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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...
Brussel's Sprouts with Pancetta

Recipes : Brussel's Sprouts with Pancetta
A tasty mix of Brussel's sprouts and crispy and smoky baked pancetta. Pancetta is a type of Italian cured and spiced ro...
Nice style gnocchis

Recipes : Nice style gnocchis
A 'warm'(hearty) recipe all 'young and old' will enjoy 6 servings : 2 large pounds of starchy potatoes half a pound...
Granita

Recipes : Granita
Very simple to make and inexpensive, they do not require an ice-cream maker and they are kept in the freezer compartment...
Veal kebabs

Recipes : Veal kebabs
To prepare you veal kebabs, first cut small cubes of veal meat taken from the shoulder. Let let marinade during 24 hour...
Hazelnut Yogurt Cake

Recipes : Hazelnut Yogurt Cake
There many yogurt cake recipes but this one is my favourite: Hazelnut and yogurt cake recipe for 6 people: Round no...
Chocolate Fondant

Recipes : Chocolate Fondant
Makes 8 individual cakes 200 g of dark chocolaet, 60% 8 squares of the same chocolate 220 g of butter 160 g of cast...
Anglaise sauce or French Custard

Recipes : Anglaise sauce or French Custard
This custard recipe is the base of several recipes,from desserts accompaniments sauces to ice-cream mixes for chocolate ...
Tomates confites

Recipes : Tomates confites
Slow-roasted tomatoes with olive oil and dried thyme flowers It is always a good idea to have this garnish because it...
Confectioner's custard

Recipes : Confectioner's custard
This custard is a basis for numerous desserts like cakes, tarts, soufflés etc... Serving for a large bowl of confecti...
Flaky pastry

Recipes : Flaky pastry
Ingredients : 250 g (8 to 9 oz) wheat flour 200 g (7 oz) butter 1/10 liter (3 to 4 fl oz) water 5 g (1 small traspoo...
Alsatian's sauerkraut

Recipes : Alsatian's sauerkraut
For 8 guests: 2 kg of uncooked sauerkraut 2 onions 3 cloves of garlic 200 gr goose fat ½ litre Riesling wine ...
Creme Brulee

Recipes : Creme Brulee
the true recipe... This Creme Brulee recipe was given to me by Paul Bocuse during a meal in our restaurant. For 6 ...
Armagnac

French specialties : Armagnac
The story of Armagnac known as the most ancient eaux-de-vie in France,began at the beginning of the 15th Century in Gasc...
Calisson d'Aix

French specialties : Calisson d'Aix
The Calisson d'Aix is "the" confectionery of Provence and Aix-en-Provence draws from it most of its fame. Known as of An...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...


good meal
Tootsie I understand that the list of recipes already translated in English does not cover your needs : is that because...

Answer to Karroll
Hi Karroll Many thanks for your message. You can now and you will find more and more translations of our Chef's exclusi...

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 Bernard
Hello Bernard We have posted over 15 new recipes (in English) in the course of last month in view of the Christmas and ...

chocolate marquise
Hi Douglas You are right : some traditional chocolate marquise recipes include layers of chocolate stuffing and of bisc...







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