The inventor of candied chestnuts is Boissier, in Paris. This French company, founded in 1827, was founded by Mr. Bélissier Boissier and enjoyed great success in the 19th century, particularly with candied chestnuts,
Yaseen Kahn, an artist in Saint-Germain des-Près
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I like the little texts of this artist displayed in the streets of Paris, Yaseen Khan is a painter, actor and French poet of Indian origin.
He exhibits daily in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district1. His art questions passers-by and strollers from here and elsewhere about their relationship to life. For those who don’t speak French : “to love is cake, being loved is the cherry on the cake” lovely isn’t It ?♥
Why the macaroons are round ?
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Question of the day … In your opinion, why the macaroons are round?
There is a legend around the round shape. The history of the macaroon says that a monk used to knead almond paste with his shirt off. One day, very tired, he fell from exhaustion and left a mark of his navel on the dough. At this point, the button took the shape of a circle.
I love you Wall in Montmartre
This lovely wall is located in my favourite sopt of Paris : Abesses district . Le Mur des je t’aime is a 40 m² mural composed of 612 enamelled lava tiles reproducing 311 “I love you” in 250 languages. “I love you” in all common languages, but also in rare or forgotten dialects such as Navajo, Inuit, Bambara or Esperanto.
History of Cremieux street in Paris
History of Cremieux street
Ombre Madeleines Cake, a classy and Frenchy dessert
Want to impress your guests with a nice dessert to share? And in addition add a little Frenchy touch? Try this mounted piece of ombré madeleines!
Ombre Madeleines Cake
Madeleines are my children’s favorite snack, I make them about twice a week, as much as to say that I am a real specialist 🙂 So to change a little I wanted to cover them with white chocolate and color them “Ombré” version, from white to dark pink, my daughter loved it, it was an opportunity to have a very girly tea-tea break in the garden!
Charlotte Recipe
Nothing more simple than making a “Charlotte”, here is the recipe :
Fraisier Recipe
In this season, this is one of my favourite recipes, It’s fresh and easy to make : Le Fraisier
“Chouquettes” recipe
I finally managed to make “Chouquettes” that I liked. Usually they fall out of the oven and are soft and sticky. But this time, I improved my recipe, they are well inflated and crispy as I like them.