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traditional dishes from burgundy Recipes :

traditional dishes from burgundy Recipes :
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 ...
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...
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 ...
Broccoli

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

Recipes : Aligot
Comming from the cooperative of Laguiole Serves 6 : 1 kg of floury potatoes 100 g of butter 250 g of creme frai...
Lentils

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

Recipes : Roast Turkey with Chestnuts
This roast turkey with chestnut recipe is still a very traditional one but will also guaranteer you a nice moist meat at...
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...
Burgundy Snails

French specialties : Burgundy Snails
If Burgundy is known for its vineyards, the Burgundy Snails is without any doubt one of the best ambassadors of the Burg...
AOC Pommard

French specialties : AOC Pommard
Burgundy offers to the Epicureans numerous presents, magnificent landscapes and delicious gastronomic specialities but a...
The round cake for the Twelfth Night

News : The round cake for the Twelfth Night
This is the oldest cake in history ; we now know that the first ones were made during the neolithic age. They were prepa...
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...
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...
Opening oysters

News : Opening oysters
Traditional activity during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, the opening of oysters remains a dangerous technica...
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 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...


marquise au chocolat
Msr. Asfaux, What is the traditional way of making this? I have been told it is many thin layers of chocolate mousse an...

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

easy French main course
Hi Kate, Go up to the left side of this page ; under "French recipes", you find several icons : when you point on them,...

home made andouillette
Well, my opinion is that if you are not a profesional "charcutier" (delicatessen pork butcher) having access to profesio...








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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