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morning meal Recipes :

morning meal Recipes :
Crayfish blanc-mange

Recipes : Crayfish blanc-mange
Little blanc-mange, or flan, of crayfish tails, curry cream sauce and cucumber brunoise. This recipe is ideal, for th...
Frothy grapefruit mousse

Recipes : Frothy grapefruit mousse
Serves 6 : 3 pink grapefruits 2 yellow lemons 230 gr (half a pound) of fromage frais (30 to 40% fat) 6 sheets of gel...
Ratatouille small toasts at the 'Nice' style

Recipes : Ratatouille small toasts at the 'Nice' style
Cooking also being the art of using foodstuff left from the previous meal, this is a idea for a light dinner : a few pot...
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...
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...
Loubia

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

Recipes : Peaches Melba
4 fresh peaches, well ripe 1/2 lb fresh (or frozen) raspberries 4 oz caster sugar 1 pint creamy vanilla ice cream 2 ...
Tuna à la Provençale

Recipes : Tuna à la Provençale
Tuna 'à la Provençale' (recipe from the Provence region, for 4 persons) : 4 nice slices of fresh tuna (half a pound e...
Fresh Cod Brandade with Green Asparagus

Recipes : Fresh Cod Brandade with Green Asparagus
Fresh Cod Brandade for 4 guests: 700 gr of fresh cod fillets ½ lt of milk 1 bayleaf one small pinch of dried thy...
Lamb and eggplant charlotte

Recipes : Lamb and eggplant charlotte
Lamb charlotte (6 servings) : 3 'reasonably potbellied' eggplants 2 big onions, thinly sliced 1 pinch of thyme flower...
Roasted scallops coated with hazelnut crumbs

Recipes : Roasted scallops coated with hazelnut crumbs
One recipe of our menu 'special end of the year celebrations'. (for 8 servings if part of a sampling menu or for 4 if...
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...
Bénédictine

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

French specialties : Chaource
Chaource, like numbers of French cheeses, has very remote origins. Known since the Middle Ages, the tradition says that ...
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...
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 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...
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...
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 ...


gastronomy
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easy French main course
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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