Love making this dish! It's super easy and looks fancy when it's done. I always seem to have open red wine on hand and making this is a great way to use it up! The chicken soaks up the red wine and bacon...
Chicken parts lightly seasoned and browned, then braised in a red wine sauce. A quick version of a French classic. Serve with pasta or white steamed rice, if desired.
The texture of this French dessert is between a custard and a cake. Blueberries are used in this version although cherries are the traditional choice, but almost any berry or stone fruit would work.
This is a recipe that my grandmother has passed on to the family. It is a very tasty and filling meat pie that can be gobbled up for dinner or frozen and used at a later date.
I just dug this out of my grandmother's recipe booklet, and it used to be one of my most favorite things to eat that she made when I was a child. The dessert is similar to a chocolate pudding, but would...
This Greek-style recipe was given to me by a French woman. It's very flavorful, combining traditional Mediterranean ingredients with a classic French sauce.
Chocolate lined ramekins filled with absolutely sinful creme brulee. Top with fresh berries when in season. Perfect for that special dinner, but easy enough to make everyday!
This is a very delicate, all butter, chocolate buttercream icing. My husband, who is not a sweets eater, requests this icing on an orange cake each year for his birthday. Try it and you won't be disappointed....
The delicious flavor combination of duck and orange are brought together in this dish. Duck legs are cooked until meltingly tender in a zesty orange sauce. Enjoy with freshly cooked rice.
Far Breton is a prune flan recipe from the northwest of France (Bretagne or Brittany). You serve it in the oven dish. Its very easy to make. It is possible to change the recipe using different kinds of...
These chocolate ganache-filled cream puff swans would be a great way to say thanks to your mother for that whole giving-you-life thing. I think once she tastes them, she'll agree that it was all worth...
If you're looking to ice the top of a French Apple Pie, you've found the right place! This is wonderfully buttery white icing that adds to the flavor of an apple pie.
The problem that I identified was that French macarons are almost always baked with almond flour, and so many people with tree nut allergies, counting me, are affected by this problem, because we can't...
I've always wanted to make this but don't have a Dutch oven and always seemed pressed for time. It is just such a warm, heavy, and comforting dish on cold winter nights, so I thought I'd give it a try...
My wife and I had this entree in Paris, France. It was so good that we had to order another one. The French people sure know how to cook. It is like a pizza, but 1 million times better!
This is an old French recipe that was passed down from my great-grandmother to my mother and to myself and my family. Many people think that this has to do with fish or sea food when they see the name,...
I love the blend of herbes de Provence, honey, lemon, and lavender. The acidity of the lemon perfectly balances the sweetness of the honey. This dish is always a hit and all five of my children cheer when...
Made with a very thick vanilla batter, this rustic French dessert cake is simplicity at its best! Chunks of rhubarb are mixed in, and apple slices and sliced almonds are laid right on top. Rhubarb itself...
Calf's liver and onions sliced and pan seared in butter until golden, then simmered in a sour cream and mushroom broth with a touch of Worcestershire sauce.
This French cheese and potato casserole is called tartiflette in France: potatoes combined with fried onions and bacon, smothered with delicious French cheese, and baked to golden deliciousness! All you...
My French grandmother always made a chestnut yule log or "buche de Noel au marron" every Christmas. Here is a recipe for the delicious chestnut cream filling. I had trouble finding a recipe for this filling,...
This is a very nice dessert to serve when entertaining. Delicious served over mangos sprinkled with rum, or strawberries with Grand Marnier® or Cointreau®.
This can be used as a filling for coffeecake, Danish pastries, croissants, or mixed with fruit for pies. It can also be used plain as a tart filling. If you measure by weight, each ingredient is used in...
This will make an excellent desert for the holidays. Give them cranberries in a whole new way. I don't know how anyone can't love this dish. I was going make a Martha Stewart Cherry Clafouti, but the grocery...
This gourmet dessert is a wonderful alternative to the Thanksgiving standard of pumpkin pie. I like to offer 2 desserts for that day. This one can be made the day before, freeing up valuable time on Thanksgiving...
After traveling to the Strasbourg/Alsace area in France, I fell in love with this pizza. I was able to obtain this recipe from one of the locals and tried it at home - it tastes just like I was in a restaurant...
These elegant packets look complicated, yet are quite simple to prepare. A seasoned salmon fillet is placed onto asparagus spears and wrapped in parchment paper using a French cooking method known as 'en...
This is a quick and simple way to make a family favorite. Ham and Swiss cheese over chicken. Serve over rice. You could also try adding some fresh mushrooms or other vegetables.
Croquembouche is a grand affair of a dessert, constructed of cream puffs dipped in caramel, stacked into a conical tower, and caged in even more caramel. It's a delectable dance of crunchy-meets-soft!...