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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...
Fresh cod filets with hazelnuts

Recipes : Fresh cod filets with hazelnuts
Fresh cod steaks/filets breaded with hazelnut powder (6 servings) : 6 fresh cod steaks/filets (1/3 to 1/2 of a pound ...
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...
Camembert Bonbons

Recipes : Camembert Bonbons
Do not let yourself confused by the name of this recipe. It is a great recipe that will please every body. Camembert ...
Duck Terrine Forestiere

Recipes : Duck Terrine Forestiere
Makes one terrine for 6 guests: 2 duck fillets 300 gr of veal stuffing 300 gr of lean pork stuffing (ask your butch...
Broccoli

Recipes : Broccoli
This beautiful and versatile vegetable is very easy to prepare....
Lentils

Recipes : Lentils
In culinary terms, a dish served with lentils is referred as "...Esau". It comes from the biblical character of Esau who...
bearnaise Sauce

Recipes : bearnaise Sauce
Bearnaise Sauce for 6 guests : 2 dl of vinegar 1 shallot, very finely chopped 2 tsp of fresh tarragon 2 tsp of fre...
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...
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 ...
Glazed Loin of Lamb

Recipes : Glazed Loin of Lamb
Loin of lamb, glazed with red Martini. Recipe for 8 people: 8 pieces of loin of lamb of about 120g each (about 4.5 Oz...
Prawns with mango

Recipes : Prawns with mango
(6 servings) 3/10 liter (1 large cup) of liquid cream 1 soupspoon of white (alcool) vinegar 18 shelled prawns 1 ma...
Duck confit in small dish

Recipes : Duck confit in small dish
For 6 persons: Ingredients 6 thighs of duck confit, 8 beautiful potatoes, peeled, washed, wiped and sliced 3 cloves...
Meaux Mustard

French specialties : Meaux Mustard
The Meaux Mustard, cousin of the one of Dijon, differs from it by the use of the vinegar in its manufacture. Rustic and ...
Black Truffle

French specialties : Black Truffle
The black truffle, also called "black diamond" is an underground mushroom called scientifically Tuber melanosporum, of w...
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...
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 ...
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 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...


dumpling for David
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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