FRENCH CLAFOUTIS

Cherries are full of gaiety, full of Springtime. When the cherry trees are in flower they seem to be covered with snow. In fruit, they seem to be splashed with brilliant blood. Here are some lines of poetry which, in French, are full of the spirit of spring and the cherry trees. Translated, they would lose their charm, so for those ( Read more... )

STRAWBERRY MOUSSE
Serves 4.

From The Oxford Companion to Food: "Mousse, a French term meaning foam, is applied to dishes with foamy texture, usually cold and often sweet but also savoury and sometimes hot. The terms was in common use in France by the 18th century. Menon (1758) has recipes for frozen mousses...Chocolate mousse is well known ( Read more... )