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    • 2 scoops of rhubarb sorbet topped with a dried rhubarb chip
      Rhubarb Sorbet Recipe with Rose
    • long wafer thin rhubarb chip on a bowl of sorbet
      Dried Rhubarb Chips
    • bubbling plum jam with spices
      Spiced Plum Jam
    • bowl of bright red rhubarb compote
      Rhubarb Compote Recipe (Healthy & Lower Sugar)
    • French tian, a classic French dish of thinly sliced baked summer vegetables
      French Tian de Légumes (Provençal Vegetable Bake)
    • shallow bowl of white poached vanilla peaches topped with homemade raspberry puree and vanilla ice cream with some fresh lemon verbena leaves
      Peach Melba - Authentic French Recipe
    • Pear Belle Helene, a poached pear on ice cream topped with chocolate sauce
      Poire Belle Hélène - Parisian Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce
    • Scooped out Maltese orange filled with chopped strawberries and orange and served in a bowl of crushed ice
      Strawberries with Orange (Fraises à la Maltaise)
    • large wine glasses with marinated strawberries in orange liqueur and orange topped with vanilla Chantilly cream
      Strawberries Romanoff (Fraises Romanoff)
    • asparagus spears like sun rays on a tart
      Asparagus Tart with Puff Pastry
    • dish of halved apricots baked with lavender and French honey
      Baked Apricots with Honey and Lavender
    • Baked cherry clafoutis dessert in a round dish topped with powdered sugar and flaked almonds
      Cherry Clafoutis Recipe - Traditional French Custard Dessert
    • Glass dishes filled with rhubarb fool swirled into Greek yogurt with ginger and honey
      Rhubarb Fool with Ginger and Yogurt
    • whole sea bream fish in a baking dish topped with tomato sauce, roast garlic cloves, lemon slices and potatoes
      Sea Bream Fish Baked Provençal Style (Dorade à la Provençale)
    • creamy lemon sauce poured over roasted white asparagus, served with potatoes and roast chicken
      Creamy Lemon Sauce for Chicken
    • pan of cooked spaghetti, tossed with a creamy lemon pasta sauce with parmesan and poppy seeds
      Creamy Lemon Pasta Sauce
    • small individual asparagus clafoutis with parmesan sauce basil top
      Asparagus Clafoutis - Easy French Spring Recipe
    • 4 pots of homemade French apricot jam with lavender and reduced in sugar
      French Apricot Jam with Lavender
    • fig jam with bread and cheese
      Corsican Fig Jam Recipe (Confiture de Figues)
    • best rhubarb jam recipe, low in sugar, a hint of rose and packed with more flavour
      Low Sugar Rhubarb Jam with Rose
    • plate with eiffel tower and circle of caramel sauce around a shiny creme caramel
      French Crème Caramel (flan aux oeufs au caramel)
    • baked pineapple with vanilla beans and rum caramel
      Baked Pineapple with Vanilla
    • individual serving dish of rhubarb crumble with oats
      Individual Rhubarb Crumble (French-Style with Oats)
    • large pot with a baked rice pudding covered in a thick caramel skin, spooning out a creamy mixture underneath with cinnamon and a traditional French Fallue brioche
      Baked Rice Pudding Recipe (French Teurgoule)
    • moist cake showing roasted rhubarb and toasted almonds on top
      Moist Rhubarb Cake with Almonds, Orange and Rose
    • pouring thick homemade hot chocolate from a jug
      French Hot Chocolate - How to Recreate The Parisian Love Potion
    • blueberry clafoutis dessert with lemon and yellow edible pansies
      Blueberry Clafoutis with Lemon
    • slice of purple carrot cake topped with cream cheese frosting
      Purple Carrot Cake
    • bowl of creamy broccoli cheese soup topped with grated broccoli and served with Parmesan crisps
      Broccoli Cheese Soup
    • a large slice of chocolate cake topped with a rum glaze, toasted flaked almonds and gold leaf
      Almond Flour Chocolate Cake (Gâteau Reine de Saba)
    • long-stemmed cocktail glasses filled with light and fluffy strawberry mousse topped with strawberries and served with French tuile cookies
      Strawberry Mousse (Mousse à la fraise)
    • bowls of bright green watercress soup
      Watercress Soup (Soupe au Cresson)
    • green asparagus spears baked in a roasting tin topped with toasted hazelnuts
      Oven-Roasted Asparagus
    • soft gluten free muffins made eggless with chia seeds, no added sugar and vegan - some with walnuts on top
      Gluten-Free Banana Muffins (No Sugar, Egg-Free)
    • slice of pudding in a puddle of vanilla cream custard topped with nuts and berries
      French Semolina Cake (Gâteau de Semoule)
    • healthy banana oat muffins are packed with moist fruits
      Healthy Banana Oat Muffins (no sugar)
    • sliced banana coffee cake, showing a beautifully moist crumb and topped with walnuts
      Healthy Banana Bread with Coffee (Low Sugar Recipe)
    • plate of square cut flapjacks made with honey, fruit and nuts
      Healthy Flapjacks Recipe (Without Added Sugar)
    • round pie dish with baked strawberries and almonds in a custard
      Strawberry Clafoutis with Almond Flour
    • holding a slice of raspberry clafoutis next to raspberries growing on bushes
      Raspberry Clafoutis (Light, Tangy French Dessert)
    • stack of thin buckwheat crepes showing typical hole texture and dark colour of flour
      Buckwheat Crepes (Galettes de sarrasin)
    • glass dish of chocolate mousse with cherries
      French Dark Chocolate Mousse (Mousse au Chocolat)

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