La Petite Rose

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8y6RxB-A_-HbQAkxNkMqddIJqNZ94U_VsX0wgpzTOmK6q5gFc6BDRZsUne8GQj69fc4EABDAW1k4aEOAGzSjExjNMJkr3exDeIX7s4JyWs1N4JxhRmasudDxuPFx8219puorTGLbeRVk/s1600/2011+Nov+day+4+DSC_0807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8y6RxB-A_-HbQAkxNkMqddIJqNZ94U_VsX0wgpzTOmK6q5gFc6BDRZsUne8GQj69fc4EABDAW1k4aEOAGzSjExjNMJkr3exDeIX7s4JyWs1N4JxhRmasudDxuPFx8219puorTGLbeRVk/s1600/2011+Nov+day+4+DSC_0807.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Petite Rose</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">La Petite Rose is perhaps one of my favorite quiet places for lunch with seating for about 8 people.  With a choice of two salads and a quiche, you will be delighted with the fresh selections.  On previous posts you have seen a sampling of their beautifully crafted pastries (<a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2013/07/la-petite-rose-salon-de-the.html" target="_blank">here</a>)  The chef is Miyuki Watanabe, a Japanese woman who was trained in Tokyo, came to Paris to work for Gérard Mulot, and then opened her own shop.  <i>(merci Clotilde Dusoulier)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and the chocolates are divine!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Valentine's Day is Friday) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Petite Rose</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">11, boulevard de Courcelles</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>

La Petite Rose

La Petite Rose La Petite Rose is perhaps one of my favorite quiet places for lunch with seating for about 8 people.  With a choice of two sa...

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Galette des Rois - fait à la maison

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHUfhTvLrPl9ryyWYxXm8dx9RV7LDcJ1d5ob1dcSahx7zTt6UH94sWTqH4I2-JQ31TPPEzd4BUwnhveHY9Wq4PGH0fM6jc1uLXk4AwDj0o-WYwpmpURffXcUPfJ3gI24IrZCKyie2Bl0/s1600/2013+Oxford-Sharon_182DSC_2055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHUfhTvLrPl9ryyWYxXm8dx9RV7LDcJ1d5ob1dcSahx7zTt6UH94sWTqH4I2-JQ31TPPEzd4BUwnhveHY9Wq4PGH0fM6jc1uLXk4AwDj0o-WYwpmpURffXcUPfJ3gI24IrZCKyie2Bl0/s640/2013+Oxford-Sharon_182DSC_2055.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In previous posts, I have talked of galette des rois with <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2013/01/galette-des-rois.html" target="_blank">photos of the beautiful cakes</a> found in the Paris pâtisseries and I promised to give you an authentic French recipe.  <a href="http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2003/09/about_chocolate_zucchini.php" target="_blank">Clotilde Dusoulier</a> is a talented Parisian with a passion for food, an author who started as a blogger (<a href="http://chocolateandzucchini.com/" target="_blank">Chocolate & Zucchini</a>).  She is now a full-time food writer with recipes that are authentic and easy to follow, all with detailed instructions.  Here is the link to her <a href="http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2010/01/homemade_galette_des_rois.php" target="_blank">Homemade Galette des Rois</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now, what you see above is not the <i>feuilletage inversé</i> (inverted puff pastry) but an 'acceptable' purchased puff pastry.  If you live in Paris you can buy a slab of puff pastry from <a href="http://gdetou.com/" target="_blank">G Detou</a> made with the perfect French butter.  Many recipes call for a <i>frangipane </i>filling, but I prefer the <i>crème d'amande</i> which we made using Clotilde's recipe and a scale (carefully weighing the ingredients).  It is divine, and the fève was not forgotten.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you do not have the luxury of a French bakery just around the corner, you can satisfy your taste buds with a galettes des rois from your own kitchen.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(You do not even want to know what is called a "King's Cake" in my area of the USA)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon appetit</span></i></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Galette des Rois - fait à la maison

In previous posts, I have talked of galette des rois with photos of the beautiful cakes found in the Paris pâtisseries and I promised to gi...

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