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<a title="Mother's Day" href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf=1&in_stock=1"><img title="Mother's Day" src="https://www.simplygourmand.com/product_images/uploaded_images/mothersday2015-980x450.jpg" alt="mothersday2015-980x450.jpg" width="500" height="230" /></a> <div> <div> Mother's Day is coming up! It's time to discover our lovely <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf=1&in_stock=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf%3D1%26in_stock%3D1&source=gmail&ust=1745347495623000&usg=AOvVaw0sF1GwllVPSKMxg88PPDrZ">specials</a> from France and to pick those that will delight the mom(s) in your life. Our <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf=1&in_stock=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf%3D1%26in_stock%3D1&source=gmail&ust=1745347495623000&usg=AOvVaw0sF1GwllVPSKMxg88PPDrZ">Mother's Day selection</a> features gourmet <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf=1&brand%5B%5D=233&brand%5B%5D=228&brand%5B%5D=312&brand%5B%5D=286&brand%5B%5D=278&brand%5B%5D=79&in_stock=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf%3D1%26brand%255B%255D%3D233%26brand%255B%255D%3D228%26brand%255B%255D%3D312%26brand%255B%255D%3D286%26brand%255B%255D%3D278%26brand%255B%255D%3D79%26in_stock%3D1&source=gmail&ust=1745347495623000&usg=AOvVaw1dXBSv_Pi-hdRMMcHZ2OiO">chocolates</a> and <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf=1&in_stock=1&brand=217" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf%3D1%26in_stock%3D1%26brand%3D217&source=gmail&ust=1745347495623000&usg=AOvVaw3cx2yzVA_bGhdgg8poc3WD">chocolate truffles</a>, exquisite <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf=1&in_stock=1&brand%5B%5D=113&brand%5B%5D=41&brand%5B%5D=230" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf%3D1%26in_stock%3D1%26brand%255B%255D%3D113%26brand%255B%255D%3D41%26brand%255B%255D%3D230&source=gmail&ust=1745347495623000&usg=AOvVaw3eGDrqGBxhvK2rNsX0wIDv">fruit and flower jellies</a>, irresistible <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf=1&in_stock=1&brand%5B%5D=211&brand%5B%5D=222" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf%3D1%26in_stock%3D1%26brand%255B%255D%3D211%26brand%255B%255D%3D222&source=gmail&ust=1745347495623000&usg=AOvVaw3I9Z3S8bZ2pY9nqUrDA9oH">fruits and mini pastries in liqueur</a>, and many more beloved delicacies. Among the treats just recently added to our Mother's Day selection: La Sablésienne <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf=1&in_stock=1&brand=314&sort=pricedesc" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf%3D1%26in_stock%3D1%26brand%3D314%26sort%3Dpricedesc&source=gmail&ust=1745347495623000&usg=AOvVaw31krMCbMJlTnmmipjaAiN6">butter cookies</a> in charming tins and an adorable set of <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/ercus-merci-sugar-pieces-35g/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simplygourmand.com/ercus-merci-sugar-pieces-35g/&source=gmail&ust=1745347495623000&usg=AOvVaw2n8KmxHS52ieASL9728jcj">sugar pieces</a> that says Merci by Ercus. Spark joy! Marianne Prébet Owner & Gourmand-in-Chief P.S. You can also celebrate Mom with these stylish non-food items: <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf=1&in_stock=1&brand%5B%5D=276&brand%5B%5D=268" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf%3D1%26in_stock%3D1%26brand%255B%255D%3D276%26brand%255B%255D%3D268&source=gmail&ust=1745347495623000&usg=AOvVaw06l9VBpFXGHi78CfOfowyl">greeting cards</a>, <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf=1&brand=266" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf%3D1%26brand%3D266&source=gmail&ust=1745347495623000&usg=AOvVaw3hK5zcnQ0-k4HDKwOac8V5">scented soaps</a>, <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/tableware-kitchen-utensils/?_bc_fsnf=1&brand=260&sort=priceasc&in_stock=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simplygourmand.com/tableware-kitchen-utensils/?_bc_fsnf%3D1%26brand%3D260%26sort%3Dpriceasc%26in_stock%3D1&source=gmail&ust=1745347495623000&usg=AOvVaw1Bqr1kksD64o3opNQsEG0S">mugs</a>, <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/totes-more/?_bc_fsnf=1&brand[]=276&brand[]=260&sort=pricedesc" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simplygourmand.com/totes-more/?_bc_fsnf%3D1%26brand%5B%5D%3D276%26brand%5B%5D%3D260%26sort%3Dpricedesc&source=gmail&ust=1745347495623000&usg=AOvVaw1_iwwPcmUiyyurJa-gxcfA">bags</a>, and <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/totes-more/?_bc_fsnf=1&brand[]=276&brand[]=260&sort=pricedesc" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.simplygourmand.com/totes-more/?_bc_fsnf%3D1%26brand%5B%5D%3D276%26brand%5B%5D%3D260%26sort%3Dpricedesc&source=gmail&ust=1745347495623000&usg=AOvVaw1_iwwPcmUiyyurJa-gxcfA">pouches</a>. <a title="ORDER NOW" href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/mothers-day/?_bc_fsnf=1&in_stock=1"><img src="https://www.simplygourmand.com/product_images/uploaded_images/buttonrectangular-ordernow.jpg" alt="buttonrectangular-ordernow.jpg" width="216" height="74" /></a> </div> </div> <div class="fabric-editor-block-mark fabric-editor-align-center" data-align="center" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"> </div> <div class="fabric-editor-block-mark fabric-editor-align-center" data-align="center" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">This month's deals: <a title="Promo" href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/best-sellers/">20% OFF</a> our first quarter <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/best-sellers/">best sellers</a> (code <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/best-sellers/">TOPQ1</a>)</div> <div class="fabric-editor-block-mark fabric-editor-align-center" data-align="center" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"> <div class="fabric-editor-block-mark fabric-editor-align-center" data-align="center" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">   Just in: more French favorites Among the French favorites recently added to our shelves you will find Brets potato chips — <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/brets-potato-chips-from-brittany-pesto-mozzarella-125g/">pesto & mozzarella</a> flavor, Bonne Maman <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/bonne-maman-apple-sauce-compote-with-vanilla-590g/">apple sauce</a> with vanilla, and Comptoir du Cacao <a href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/comptoir-du-cacao-dark-chocolate-love-season-80g/">dark chocolate</a> in a beautiful rose wrap to celebrate spring with all due exuberance. If there is a French treat you would like to find on our website, please share your craving with us.   <a name="Events"></a>Suggestions for your French agenda There is plenty of exciting French cultural events all around America. Enjoy your picks! Boston's Museum of Fine Arts presents Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits. Through September 7. The Denver Art Museum presents The 19th Century in European and American Art.    In Los Angeles the Getty Museum presents <a href="https://www.getty.edu/exhibitions/caillebotte/">Gustave Caillebote: Painting Men</a>. Through May 25.   L'Alliance New York presents <a href="https://lallianceny.org/event/postcards-from-the-south-the-films-of-bonjour-tristesse/">Postcards from the South: The Films of Bonjour Tristesse</a>. Through April 24.   L'Alliance New York presents its new film series, <a href="https://lallianceny.org/event/deneuve-techine/">Deneuve & Téchiné</a>. Through May 20.   In San Francisco the de Young Museum presents <a href="https://www.famsf.org/exhibitions/matisse-jazz-unbound">Matisse's "Jazz" Unbound</a>. Through July 27.   In Washington, DC Marc Chagall's magistral <a href="https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/special/marc-chagall-orphee.html">Orphée</a> mosaic in on view in the sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Art.   Last but not least, French star comedian <a href="https://www.gadelmaleh.com/">Gad Elmaleh</a> is scheduled to perform (in French) in New York on September 10.   </div> <div class="fabric-editor-block-mark fabric-editor-align-center" data-align="center" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"> <a name="Recipe"></a>Try out our recipe for strawberry bavarois <img class="__mce_add_custom__" title="maman-cake-2017.jpg" src="https://cdn7.bigcommerce.com/s-arl5b/product_images/uploaded_images/maman-cake-2017.jpg" alt="maman-cake-2017.jpg" width="150" height="69" /> Mom won't believe you did not buy this beautiful cake in a French pastry shop! Ingredients (serves 8) génoise 3 eggs 90 grams (⅜ cup) sugar 90 grams (¾ cup) all-purpose <a title="" href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/francine-wheat-flour/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wheat flour</a> bavarois 350 grams (¾ lb) fresh strawberries 1 lemon 4 <a title="" href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/gelatin-sheets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gelatin</a> sheets 30 cl (1¼ cup) heavy liquid cream, cold 150 grams (⅔ cup) sugar topping 200 ml (1 cup) raspberry or strawberry coulis 1½ <a title="" href="https://www.simplygourmand.com/gelatin-sheets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gelatin</a> sheet Preparation Prepare the day before serving. You will need a pastry circle about 9 inches wide and 3 inches high. Génoise Separate the egg whites from the yolks and beat the whites stiff. Mix the yolks and sugar until the mixture becomes whiter. Add the flour. Incorporate the beaten egg whites delicately. Lay a sheet of baking paper on an oven tray and put the circle pastry on top. Lay the génoise mixture inside the circle and even the surface as much as possible. Bake at 220ºC (420ºF) for about 20 minutes. The génoise is baked when a knife blade inserted in it remains dry. Move the génoise, still in the pastry circle, onto a cake plate. Remove the baking paper. Bavarois Put the gelatin sheets in a bowl of water to make them softer. Wash and hull the strawberries. Blend them with the juice of the lemon and the sugar. Drain the gelatin sheets and add them to the mixture in a saucepan on low heat. Stir until the gelatin sheets are completely incorporated. Remove from heat and let cool. Whip the cream and incorporate in the strawberry mixture once it has cooled down. Lay the mixture on top of the génoise inside the pastry circle and refrigerate for at 12 hours. The next day, remove the cake from the pastry circle by delicately inserting a knife all around the cake. Topping Put the gelatin sheets in a bowl of water to make them softer. Heat the coulis (which you can also make by mixing about 100 grams of berries and 5 cl of syrup of the same flavor with another 5 cl of water) in a saucepan on low to medium heat, then incorporate the gelatin sheets. Remove from heat and let cool for a little while. Cover the bavarois top with a thin layer of coulis, then decorate with a couple of sliced strawberries. Refrigerate the cake until you serve it.   </div> </div>