically a thin French pancake traditionally served as a dessert.
Outside of France, I often see the crepe batter used as a galette batter. This, while not strictly traditional, is not necessarily [...]

Galette

Most people know what crêpes are (a kind of thin French pancake) but many aren’t familiar with the galette. Though the preparation and cooking method is very much like a crêpe, the flavor is quite different. Basically, a galette is savory and a crêpe is sweet.
I mentioned a bit of the history when I reviewed [...]

How Do You Say Kangaroo in French?

Wandering around Nantes at 11:00PM on Sunday looking for dinner was not the best idea. I had originally intended to go to La Creperie Jaune for a few crepes, but it was closing for the night. Along with nearly every other restaurant.
After being tipped off to this one place that might still be serving, le [...]