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sea fricassoon thinly shredded vegetable Recipes :

sea fricassoon thinly shredded vegetable Recipes :
Oysters in Chablis jelly

Recipes : Oysters in Chablis jelly
Oysters in Chablis jelly (4 servings): 24 specially fattened greenish oysters (size N°3) 3/10 liter (a large cup or ...
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...
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...
Broccoli

Recipes : Broccoli
This beautiful and versatile vegetable is very easy to prepare....
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...
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...
Foie gras with caramelized onion

Recipes : Foie gras with caramelized onion
Ingredients: 450 g of foie gras 5 g of salt, 10 g of pepper, 3 big onions peeled and sliced thinly, 1 lump of s...
Pork Chops with Apples and Maple Syrup

Recipes : Pork Chops with Apples and Maple Syrup
This is a traditional Canadian recipe. Recipe for 6 people: 6 thick cut pork chops 3 golden apples 3 table spoon...
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...
Hot oysters in a Jurançon sabayon

Recipes : Hot oysters in a Jurançon sabayon
For 4 servings : 24 specially fattened greenish oysters (size N°3) 1/10 liter (half a cup) of Jurançon(*) wine 1 thin...
Chinese Crosnes

Recipes : Chinese Crosnes
Recipe for a forgotten vegetable: They are often found on market stall, but no one knows how to cook them. There is a l...
Veal Chops

Recipes : Veal Chops "Normande"
This old traditional French recipe has become out of fashion in French restaurant or at family dinner. I do not understa...
Crécy soup

Recipes : Crécy soup
A beautiful soup ; its name comes from a village close to Meaux (40 miles east of Paris) where the best carrots used to ...
Corsican Honey

French specialties : Corsican Honey
When we speak about Corsica, we think splendid landscapes, delicate wines and dried pork-butchery but quite often we for...
Sauerkraut

French specialties : Sauerkraut
Like all the areas of France, Alsace has its specialities and the Sauerkraut, in the world, is always associated its are...
Asparagus

News : Asparagus
Asparagus is a latin word. Asparagus had been first appreciated by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. They then ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...


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