Croque-Maman's web favourites for the month of November 2013. Have a quick look! It's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas... The most beautiful bûches de noel (traditional French Christmas cake) are going on sale! Some amazing examples are: Le "Gâteau Minuit Une" by La Grande Epicerie, La "Taille de Guêpe" by Richard Sève Les [...]
Last month, from the 14th to the 20th of October 2013, it was la semaine du goût (week of taste) in France. Created in 1990, la semaine du goût’s main objective is to educate children and adults alike about food. It is as well an opportunity to showcase a diversity of tastes, to give clear [...]
Between mums we always want to know how the other mums do it, so I thought I would share with you today a basic French toddlers eating routine, which is pretty much the one of my 15-month-old twin boys, Charles and Ethan. I got it from one of my dear French friend, Noémie, who got it [...]
Good morning! Today I thought I would publish my first French mum interview! Yes I know… a lot of exclamation marks (!!!), I’m super-excited, I think this is such precious “bites and pieces”… Noémie, one of my dearest friends from childhood, has agreed to share with us food stories that are close to her heart. She is [...]
What do you usually have for dessert? In our house we usually have fruits or/and yogurt. Of course there is always the odd piece of chocolate to go with the adults’ decaf/infusion and yes when we don’t have these healthy alternatives we go for pure indulgence :-), but fruits in season are amazing and you always [...]
