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olive bread Recipes :
Anchoïade - anchovy paste

Recipes : Anchoïade - anchovy paste
Recipe for the anchovy paste (anchoiade)for 6 : 600 g filets of anchovy in olive oil 3 cloves of garlic, cored and fin...
Scallop and Mushroom Parmentiere

Recipes : Scallop and Mushroom Parmentiere
For 4 guests: 8 large scallops 500 gr "traditional" mashed potatoes 1 garlic clove 2 tablespoons olive oil 200 g ...
Aubergine (eggplant) cake

Recipes : Aubergine (eggplant) cake
Aubergine (eggplant) cake for 6 persons : 3 nice shining aubergines (eggplants) 2 big onions, peeled and thinly sliced...
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...
Tapenade

Recipes : Tapenade
Ingredients for a bowl of 'tapenade' : 250 grams of stoned (pitted) black olives (from Nyons if you can find them - N...
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...
Onion soup

Recipes : Onion soup
Onion soup, for 8 persons : 1 kilogram (2 'large' pounds) of sweet onions 2.5 COLD liters (1 'large' half of a gallon)...
Basquaise Mussels

Recipes : Basquaise Mussels
Basquaise Mussels for 4 persons: 2 kg of perfectly washed and scratched mussels, 6 skinned tomatoes and épépinées, ...
Soupe des Hortillonnages

Recipes : Soupe des Hortillonnages
Soupe des Hortillonnages for 6 guests: 1 green cabbage 300 gr of fresh peas (or frozen) 250 gr of large ratte potato...
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...
Confit Lemons

Recipes : Confit Lemons
Confit means preserved in fat. This lemon preserve makes a great accompaniment to grilled meats or fishes and is a tradi...
Browned shells Saint-Jaques

Recipes : Browned shells Saint-Jaques
Browned shells Saint-Jacques For 4 persons : 150 g of small mushrooms 8 whole walnuts (St-Jacques) 1/2 liter of dr...
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...
Olive Oil

French specialties : Olive Oil
The origins of the olive-tree are lost through the ages. It is known nevertheless that the benefit of olives were known ...
Colza oil

French specialties : Colza oil
With oils the choice is wide, but there is one that we would be wrong to ignore, it is the colza oil. Indeed its) applic...
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...
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...
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 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...


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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