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how mant times a day do the french eat Recipes :

how mant times a day do the french eat Recipes :
French Beans

Recipes : French Beans
There is the ideal way to cook French bean making sure that they keep their green and crunchy qualities: Cooking Fren...
Loubia

Recipes : Loubia
Another recipe adapted from my friend Maloub who worked with/for me during numerous years. For 6 persons : 1 veal fo...
French Fries

Recipes : French Fries
French fries or "pomme Pont-Neuf" are probably the most popular french recipe. But, they are not always cooked properly....
Prunes 'far'

Recipes : Prunes 'far'
6 servings : 24 dry cored prunes 1 liter (1/4 gallon) fat milk 6 eggs 180 grams (1/3-1/2 pound) top quality butter ...
Nice style ratatouille

Recipes : Nice style ratatouille
This recipe of 'ratatouille' (Nice style) is a condensed version of several ones that were given to me by several chefs ...
Mushroom coulis

Recipes : Mushroom coulis
Keep this "basic recipe" at hand as it will be useful in elaborating numerous other recipes. MY ADVICE: Make this recip...
Bäckeofe

Recipes : Bäckeofe
Short introduction : this typical Alsacian recipe (note of the translator : Alsace is a French province along the French...
Cod Cheeks

Recipes : Cod Cheeks
With its onion and ratte potato puree This recipe is from the region of Dunkerque Cod cheeks recipe for 6 guests :...
Parcel of Leek and Smoked Salmon

Recipes : Parcel of Leek and Smoked Salmon
Une recette du menu spécial fêtes Recipe for 8 people: 1 kg of leek (white part only) 200 g of smoked salmon 50 g ...
Hare 'à la Royale'

Recipes : Hare 'à la Royale'
the Sousceyrac recipe... This is the original LIEVRE A LA ROYALE recipe, the most mythical dish in French cuisine. ...
French cut Rib of Beef

Recipes : French cut Rib of Beef
First of all a little reminder. First a calf is born, it is either male or female. Female: it becomes a heifer, then a...
Parmentier with duck, foie gras and truffles

Recipes : Parmentier with duck, foie gras and truffles
A recipe of our menu 'special end of the year celebrations'. Cottage pie 'parmentier' (*) with duck, foie gras and bl...
Cassoulet

Recipes : Cassoulet
The recipe of the A Sousceyrac restaurant (note of the corrector : this was the restaurant of the Chef Patrick Asfaux fa...
Rillons de Tours

French specialties : Rillons de Tours
The pigs were often during the past centuries, one of the rare meat contributions to the food of the campaigns and the a...
Bénédictine

French specialties : Bénédictine
Bénédictine, liquor with a subtle taste, created with the Rebirth by a Venetian monk, Dom Bernardo Vincelli, in the Abbe...
Asparagus

News : Asparagus
Asparagus is a latin word. Asparagus had been first appreciated by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. They then ...
Sauerkraut  ('choucroute' in French language)

News : Sauerkraut ('choucroute' in French language)
The French word 'choucroute' (for 'sauerkraut') derives from the Alsacian dialect 'sûrkrût' itself from the German 'saue...
The Arpajon bean fair

News : The Arpajon bean fair
My arrival into this fair sent me back in the years when I participated to those contests. The age coming, I was invited...
The round cake for the Twelfth Night

News : The round cake for the Twelfth Night
This is the oldest cake in history ; we now know that the first ones were made during the neolithic age. They were prepa...
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...
The Lobster à l'américaine Story

News : The Lobster à l'américaine Story
We are now nearly fully sure of the validity of the "à l'américaine" name of this recipe, to the contrary of the "à l'ar...
Maghreb cooking

News : Maghreb cooking
After having paid a visit to our Canadian friends, we continue our gastronomic trips outside of France a little more sou...
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 ...
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...
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...
The 'Madeleine' story

News : The 'Madeleine' story
Stanislas, king of Poland used to have, as a second home, the castle of Commercy, in a small town of the Lorraine region...
A nice week-end in Lyon

News : A nice week-end in Lyon
As we do from time to time during the year, direction Lyon to pay a visit to some beloved friends. Her,'Speedy' Brigitt...
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...
Lannemayou et fils, producers of Floc de Gascogne.

News : Lannemayou et fils, producers of Floc de Gascogne.
"Hello, for all those which are not likely yet to know Floc de Gascogne, could you explain us what is this breuvage and...
AVPA  2008 contest : oil, honey and dry fruit

News : AVPA 2008 contest : oil, honey and dry fruit
Like in 2007, Patrick Asfaux was part of the trial jury of the AVPA (Agence pour la Valorisation des Produits Agricoles ...
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...
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...
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...


Dumpling Dough?
[b]Where are you located?[/b] I live in a small town about an hour to the West of Jerusalem. I don't believe that anyo...

I injoyed the food
I tasted french wine and french bread and it was very nice food from nikita...

Help me
Of course you can help you but please make your request more specific : do you need some examples of recipes (if so, in ...

answer to dakshina
The disclosed recipe is just a standard very simple asparagus soup recipe ; I do not think this is a "French" soup ; thi...

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







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cassoulet
The Cassoulet is a typical French dish. Its history would go up with the 100 year read more