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Basic Crepes Recipe
This basic crepes recipe is a delicious, versatile French dessert tradition. French crepe batter.
Duck a l'Orange Recipe
French cuisine made its debut in America thanks in part to this famous duck a l'orange recipe for seared duck breast glazed with sweet orange sauce. French duck with orange sauce.
Chateaubriand Recipe
This chateaubriand recipe features beef tenderloin and an easy wine shallot sauce. Chateaubriand. Roasted beef tenderloin with wine sauce.
Carrot Salad Recipe
This carrot salad recipe features fresh, shredded carrots and a homemade lemon mustard dressing. French carrot salad recipe.
Vanilla Pastry Cream Recipe
This rich vanilla pastry cream recipe is a perfect, versatile accompaniment to French desserts. Crème patisserie recipe. Pastry cream with vanilla.
Vanilla Chantilly Cream
This vanilla Chantilly cream recipe is a versatile way to fill classic French pastry and cakes. Crème Chantilly recipe. French Chantilly cream with vanilla.
Coquilles Saint-Jacques
Try this Coquilles Saint-Jacques recipe next time you have guests coming for dinner. It features scallops and mushrooms, made rich with a Gruyere and breadcumb topping. Sautéed scallops with spices.
Quiche Lorraine Recipe
Cheesy egg pie filled with crumbled bacon and just a touch of grated nutmeg is the heirloom quiche recipe from the Lorraine region. French quiche from Lorraine.
Honey Lacquered Duck Breast
This honey lacquered duck breast recipe features seared duck breasts glazed with a seasoned honey pan sauce. Seared duck breasts with honey glaze.
Grilled Watermelon Recipe
This grilled watermelon recipe features fresh watermelon, salt, and olive oil. How to grill watermelon.
Caramelized Apples Recipe
Try this caramelized apples recipe next time you need a fantastic French dessert in a hurry. Easy French caramelized apples.
Pain au Chocolat Recipe
This pain au chocolat recipe features classic pastry dough made with butter, flour, sugar, and milk and then baked with dark chocolate. Pain au chocolate recipe.
Belgian Waffles Recipe
This authentic Belgian waffles recipe uses yeast for its incredible texture. Waffles from Belgium.
French Palate Cleansers
Learn about traditional French palate cleansers. Sorbet, along with other foods and beverages, can be used as a refreshing break between courses during a meal. Trou Normand. Norman break.
Croque Madame Recipe
The Croque Madame is an easy to make, crunchy cheese sandwich with an egg and Béchamel sauce on top. French hot ham and cheese sandwich with fried egg.
Chocolate Souffles Recipe
Although individual souffles have the reputation of being hard to work with, this French chocolate souffle recipe is easy enough for a beginner. Serve this impressive French dessert at a dinner party. Individual chocolate souffles.
Bordelaise Sauce Recipe
This bordelaise sauce recipe features red wine, shallots, herbs, and beef stock. Red wine sauce recipes.
French Meal Courses
Learn about the different foods and courses of a traditional French meal. Order of courses in a formal French meal.
Frangipane Recipe
This frangipane recipe features sugar, butter, almond flour, and vanilla. Almond cream recipe.
Chocolate Crepes Recipe
Try this chocolate crepes recipe for a classic French dessert. Crepe batter with chocolate.
Truffle Fries Recipe
This homemade truffled Fries Recipe is a deliciously easy addition to any meal. Truffle fries recipe. How to make your own truffled French fries.
French Breakfast Menu
Few things are as relaxing and romantic as a lazy morning, complete with breakfast in bed, steaming coffee, and the newspaper. Try this French breakfast menu, full of easy recipes, next time you want a treat.
Crème au Caramel Recipe
This crème au caramel recipe features vanilla custard and homemade caramel sauce. Crème caramel recipe.
Simple Brioche Loaf Recipe
Make this simple brioche loaf recipe an aromatic, elegant addition to your morning bread selection. Easy French brioche loaf.
Beef Burgundy Recipe
This traditional beef Burgundy recipe features red wine, Cognac, vegetables, herbs, and a pearl onion and mushroom garnish. Boeuf Bourguignon recipe.
Spinach Soufflé Recipe
Try this spinach soufflé recipe for a delicious, elegant meal. Soufflé with spinach.
Chocolate Tart Recipe
This easy chocolate tart recipe features cream, semi-sweet chocolate, and sweet pastry. Tarte au chocolat.
Lemon Tart Recipe
This easy lemon tart recipe features lemons, crème fraiche, and sweet pastry. Tarte au citron.
Chateau Potatoes Recipe
This chateau potatoes recipe features potatoes, butter, and parsley. Chateau potatoes.
Chocolate Eclairs Recipe
This chocolate éclairs recipe features basic choux pastry, vanilla pastry cream, and semisweet chocolate glaze. Eclair au chocolat.
Steak Au Poivre Recipe
This steak au poivre recipe is simply an entree of steak, seasoned with black pepper and adorned with a brandy and cream reduction. It is an amazingly elegant way to impress guests for dinner. French pepper steak recipe.
French Omelet Recipe
This basic French omelet features eggs, butter, cheese, and herbs. Classic French omelette recipe.
Opera Cake Recipe
This opera cake recipe features layers of almond sponge cake soaked in espresso syrup, coffee buttercream, and chocolate ganache. Original opera cake recipe.
Croissants Recipe
This croissant recipe features the classic pastry made with butter, flour, sugar, and milk. Croissant roll recipe.
Vanilla Souffle Recipe
This vanilla souffle recipe features milk, vanilla, sugar and eggs. Vanilla dessert souffle.
Sage Brown Butter Sauce
This sage brown butter sauce recipe features butter, garlic, and sage. Sage browned butter sauce recipe.
Chocolate Mousse Recipe
This chocolate mousse recipe is a classic French dessert. French mousse with chocolate.
Madeleines Recipe
This madeleines recipe features a rich butter, egg, and vanilla batter. Classic madeleine cakes.
Macerated Strawberries Recipe
This macerated strawberries recipe features a special blend of strawberries, sugar, and lemon. Fresh strawberry sauce recipe.
Classic French Cookies
This photo gallery of classic French cookie recipes features macaroons, lava stones, sables, madeleines, and palmiers. French cookies.
Lemon Beurre Blanc Sauce
This lemon beurre blanc sauce recipe features lemon juice, shallots, butter, white wine, and creme friache. Sauce buerre blanc. Lemon butter sauce.
Ratatouille Recipe
This ratatouille recipe is a delicious herbed vegetarian entrée from Nice, France. French vegetable stew.
Croque Monsieur Recipes
Enjoy this list of Croque Monsieur recipes for French hot ham and cheese sandwiches. History and culture of the Croque Monsieur.
French Lentil Soup Recipe
This French lentil soup recipe features mirepoix, vegetable or chicken stock, lentils, and tomatoes. Vegan French lentil soup.
Almond Croissants Recipe
This almond croissants recipe features classic pastry dough made with butter, flour, sugar, and milk and then baked with sweet almond filling and sliced almonds. Almond croissants recipe.
Strawberry Water Recipe
This strawberry water recipe features fresh strawberries, or mixed berries, water, and ice. Strawberry spa water.
Chicken Maryland Recipe
This chicken a la Maryland recipe for butter-fried chicken with Béchamel and sautéed bananas is an adapted version of Escoffier's in Ma Cuisine, what was served on the last day of the Titanic's voyage. Chicken Maryland recipe.
Flemish Beef Stew Recipe
This hearty Flemish beef stew recipe is the Belgian national dish. Carbonnades Flamandes.
Almond Macarons Recipe
This almond macarons recipe features ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites. French macaroons recipe.
Basic Choux Pastry Dough
This basic choux dough recipe is the basis for dozens of French pastry recipes. French pastry dough.
Peach Berry Smoothies
This strawberry peach smoothie recipe features peaches, strawberries, and juice. Peach berry smoothies.
Chocolate Truffles Recipe
This dark chocolate truffles recipe is an indulgent - and necessary - addition to the French kitchen. French chocolate truffles recipe.
Chocolate Pastry Cream Recipe
This chocolate pastry cream recipe tastes delicious as the focal point of a recipe and also pairs nicely with fresh berries. Crème patisserie recipe. French pastry cream with chocolate.
Pork with Apples and Onions
This pork medallions and caramelized onion and apples recipe features pork tenderloin, herbs, onions, and apples. Pork with apples and onions.
Pate Brisee Dough Recipe
This pate brisee pastry dough recipe is the versatile foundation of many great pie and tart recipes. French pastry dough. Pie crust.
Gougeres Recipe
This Gougeres recipe, French cheese puffs, is a perfect appetizer course for any meal.
Watermelon Sorbet Recipe
This watermelon sorbet recipe is a refreshing French dessert. French sorbet with watermelon.
Garlic Lemon Green Beans
This garlic lemon green beans recipe is an easy, vegetarian side dish recipe. Haricots verts with garlic and lemon.
Cream of Broccoli Soup
This cream of broccoli soup recipe features fresh broccoli, onions, chicken stock and cream. Cream of broccoli. Pureed broccoli soup.
Dill Potato Salad Recipe
This easy dill potato salad recipe features Yukon potatoes, olive oil, onions, and dill. French potato salad with dill.
Lime Sorbet Recipe
This pure lime sorbet recipe – not too sweet, not too tart - has the clean flavor of refreshing lime juice mixed with sweet lime zest. Sorbet with lime.
Chicken Francaise Recipe
This chicken Francaise recipe features sautéed chicken in a homemade lemon and white wine sauce. French lemon chicken recipe.
7-Hour Roast Leg of Lamb
This seven-hour roast leg of lamb recipe features leg of lamb, herbs, white wine, and root vegetables. Roast leg of lamb. Roasted leg of lamb.
Baked Rice Pudding Recipe
This slow baked rice pudding recipe features rice, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar, and milk. Baked rice pudding recipe.
Beignets Recipe
This beignets recipe features fried choux fritters and confectioners’ sugar. Classic beignets.
Traditional Croque Monsieur Re
This traditional Croque Monsieur recipe makes a basic French, hot ham and cheese sandwich. This is the original, early 1900’s version.
Cauliflower Gratin Recipe
This cauliflower gratin recipe features fresh cauliflower, Béchamel sauce, thyme, and Gruyere cheese. Gratin au chou-fleur.
Rich Chocolate Gateau Recipe
This rich chocolate gateau recipe features semi-sweet chocolate, cocoa, and espresso powder. French chocolate cake.
Mousseline Sauce Recipe
This mousseline sauce recipe features egg yolks, butter, lemon juice, and whipped cream. Classic mousseline sauce recipe. Sauce Chantilly.
Escargot Stuffed Mushrooms
This easy escargot stuffed mushrooms recipe is a wonderful appetizer to pop in the oven at the last minute for an impressive dish. Mushrooms with snails recipe.
Orangettes Recipe
This orangettes recipe features homemade candied orange peel dipped in dark chocolate. Orangette recipe.
Cinnamon Palmiers
This cinnamon palmiers recipe features sugar, cinnamon, butter, and puff pastry. Palmiers with cinnamon.
Lemon Sage Chicken
This lemon sage chicken recipe features chicken marinated in lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, and fresh sage. Lemon sage marinated chicken recipe.
Parmesan Truffle Fries
This homemade Parmesan truffled Fries Recipe is a deliciously easy addition to any meal. Truffle fries recipe. How to make your own truffled French fries.
How to Make Sugar Pie
Learn how to make Canadian maple sugar pie. This sugar pie recipe features maple sugar, cream, and maple syrup baked into a classic dessert from Quebec.
Pissaladière Recipe
This pissaladière recipe features onion confit, anchovies, olives, and fresh thyme. Provencal onion tart recipe.
Clafouti Recipes
Learn more about different versions of clafouti recipes. Get creative with different fruits and spices with this delicious French clafouti recipe collection.
Roasted Ratatouille Recipe
This roasted vegetable ratatouille recipe features eggplant, zucchini, bell pepper, tomatoes, garlic and herbs. Roasted ratatouille recipe.
Rum Baba Recipe
This rum baba recipe features sweet, citrus-scented cakes soaked in vanilla rum syrup. Babas au rhum recipe.
Crepes Suzette Recipe
This easy crepes Suzette recipe features orange crepes with a buttery orange sauce. Original crepes suzette recipe.
Cassoulet Recipe
This chicken and sausage cassoulet features chicken, sausage, white beans, herbs, and tomatoes. Cassoulet with chicken and sausage.
Rosemary Chicken Recipe
This rosemary chicken recipe features chicken marinated in lemon juice, lemon zest, white wine, garlic, and fresh rosemary. Rosemary marinated chicken recipe.
Herbes de Provence Recipe
This herbes de Provence recipe, featuring oregano, thyme, savory, lavender, basil, sage, and rosemary, is very versatile and used in many French recipes. Provencal herb blend recipe.
Roasted Sunchokes Recipe
This roasted sunchokes recipe features sunchokes, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roasted Jerusalem artichokes recipe.
Candied Chestnuts Recipe
This candied chestnuts recipe features chestnuts, sugar, and vanilla extract. Marrons glacés recipe.
Cherry Clafouti Recipe
This cherry clafouti recipe features homemade vanilla almond custard dotted with fresh dark cherries. Cherry custard cake recipe. Clafouti aux cerises.
Poached Pears in White Wine
This poached pears in white wine recipe features fresh pears, white wine, sugar, and spices. Poached pears in spiced wine syrup.
Intro to French Food
Learn the background and ingredients of the French kitchen. French food history and trivia.
How To Make Crepes
Learn how to make versatile French crepes.
Daube de Boeuf Provencal
This daube de boeuf Provencal recipe features beef, vegetables, herbs, orange zest, olives, and wine. Provencal beef stew.
Brandade de Morue Recipe
Salt cod and potatoes are pureed in this smooth, flavorful Brandade de Morue recipe. French appetizer dip with salt cod.
Tartiflette Recipe
This Tartiflette recipe originated in Savoie in the French Alps. Easy French main dish of potatoes with bacon and Reblochon cheese.
Coq au Vin Recipe
Try this coq au vin recipe for a hearty dinner. Chicken stewed in wine.
Nun’s Sighs Recipe
This nun’s sighs recipe is a casual French-Canadian dessert made from pastry dough, butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Pets de nonne.
Honeyed Fruit Salad
Celebrate Bastille Day like you're in France with this fresh honeyed fruit salad recipe. French salad with honey and fruit.
French Seafood Recipes
This collection of French seafood recipes offers up the most popular traditional fish and shellfish recipes in French cuisine. Favorite French fish recipes.
Cinnamon Squash Recipe
This cinnamon squash recipe features butternut squash and cinnamon. Cinnamon roasted squash recipe.
Pate Sucree Dough
This pate sucree pastry dough recipe, a slightly sweet crust, is the foundation of many great pie and tart recipes. French pastry dough. Pie crust.
How to Cook a Steak
How to cook a steak to perfection using timing, texture, and appearance. Steak doneness times.
Pain au Raisin Recipe
This pain au raisin recipe features classic pastry dough made with butter, flour, sugar, and milk and then baked with sweet almond filling and hydrated raisins. Pains au raisin recipe.
Bouillabaisse Recipe
This bouillabaisse recipe features Mediterranean seafood, onions, garlic, saffron, potatoes, and tomatoes. Marseille bouillabaisse recipe.
Shallot Vinaigrette Recipe
This shallot vinaigrette recipe features chopped shallots, cider vinegar, and a hint of mustard. Shallot vinaigrette.
Roasted Red Peppers
This roasted red peppers recipe features bell peppers, olive oil, garlic, and thyme. Roasted red peppers.
Salt Butter Caramel Crepes
This crepes with salted butter caramel recipe features easy crepes filled with homemade salted butter caramel. Salted butter caramel crepes recipe.
Roasted Lemon Rosemary Chicken
Try this roasted lemon rosemary chicken recipe for a delicious French main course. Roasted chicken with lemon and rosemary.
Basic Crudités Recipe
Crudites are a popular French appetizer. This basic crudités recipe allows raw vegetables to marinate overnight for a zesty, effortless hors d'oeuvre. French crudités appetizer.
Chicken a la Diable Recipe
Spicy deviled chicken is breaded and then fried in butter for an amazing taste explosion. This chicken a la diable recipe is great for a picnic. French main dish with spicy chicken.
Poutine Recipe
This classic poutine recipe features homemade fries, cheese curds, and hot beef gravy.
Chicken Sausage Gumbo Recipe
This chicken sausage gumbo recipe, served with hot rice, is a delicious, hearty meal in itself. Gumbo with chicken and sausage.
Basic Methods of French Chefs
Learn about the basic cooking methods used in French kitchens.
Almond Macaroons
This photo gallery of classic French cookie recipes features macaroons, lava stones, sables, madeleines, and palmiers. French cookies.
Beef Consommé Recipe
Consommé is much heartier than a basic beef broth. This beef consommé recipe calls for ground beef, eggs and eggshells. It’s a bit unorthodox to those unfamiliar with French cuisine, but well worth the effort. French soup with beef.
Easy Beef Burgundy Recipe
This beef Burgundy recipe features mirepoix, beef, red wine, and herbs. Easy beef Burgundy. Easy beef Bourguignon.
Easy French Picnic Menu
Get out into the fresh air and enjoy this authentic easy French picnic menu. French picnic recipes.
Creme Fraiche Recipe
This crème fraiche recipe teaches you how to make crème fraiche in your own kitchen with just a few ingredients. Homemade crème fraiche recipe.
Béchamel Sauce Recipe
This creamy Béchamel sauce recipe, featuring butter, milk, and a touch of nutmeg, is a versatile addition to many authentic French recipes. French white sauce recipe.
Tourtiere Recipe
This tourtiere recipe features ground beef, ground pork, Cognac, herbs, and spices. French Canadian meat pie recipe.
Vanilla Sables Recipe
This vanilla sables recipe is the traditional butter cookie dough from Normandy, France. Vanilla sables cookie recipe. Vanilla butter cookie recipe.
Basque Piperade Recipe
This Basque piperade recipe is full of onions, peppers, tomatoes, and spices. Piperade sauce recipe from the Basque region of France.
Favorite French Desserts
We all have our favorite, go-to dessert recipes for different occasions. Here is a delicious collection of tradition French dessert recipes.
Tuna Nicoise Recipe
This classic tuna Nicoise recipe, created in Nice, France, is a delicious entree salad of seafood and vegetables drizzled with vinaigrette dressing. This version uses herbed tuna fillets and a lovely homemade dressing. French salad with tuna.
Croquembouche Recipe
This croquembouche recipe for a traditional French wedding cake features vanilla cream-filled profiteroles dipped in handmade caramel. Learn how to make croquembouche.
French Cheese Recipes
Rich and creamy cheese is not just for adding to macaroni. Learn creative recipes and uses for cheese that will have you declaring it your new favorite food. French cheese recipes.
Roasted Asparagus Recipe
This roasted asparagus recipe features fresh asparagus, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar. Roasted asparagus with balsamic vinegar.
Balsamic Peppers Recipe
This balsamic peppers recipe is easy and delicious. Sweet peppers tossed with a healthy, tangy balsamic vinegar sauce make a flavorsome French side dish.
Mother Sauce Recipes
These mother sauce recipes are the foundational sauce recipes in French cooking. Mother sauces of French cuisine.
What is a Marcona Almond?
Learn more about Marcona almonds. What are Marcona almonds? What does a Marcona almond taste like? How to store Marcona almonds.
Fast French Entrées
For those nights when you’re in a rush and need to fix dinner fast, try these quick and easy French main dish recipes. There’s no need to skimp on style and fabulous flavor - you’ll have them in abundance in less than 30 minutes with each of these authentic recipes. Easy French entrées.
Blueberry Soup Recipe
This healthy blueberry soup recipe features blueberries, sugar, yogurt, and a touch of spice. Spiced blueberry soup recipe.
Balsamic Roasted Vegetables
This balsamic roasted vegetables recipe features herbs, vegetables, and balsamic vinegar. Balsamic roasted vegetables.
Roasted Pepper Boursin
This roasted red pepper Boursin cheese recipe features Boursin cheese, garlic, herbs, and roasted red peppers. Roasted pepper cheese spread recipe.
Thyme Chicken Recipe
This thyme chicken recipe features chicken marinated in lemon juice, lemon zest, white wine, garlic, and fresh thyme. Thyme marinated chicken recipe.
Banana Tarte Tatin Recipe
This banana tarte tatin recipe is a tropical taste sensation. Banana tarte tatin from Martinique. Banana tart recipe.
Chicken in Cream Sauce Recipe
This chicken in cream sauce recipe features chicken browned in butter and then braised with wine, thyme, and crème fraiche. Poulet a la crème. Volaille a la crème.
Gratin Dauphinois Recipe
This gratin Dauphinois recipe features potatoes, heavy cream, crème fraiche, and Gruyere cheese. Potatoes au gratin recipe.
Raspberry Pates de Fruits Recipe
This raspberry pates de fruits recipe makes colorful, intensely flavored fruit jellies. The same technique can be used to make other flavors of the elegant candy. Pates de framboises recipe.
Chocolat Chaud Recipe
Try this chocolat chaud recipe, also known as French hot chocolate next time you need a delicious warm-up. Chocolat chaud recipe with melted chocolate, water, milk, and whipped cream.
Make a Beurre Manie
Learn how to make beurre manie, an easy, lump-free way to thicken sauces and soups.
Lemon Crepes Recipe
This lemon crepes recipe tastes wonderful stuffed with fresh fruit. Crepe batter with lemon.
Host a French Cocktail Party
Learn how easy it is to throw a cocktail party with authentic French hors d’oeuvres and drinks. How to host a French cocktail party.
French Food History
Learn how political and social upheavals shaped the history of French food. French food timeline.
Spinach and Onion Quiche
This spinach and onion quiche recipe makes a lovely entrée. Quiche with spinach and onion.
Countryside Pear Jam Recipe
This countryside pear jam recipe features pears, sugar and spices. Countryside pear preserves recipe.
Pate Sablee Dough
This pate sablee pastry dough recipe, a sweet, crumbly crust, is the foundation of many great pie and tart recipes. French pastry dough. Pie crust.
Gaulettes Cookie Recipe
This gaulettes cookie recipe features butter, brown sugar, and vanilla dough cooked on a waffle iron. Gullets recipe. French Belgian waffle cookies.
Broccoli Gratin Recipe
This broccoli gratin recipe features broccoli, onions, cream, and bread crumbs. Broccoli au gratin recipe.
Cognac Shrimp & Beurre Blanc
This Cognac shrimp with beurre blanc sauce recipe is an easy French main course, perfect for quick weeknight preparation. Shrimp with Cognac and beurre blanc sauce.
Cheese Croissants Recipe
This croissant recipe features the classic pastry made with camembert cheese, butter, flour, sugar, and milk. Cheese croissant roll recipe.
Avocado and Romaine Salad
This lovely avocado and romaine salad recipe makes a wonderful salad course or a simple accompaniment to a seafood-based soup. French salad with avocado and romaine.
Lobster Bisque Recipe
Bisque recipes are traditionally thickened with cream. This elegant, smooth French lobster bisque recipe is a sophisticated starter or a meal in itself. French soup with lobster.

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