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Spices for poultry

Recipes : Spices for poultry
In the kitchen of every good restaurant, one prepares in advance a seasoning that is used for roasted meat and/or for te...
Balkanese Sauce

Recipes : Balkanese Sauce
For 6 servings : 2 egg yolks : 1 raw (uncooked) and 1 cooked (note of the translator : taken from a boiled egg) 1 soup...
Ras Al-Hanout

Recipes : Ras Al-Hanout
This is a spice mix that takes its origine in North African countries. In arab it means: "the head of he shop". Which ...
Buckwheat Pancakes

Recipes : Buckwheat Pancakes
For 12 buckwheat pancakes : 250g of Buckwheat flour 1 Egg 1 Teaspoon of salt 5 dl of water 2 Table spoon of vegetab...
Roast Turkey with Chestnuts

Recipes : Roast Turkey with Chestnuts
This roast turkey with chestnut recipe is still a very traditional one but will also guaranteer you a nice moist meat at...
Broccoli

Recipes : Broccoli
This beautiful and versatile vegetable is very easy to prepare....
Normandy style apple doughnuts

Recipes : Normandy style apple doughnuts
for 6 servings : For the batter : 250 grams wheat flour (half a pound) 1 pinch of table salt 1/4 liter of lager 3 e...
Basquaise Mussels

Recipes : Basquaise Mussels
Basquaise Mussels for 4 persons: 2 kg of perfectly washed and scratched mussels, 6 skinned tomatoes and épépinées, ...
Chocolate and hazelnut brownies

Recipes : Chocolate and hazelnut brownies
Chocolate and hazelnut brownies for a nice family who loves good food: 70 gr of dark chocolate (more than 50% cocoa) ...
Moules (Mussels) mariniere

Recipes : Moules (Mussels) mariniere
4 Servings 4 litres "bouchot" Mussels 80 gms butter 4 med shallots; chopped fine 1/2 litre muscadet 1 heaped tb i...
Pot-au-Feu

Recipes : Pot-au-Feu
Pot-au-Feu recipe for 8 guests: Meat: 1 kg of spare ribs, cut in 4 1,5 kg of beef shoulder palette 1,5 kg of bee...
Roast andouillette in  wholegrain mustard crust

Recipes : Roast andouillette in wholegrain mustard crust
Recipe for 4 people: 4 Nice andouillettes For the crust: 30g wholegrain mustard 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 beatte...
Seared Scallops

Recipes : Seared Scallops
Seared scallops for 4 people: 12 Large scallops 1 beetroot, cooked and cut into small dices 250g of small curly endi...
AOC Coteaux du Layon

French specialties : AOC Coteaux du Layon
As certain mushrooms are related to their oak, l'AOC Coteaux du Layon is dependent its river “le Layon”. With a score o...
Cognac

French specialties : Cognac
If there is an alcohol which symbolizes with wonder the good taste of the French gastronomy in the whole world, it is wi...
mixed flavoured butters

News : mixed flavoured butters
The basic principle is the same in all cases : you must soften the butter and incorporate into it one or several flavour...
Prepare you home-made 'foie gras'

News : Prepare you home-made 'foie gras'
If you have visited our site for some time, I bet you have, one day, desired to prepare your home-made 'foie gras'. May...
Towards the discovery of  the Yoghurts

News : Towards the discovery of the Yoghurts
It happened in very ancient times, at the fringes of the Balkanic peninsula and of Turkey that one started to find the f...
Miss Nellie and Mr Auguste

News : Miss Nellie and Mr Auguste
This is a short tribute to Auguste Escoffier, the so famous French cook who was active mainly at the turn of the XIXth c...
A few days in Burgundy

News : A few days in Burgundy
As usual during this calamitous August, we leave Paris under the rain to Val de Mercy. I know pretty well this region be...
the omelette

News : the omelette
In the Journal of Jean Heroard (1551-1628), doctor of the young future king Louis XIII, we could read : "often, in the a...
Chef Asfaux in jail !

News : Chef Asfaux in jail !
"Listen, I know that you are very busy but couldn't you find some availability to coach a tasting workshop in the scope ...
Festive menus

News : Festive menus
The end of the year celebrations/parties are, for number of people, an opportunity to share with relatives and/or with f...


Fresh spaghetti with green olives
No 'real' sauce for this recipe but a very tasty stuff as described in the recipe (+ the basil). Numerous pasta recipe,...

Chocolate and hazelnut brownies
Sounds Good, but it might be a bit difficult to prepare. The picture's good too. :D...

leeks royale
this is a very good dish to eat for good health....

sweet
that sounds really good and i should try that sometime ...

Garlic butter for snails
I like your recipe, but I would definately put in a little more depth in flavours by adding some shallots, chervil,ancho...








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festive menu
The end of the year celebrations/parties are, for number of people, an opportunity to share with relatives and/or with friends. festive menu
cassoulet
The Cassoulet is a typical French dish. Its history would go up with the 100 year read more