French Recipe for Daube de Cèpes
Filed Under Kitchen Tips, Recipes France
We're finishing up our week-long discussion of hearty dishes that you can make on our cooking classes in France with a wonderful French recipe from the Languedoc part of southern France. Hearty dishes can be vegetable (or in this case mushroom) based. Of course, to be hearty there has to be fat, and here that is provided by rendered duck fat and pancetta! Browse our cooking vacations in France. Daube… Read
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Provencal Pumpkin Soup
Filed Under Kitchen Tips, Recipes France
One of the mainstays in southern France during the Fall is pumpkin. Combine the popular ingredient with other fresh produce from Provence, and you have the makings of a delicious and hearty soup, perfect for the approaching cooler weather. This particular recipe for pumpkin soup comes from Chef Mark, who leads small group trips with his Cuisine and Culture of Provence cooking vacation. Since the gastronomy of Provence is highly… Read
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Culinary Vacations in France: Pear Tarte Tatin Recipe
Filed Under Food History, Recipes France
The tarte and the tarte tatin are similar, but there's a distinct difference: the tarte tatin looks like it's been flipped upside down and is served right out of the oven. It's also a dessert that's most associated with the Loire Valley of France. Check out our cooking vacations in France. There's no question that the tarte tatin got its start with two French sisters with the last name Tatin,… Read
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Tarte au Citron Recipe from our Gascony Cooking Vacation
Filed Under Destination Features, Recipes France
The cuisine of Gascony, located in the south of France, may be known for its duck, mushrooms, game, and a variety of coastal sea food, but they also know a thing or two about delicious desserts. One such dessert: tartes (or tarts, as we know them Stateside). Tartes come in all sorts of flavors and combinations, as its somewhat like a pie, but it's not topped with dough. Rather it… Read
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All About Olive Oil
Filed Under Food History, Kitchen Tips, Travel Videos France, Greece, Italy, Spain
This week we'll be talking about some of our special themed itineraries such as olive harvest week! Our most popular destinations are in the Mediterranean basin, where olive oil reigns supreme. In fact, some scientists actually classify the Mediterranean region according to the preponderance of olive trees! (So where there are no olive trees you are no longer properly in the Mediterranean region). I don't know how scientific we want… Read
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5 Places to Visit in the Winter
Filed Under Destination Features, Travel Tips France, Italy, Mexico, Vietnam & Cambodia
We may be in the midst of Summer -- and all the heat that comes with it -- but it's also the time of year to start thinking of your Winter travels, especially in November and December… and whether or not you want to escape the cold or embrace it. Here are five wonderful overseas destinations for cooking vacations in order of coldest to warmest. So either dust off your… Read
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