http://www.toutefrance.co.uk Anything & Almost Everything about France Fri, 09 May 2008 15:23:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A British bakery firm in Yorkshire has landed a contract to sell a brioche type loaf to a French bakery to make croque monsieur, according to the BBC website. Whatever next! Apparently the British made brioche lasts longer than the French made variety. I always thought the French were very ... http://www.toutefrance.co.uk/2008/05/09/british-baker-to-sell-bread-to-french/ One of my favourite French desserts is 'tarte aux pommes' - I don't think there's ever a trip to France that doesn't involve a few portions while I'm there! Recipes for tarte aux pommes seem to vary hugely, I've not found a 'traditional' recipe for it. I have a bit ... http://www.toutefrance.co.uk/2008/05/05/tarte-aux-pommes/ May - the time that most of France seems to shut down for the various holidays that they have. The French have three public holidays in May - 1st May which is the 'Fête du Travail' (labour day), 8th May which is 'Victoire 1945' - the day World ... http://www.toutefrance.co.uk/2008/04/29/its-holiday-time-again/ There are loads of French language learning tools out there, books, CDs, videos, DVDs, all for those with varying levels and wanting to learn the language quickly or slowly. I'm going to be looking at various tools as and when I come across them, but recently I found a good French language ... http://www.toutefrance.co.uk/2008/04/23/french-language-learning-tools/ According to a post on 'Talking Retail' this week, imports of French cheese into the UK have overtaken Irish imports for the first time, making France the number one cheese importer to the UK. I don't know anyone who doesn't love a good cheese and there is such a wide choice ... http://www.toutefrance.co.uk/2008/04/19/brits-buying-more-french-cheese/ In this increasingly obese world, many of us wonder how some nations manage to stay slim and one of those nations is France. You rarely see obese or overweight French people, and they're renowned for taking care of their body and their looks! For those of you who would like a ... http://www.toutefrance.co.uk/2008/04/11/how-the-french-stay-slim/ The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton have decided to boycott Selfridges while they sell 'foie gras', according to Thursday's Daily Telegraph. The Prince of Wales has also banned foie gras from Royal menus.  The debate on ethically produced food is really starting to heat up, not only with boycotts on traditionally ... http://www.toutefrance.co.uk/2008/04/06/royals-say-non-to-foie-gras/ Since the French President's visit has been all over the newspapers this week, we won't go into detail about his visit or about his wife's outfits! However, according to The Telegraph, some French ex-pats haven't been too keen on the idea of their President visiting the UK. This follows on from ... http://www.toutefrance.co.uk/2008/03/30/sarkozys-uk-visit/ I was reading an interesting article in yesterday's Observer about the number of French people who are choosing to live in the UK. Most of them are  here because employment prospects are much better here in the UK, and setting up a business is such a bureaucratic nightmare in France. I ... http://www.toutefrance.co.uk/2008/03/24/record-numbers-of-french-settling-in-uk/ It's made me laugh since I was a child that the French have a sweet pastry called 'Pets de Nonne', literally translated means 'nun's farts'! They're small deep fried dough shapes, rather like small doughnuts (without the jam). Here'a recipe if you're interested in making them, though definitely not for those of you ... http://www.toutefrance.co.uk/2008/03/24/pets-de-nonne/