Blueberry tart has a long history dating back to the Middle Ages, when blueberries were abundant and easy to find in woods and moors. It was created in France in the 17th century and has continued to be popular over the centuries, particularly in Brittany and Normandy. Today, blueberry tart is a traditional dessert that is still enjoyed in many countries.
Shortbread dough, I won't go into the origins of this preparation. I'm proposing the recipe for a sweet preparation, as I'd like to propose a blueberry tart soon. I've already made the shortcrust pastry, and as the recipe is virtually identical, I'll take this opportunity to use the previous images for a smaller tart, 22 cm in diameter.
Pear almond tart is a delicious French dessert that dates back to the 17th century, probably originating in the Île-de-France region, created by French pastry chefs who experimented with ingredients and flavors to create a unique and delicious dessert.
I'm proposing the recipe for sweet shortcrust pastry for sweet preparations because I'd like to propose a pear-amandine tart soon. I hadn't heard of pâte à foncer because you can buy pizza dough, puff pastry or shortcrust pastry in shops, and I originally wanted to make a "homemade" shortcrust pastry, but my research changed my mind.
Classic Black Forest cake is a German pastry made from cocoa sponge soaked in kirsch, then filled with whipped cream and cherries. Although very old, the modern version of the cake dates back to 1915, when German pastry chef Josef Keller made it for the first time.
I first discovered this recipe in 1985, when my parents and I went to eat in the food-trucs on the port of Papeete in Tahiti. So, after 40 years, I've tried to rediscover the taste I loved so much back then and offer you a Chow mein revisited in 2024.
In traditional Niçoise pissaladière, onions are mixed with "Pissalat" sauce (from the Niçois Occitan peis salat, "salted fish"), a paste made by macerating sardines and/or anchovies in coarse salt. Today, given the difficulty of obtaining real Pissalat, it's replaced by anchovy fillets added to the pissaladière. That's what I'd do for this 2024 version of pissaladière.
Pavlova is a dessert made with meringue, whipped cream and fresh fruit such as pineapple, kiwi, mango and red berries. The dessert was named in honor of the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova.
Gnocchi is an Italian culinary specialty with complex historical and cultural origins. In the 20th century, gnocchi enjoyed a new wave of popularity in Italy, thanks to the spread of television and the media, which promoted traditional Italian dishes, including gnocchi. Today, gnocchi is a popular dish in many countries around the world.
Daube niçoise, like many other Niçoise dishes, is a very old recipe, considered to be a "poor man's dish", which has become a staple of Niçoise gastronomic cuisine, along with salade niçoise and pan-bagnat. I'll soon be introducing you to these two other Niçoise dishes, which are much simpler to prepare.
