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French Cheese – Eating Like A French Family

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Eating Like A French Family

Living part of each year in France has allowed our family to eat and cook like a French family. This of course has meant eating lots of cheese and we’ve noticed there are some differences between how the French and Australians eat and entertain with cheese.

Eating Cheese In France

In France cheese platters are served at the end of the main meal and before dessert whereas in Australia cheese is usually the initial course. Either an initial course or a snack, cheese is not offered in Australia between the main meal and dessert. French cheese platters only have cheese on them, but in Australia cheese is often served with cold meats, dips, crackers and raw vegetables.

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Tarte au Citron Recipe

Tarte au Citron Recipe

Tarte au Citron Recipe

Tarte au Citron or Lemon Tart is a French dessert and a favourite choice of Francophiles and non-Francophiles alike.

These zesty little yellow cakes are popular in France with many patisseries selling loads of individual sized Tarte au Citrons daily.

Buying and cooking with seasonal fruit is the healthiest and most economical way of providing a varied diet for yourself and family. Have you got plenty of lemons or limes at the moment? Why not try the Tarte de Citron by Maria Villegas and Sarah Randell from the food of france cookbook (Murdoch Books).

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Gugelhupf  Cake Recipe – An Alsace Classic

Gugelhupf cake of AlsaceGugelhupf Cake Recipe – An Alsace Classic Cake

Have you baked a Gugelhupf Cake? It’s a classic Alsace recipe and easy to bake. We often cook them around Christmas time when we’ve eaten enough Christmas fruit cake and want something different that’s easy to bake and that we can share with visitors. 

I like a good rich fruit cake but it doesn’t take me long during the Christmas holidays to get sick of eating fruit cake. That’s when I dig around my pantry, pull out my Gugelhupf cake tin and marzipan and strap on my apron.

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5 Tips To Get the Most from Your French Cheese

5 Tips To Get The Most From Your Cheese

How To Get the Most From Your French Cheese

Enjoying cheese (fromage) at its optimum flavour starts even before you purchase your cheese. Make sure the store or market stall you intend to buy your cheese from is clean, the assistant or stall holder appears tidy and the cheese looks fresh. 

Buying cheese from a specialty store or cheesemonger means you will be buying from someone who has a greater knowledge of their products compared to a supermarket.  

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Are You A Cheese Connoisseur?

French cheese market stall

Why Are There So Many Cheese Knives?

Well, if you thought the different styles of cheese knives were just a marketing ploy, you will be surprised to know there is a science behind these little knives.

Knives are chosen depending on the cheese’s shape, consistency and size. The correct knife assists in the cutting, spreading and moving of your cheese.

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Do You Know These 6 Cheese Facts?

Cheese Facts - Fresh cheese rounds at stall

Do You Know These 6 Cheese Facts?

1. More cheese is produced annually worldwide than coffee beans, tea leaves, cocoa beans and tobacco combined.

2. Stinky washed rind cheeses owe their odor to a bacteria named brevibacterium linens. These bacteria are also found on human skin and contributes to body odor.

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Macaron Recipe Book by Ladurée

Macaron recipe book

Macaron Recipe Book by Ladurée – Book Review

Ladurée’s book ‘Macaron, The Recipes’ is an exquisite book full of mouthwatering recipes and gorgeous photos as you will see in the unboxing and review clip from our YouTube Channel, A French Collection.

If you can’t wait to get started on making your own macarons, then our Passionfruit Macaron Recipe by our very own Le Cordon Bleu Pastry Chef, Janet Newton is just right for you.

Delicious and easy to make with Janet’s very detailed instructions you will love her recipe.

You may also like to read about National Macaron day, the global celebration day of the humble macaron held on 20 March each year.  

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Cherry Clafoutis – French Family Favourite

Cherry Clafoutis RecipeCherry Clafoutis Recipe – French Family Favourite

Who doesn’t love quick and easy recipes?  Especially an impressive looking dessert that requires little effort!  There’s nothing better than impressing dinner guests with an easy recipe that leaves you plenty of time to relax and enjoy their company.

Sound good? Try this Clafoutis recipe from the food of france cookbook by Maria Villegas and Sarah Randell.  I recommend this comprehesive recipe and lifestyle book for its easy instructions, traditional recipes and stunning photos.  It really doesn’t matter what I attempt from this fabulous cookbook my family and guests alway seem to enjoy, and I’m sure yours will too!

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