Exotic fruit tart

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An exotic fruit tart (bananas, kiwi and pineapple), with crisp pastry and almond cream which are cooked beforehand. It's a rather simple recipe, but the final result will impress your guests.
310K5 2 hours 23 min. May 27^th 2020

European glass

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A little dessert that's rather long to make, but which will always impress your guests. Layered in a glass: a jellied red fruit coulis, a layer of pineapple charlotte cream, a layer of kiwi coulis, topped with a peeled clementine segment. It's "european" because it resembles the italian flag, and in...
225K5 2 hours 29 min. August 15^th 2010

Fruit coulis (fruit purée)

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Contrary to what people usually think, coulis is not just a simple fruit purée with sugar. Of course, this is the general principle, but it's possible to make something much better and more refined. This recipe is for a strawberry coulis (see below for other fruits): how to make it, but also how...
764K 44 24 min. October 20^th 2012

Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi

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This "classy restaurant" style dessert consists of a sort of dish made of caramelized brioche filled with a mix of pear compote and kiwi salad with vanilla, served surrounded by real custard (crème anglaise).
95K 15 45 min. April 29^th 2012

Pavlova

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Pavlova is a dessert which originated in New Zealand (or was it Australia?). It consists of a meringue shell filled with a layer of whipped cream and topped with seasonal fruit.
112K4.3 2 hours 34 min. March 24^th 2013

Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines

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Chopped kiwi with lemon, ripe strawberries and smooth mascarpone cream.
57K5 22 min. June 12^th 2016

Strawberry and kiwi fruit salad

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This is a simple recipe, but quite delicious. The flavours and colours of strawberries and kiwis combine to create a refreshing and colourful summer fruit salad.
34K 17 min. July 22^th 2020

Fruit salad

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To make a good fruit salad, there are three important points: Choose fruits that go well together (avoid putting soft pears with crunchy apples for example).Remove absolutely all skins and seeds.Bring it all together with a good home made sugar syrup added to the fruit juices.Here is a recipe which...
377K4.1 1 hour 13 min. April 20^th 2020

How to peel a fruit

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Usually French chefs says "peler à vif", which means to completely peel the fruit (removing skin and core) and keep only the very best of the flesh. Here is a method for grapefruit, but it can be used for all the other citrus fruit, and many other fruits.
176K4.3 32 min. February 21^th 2011

Ice-cream and sorbets

All about ice-creams and sorbets, their differences and how to make the most of them .
425K4.0 August 29^th 2023

Too much sweet and savoury

There is a food trend which is creeping in everywhere in France right now: mixing sweet with savoury. In some restaurants, it is becoming difficult to order a classic dish, like “roast veal” for instance, without being served fruits in the garnish or honey/conserves/syrup in the sauce or cooked...
23K4.5 November 3^rd 2011

Fruits which can ruin your jelly

There are many ways of making a fruit mousse, but one of the simplest is to prepare a fruit jelly (basically a fresh fruit coulis with gelatine) and then mix this jelly before it sets completely with whipped cream. The result is perfect for filling a charlotte, for example. But do beware;...
68K4.0 March 6^th 2013