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traditional italian foods Recipes :

traditional italian foods Recipes :
Moules (Mussels) mariniere

Recipes : Moules (Mussels) mariniere
4 Servings 4 litres "bouchot" Mussels 80 gms butter 4 med shallots; chopped fine 1/2 litre muscadet 1 heaped tb i...
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...
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...
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...
Nice style gnocchis

Recipes : Nice style gnocchis
A 'warm'(hearty) recipe all 'young and old' will enjoy 6 servings : 2 large pounds of starchy potatoes half a pound...
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...
Milk Toffee

Recipes : Milk Toffee
I am sure that this delicious, ancient traditional recipe will please children and grown-ups alike. To know all about...
Andouillette

Recipes : Andouillette
The andouillette is spicy sausage from the Troyes region, just 150 Km southeast of Paris, in the Champagne Region. It is...
Prunes 'far'

Recipes : Prunes 'far'
6 servings : 24 dry cored prunes 1 liter (1/4 gallon) fat milk 6 eggs 180 grams (1/3-1/2 pound) top quality butter ...
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...
Almond Milk Custard Tart

Recipes : Almond Milk Custard Tart
Almond Milk flan is an ancient traditional recipe that I digged up from my old cookery books to bring it to you today. ...
Dry Auvergne sausage

French specialties : Dry Auvergne sausage
The dry sausage is one of the florets of the French traditional pork-butchery. Its development thus requires many care ...
Calisson d'Aix

French specialties : Calisson d'Aix
The Calisson d'Aix is "the" confectionery of Provence and Aix-en-Provence draws from it most of its fame. Known as of An...
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 ...
Opening oysters

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

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