List of recipes using Pepper: 358 recipes (without meat)

Artichoke Soup

For this recipe, we will first steam the artichokes, recover all the flesh, and prepare with shallot and milk a delicious soup.
11K 46 min. December 4^th 2022

Asparagus "en petit pois"

As the name suggests, this historic recipe (see below for more details) treats asparagus like peas, Napoleonic French style: first cooked the usual way, then cut small (to look like peas), cooked again in stock, and finished with a cream and egg yolk sauce.
28K 42 min. May 2^nd 2021

Avocado and smoked salmon terrine

In this colourful terrine, layers of avocado alternate with smoked salmon and diced tomato in balsamic vinegar.
170K5 4 hours 7 min. April 10^th 2011

Avocado mousse with sorrel

Avocado is rarely paired with sorrel, yet they go well together as the slight acidity of the sorrel balances the smooth richness of the avocado nicely. In this recipe they are combined in a cool, fresh avocado and sorrel mousse, served here with eggy bread fingers.
14K 43 min. July 6^th 2022

Avocado with gravlax

Diced avocado with morsels of gravlax salmon and cream cheese with herbs for a simple yet delicious starter.
47K4.5 18 min. July 31^th 2016

Avocado with Sautéed Prawns

Just a classic prawn cocktail with avocado? Oh, no! The prawns in this recipe are sautéed briefly to enhance the flavour, then mixed with a curry mayonnaise.
57K4.3 30 min. March 6^th 2016

Beetroot and cream cheese verrines

Diced beetroot, marinated in lemon juice and walnut oil, between layers of cream cheese with herbs.
101K5 2 hours 46 min. May 29^th 2013

Bread with Tomato

This tomato-flavoured bread, the famous "pan con tomate" of our Spanish friends, is ridiculously simple, but such a treat! It only takes a few minutes to prepare and makes a delicious aperitif snack.
47K4 6 min. November 8^th 2015

Broad bean salad with Parmesan

A salad that combines crunchy almonds, tender broad beans, with the flavours of balsamic vinegar, parmesan and herbs.
264K3.8 35 min. February 21^th 2011

Brussels sprout salad

It might seem unlikely, but Brussels sprouts are very good raw, like in this salad, pepped up with lemon and Parmesan.
21K 32 min. March 28^th 2021

Brussels sprouts salad with smoked trout and Comté cheese

An elegant winter salad with sliced Brussels sprouts, smoked trout and Comté cheese.
4,044 38 min. January 24^th 2024

Cauliflower tabouleh

In this tabouleh recipe, the couscous or bulgur is replaced with grated cauliflower florets. This gives it a very fresh and amazing flavour.
117K4.1 1 hour 38 min. April 22^th 2012

Celeriac and parsley soup

A very simple but delicious soup, this may well win you over (if need be) to the flavour of celeriac, partnered here with parsley.
18K 34 min. March 9^th 2022

Celeriac and sesame soup

Celeriac soup with a double dose of sesame flavour: tahini (sesame paste) in the smooth, creamy soup and a crunchy sesame-seed crumble scattered on top.
13K 58 min. April 3^rd 2022

Celeriac soup with mustard

This delicious creamy soup is very quick to make.
142K4.6 43 min. May 4^th 2012

Celery soup bourguignonne style

Celery and Époisses cheese flavors for this very simple soup recipe.
8,585 33 min. January 22^th 2023

Cervelle de Canut

In French, this curious name means "silk-weaver's brain", but don't be alarmed, this tasty "brain" consists of cottage cheese mixed with herbs, vinegar and finely chopped shallots. The Canuts were the silk weavers in the area around Lyon, France. In the nineteenth century this was one of their...
19K 1 hour 21 min. August 1^st 2021

Courgette tart with mint

Fried rounds of courgette in a puff pastry case with a feta and mint filling. You will find that this combination of feta with mint gives an agreeable fresh lift to this tart.
157K4.1 1 hour 23 min. June 11^th 2011

Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked haddock

This soup with a difference plays up an amazing flavour combination: creamy cauliflower with morsels of smoked haddock.
30K 24 min. March 18^th 2020

Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup

This is a very simple recipe: lots of winter vegetables cooked in chicken stock, then blended. The soup's special finishing touch comes from cream and a spoonful of mustard.
73K5 1 hour 23 min. January 14^th 2015

Cretan salad

A hint of Crete in the flavours of this salad, with a mix of crunchy and soft textures: diced tomatoes, sliced spring onions, feta and tuna.
54K 49 min. August 29^th 2018

Crispy cheese parcels

Small crisp parcels filled with cheese and linseeds, hot and crunchy on the outside, melting in the middle. They can be served with a light green salad.
131K4.1 37 min. December 18^th 2011

Crunchy verrines

Little verrines filled with a mixture of cottage cheese (fromage blanc), cream and coriander with diced radish, gherkin and shallot.
131K 24.8 41 min. November 24^th 2011

Cucumber, avocado and mussel salad

A bold salad idea that brings together 3 ingredients which rarely end up on the same plate: cucumber, avocado and mussels, in a rémoulade dressing.
27K 21 min. August 9^th 2020

Du Barry soup

Du Barry is a creamy cauliflower soup, including small whole pieces of cauliflower.
254K4.5 1 hour 1 min. October 17^th 2018

Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach

A buttered ramekin, a layer of mushroom duxelles, a layer of spinach, a bit of cream, and an egg, in two layers, on top.
129K5 1 hour 14 min. May 10^th 2023

Endive and beer soup

For this soup, the endives (chicory) and onions are cooked gently together first before adding the vegetable stock and beer. The endives and beer give the soup a hint of bitterness and a unique flavour.
76K4.4 1 hour 5 min. January 12^th 2014

Endive and walnut salad

This salad has a double dose of walnut flavour: walnut oil in the vinaigrette and crunchy walnut kernels.
69K4.9 22 min. May 11^th 2014

Four-tier glasses

This starter recipe, served in a glass, consists of four tiers of different vegetable preparations. Each can be made the day before, and it's only the assembly that is tricky.
253K5 1 hour 36 min. June 2^nd 2015

French onion soup

This warming onion soup is an emblematic French dish, both in bistro cuisine and home cooking. This is a very classic version. The long, slow cooking is the secret to revealing its full flavour.
54K3.8 2 hours 29 min. December 30^th 2019

Greek salad

This is a classy version of that perfect summer food, Greek salad. The only difficult part is the care and patience needed for dicing the vegetables.
189K 14.9 57 min. July 13^th 2010

Green avocado salad

This salad is all green and fresh, with diced avocado, lettuce, spring onion and the softness of pieces of hard-boiled egg. The flavour is brought out further with a lime and olive-oil dressing, pepped up with a touch of Tabasco.
51K 27 min. July 8^th 2018

Green hummus

You are probably already familiar with classic hummus. Here's a "green" version, still mainly chickpeas, but with added herbs and vegetables.
25K 17 min. November 29^th 2020

Guacamole

For this typically Mexican recipe there are two main methods: smooth mashed avocado (made with a blender), or simple mashed avocado (made with a fork) with small pieces. And you can add, or not, finely diced tomato. You will find the first version (smooth) below.
286K4.1 1 hour 21 min. November 26^th 2011

Hummus

Hummus (or houmous), is one of the famous and delicious Lebanese "mezzes".
325K4.7 16 min. May 30^th 2020

Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie

This recipe is made from vegetables cut small and blanched, mixed with pieces of salt-cod and cream, then baked in small soup dishes with a puff pastry lid.
267K3.9 4 hours 35 min. September 7^th 2018

Italian toast

These Italian toasts are slices of fried bread with pesto, omelette and cooked tomatoes, garnished with a basil leaf.
92K 14 49 min. December 1^st 2013

Kalamata Salad

The Kalamata salad (a Greek city in the Peloponese) is made of tomatoes, feta cheese and pine nuts roasted with a lemon, olive oil and oregano sauce.
14K 47 min. August 14^th 2022

Kale and potato soup

Kale, potatoes and croutons for this simple but delicious soup.
4,306 54 min. February 11^th 2024

Lebanese Tabbouleh

Lebanese tabbouleh is different from the classic version. It is made from bulgur wheat (burghul), rather than semolina and, most characteristically, includes a lot of parsley.
73K3.9 48 min. September 28^th 2014

Lebanese-style chickpea salad

This salad combines chickpeas with cauliflower in a light yoghurt dressing, flavoured with lemon juice and sesame paste.
31K5 24 min. February 9^th 2020

Leek and celery soup

Leeks and celery aren't often found together, yet their tastes go well together, as in this delicious soup.
4,687 2 50 min. January 31^th 2024

Leek and potato soup

A classic of French family cooking.
475K5 42 min. October 3^rd 2010

Lemony cabbage and potato salad

This salad combines, on the one hand, finely shredded cabbage with herbs and, on the other, diced potatoes. The fresh, summery dressing is made with olive oil and lemon.
24K5 28 min. July 7^th 2021

Light Broccoli Soup

This soup is simple and light but tasty, made with a delicate vegetable stock and broccoli.
58K4.6 29 min. December 16^th 2015

Like a Boursin with garlic and herbs

It is quite easy to make your own garlic and herb cream cheese, rather like the well-know Boursin. It's fresh, much better, of course, and delicious, especially with a piece of toast.
185K3.9 35 min. June 12^th 2011

Mexican salad

This Mexican-inspired salad combines red kidney beans with avocado, chopped onions and tomatoes. It is dressed with olive oil, lime and a touch of Tabasco heat.
73K5 28 min. October 9^th 2019

Mexican tart

This unusual tart features two star ingredients of South American cuisine: red kidney beans and avocado. The shortcrust pastry case is filled with a red bean and onion purée, then topped with sliced avocado dressed with lime and garnished with fresh coriander.
55K 1 hour 17 min. December 30^th 2019

Mini cheese and mustard toasts

For an aperitif snack with a difference, try these little toasted slices of baguette topped with cheese and mustard. Easy to make and can be served in a jiffy.
56K 24 min. June 28^th 2020

Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad

This salad is a good way to enjoy tomatoes at the height of their season, and all the different varieties available with their different flavours and colours.
102K4.3 1 hour 3 min. September 16^th 2012

Mushroom velouté

This smooth, creamy soup with its lovely mushroom flavour is quick and easy to make.
140K4 55 min. May 10^th 2023

Panzanella

Panzanella is a recipe from the Tuscany region of Italy, originally a tomato and stale bread salad, but here's a fancier version.
13K 28 min. October 16^th 2022

Poivrade artichoke Salad

"Poivrade" artichokes are the small purple ones, often eaten raw in salads. Choose the smallest ones, as they are the tenderest and have practically no fibrous "choke". For this recipe, they are combined as a salad with herbs, spring onion and Parmesan shavings in an olive oil and lemon dressing.
91K5 23 min. August 26^th 2015

Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup

This soup has a naturally smooth and creamy texture. The blend of autumnal potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) and celeriac flavours is warmed with French mustard.
53K4.6 51 min. December 30^th 2019

Potimarron and leek soup

This autumnal soup combines the flavours of Japanese chestnut pumpkin (potimarron) and leeks - they go so well together. The resulting soup is velvety smooth and delicious.
82K 13.9 1 hour 7 min. November 29^th 2017

Pumpkin (or potimarron) soup

A smooth and fragrant soup, it's much better with potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) than ordinary pumpkin.
329K4.1 1 hour 10 min. October 13^th 2010

Quick courgette soup with cheese

This really is an express recipe, less than 30 minutes from washing courgettes to serving soup.
256K5 27 min. October 13^th 2010

Raw beetroot mousse with walnuts

A lightly spiced mousse, made with raw beetroot, with a layer in the centre of finely diced beetroot and roughly chopped walnuts. Discover or rediscover the taste of raw beetroot, very special and so "earthy".
355K4 47 min. October 13^th 2010

Raw beetroot salad

This is a very simple salad. It contains raw beetroot (of course), but also walnuts, parmesan shavings and a vinaigrette made with balsamic vinegar.
145K4.1 31 min. November 2^nd 2015

Red endive appetizers

Red endive (radicchio) leaves can be filled to make very elegant snacks. The filling shown here combines cheese with sardines.
42K 20 min. May 13^th 2020

Rémoulette of celeriac

This is a variation on the popular French rémoulade (a celeriac salad, similar to coleslaw). Here, a julienne of celeriac is mixed with chopped shallot, fresh herbs and a lemony rémoulade dressing.
37K 33 min. February 24^th 2019

Salad greens and small omelette

A very green, rather crunchy salad with chiffonade, zucchini and raw artichokes, into which we add the delicious fluffiness of a quick little omelette.
6,113 47 min. September 10^th 2023

Salade Niçoise

Salade Niçoise is a typical Mediterranean dish that originated around the French city of Nice. As there is no real "official" recipe, everyone has their own personal version. This is mine.
92K4.9 40 min. June 7^th 2018

Salmon and spinach quiche

This quiche recipe uses a traditional filling mixture, but adds slices of smoked salmon and blanched spinach.
400K 14 1 hour 11 min. April 17^th 2022

Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses

These moist-textured savoury madeleines have a delicious combination of 2 cheeses: Cheddar and Parmesan. They make an ideal aperitif snack.
78K4.4 37 min. May 8^th 2016

Sesame fried scampi

Scampi, coated with a sesame crust, fried quickly, and served with a herb salad.
289K5 33 min. November 11^th 2012

Simple mushroom salad with thyme and lemon, 3 ways

This aptly named salad is a breeze because you can enjoy it three different ways: raw, marinated or cooked, all prepared exactly the same way.
40K 9 min. May 10^th 2023

Smoked salmon sacristains

Sacristain (sexton in English, a strange name though common in French cooking) is a small pastry twist, made with puff pastry. There are many recipes with different flavours, sweet or savoury. Here is one with smoked salmon, ideal as an aperitif.
221K 33.9 1 hour 30 min. February 21^th 2011

Smooth mixed vegetable soup

Any vegetables you have, cut into small pieces, mixed with a shallot cooked in butter, cooked together then blended. Even better when it's cold outside.
334K4.4 2 hours 3 min. January 3^rd 2014

Sorrel soup

Smooth with a slight sharpness, this soup has a very particular taste.
386K3.8 1 hour 4 min. May 8^th 2011

Souda salad

The port of Souda in Crete is the inspiration for this colourful salad, combining cucumber and tomatoes with feta cheese. This salad is best served cold from the fridge, perfect for a hot summer's day.
34K 58 min. July 7^th 2019

Super-green, super-thrifty soup

It's all too easy to just throw away the leaves or other green parts of our usual fresh vegetables. This is a real shame, because most of them can be cooked, as in this very green soup that uses up radish tops, spring onion greens and pea pods. I'm sure you'll get how it's "green" in every sense:...
28K 53 min. June 24^th 2020

Tabbouleh

Tabbouleh is a Middle Eastern couscous salad., moistened with olive oil and lemon juice. Its flavour comes from plenty of fresh herbs (mint and parsley at the very least), onion and tomatoes. This refreshing dish is ideal for warm summer or autumn days.
55K 3 hours 24 min. July 6^th 2022

The total turnip

The whole turnip goes into this recipe, in which ramekins are filled with both the root vegetable and its leaves.
301K4.4 57 min. February 21^th 2011

Thin tomato jelly and avocado tart

For this sophisticated recipe, we'll be preparing a disc of tomato jelly to sit on a puff pastry base. This is topped with slices of avocado in a lime dressing.
27K 5 hours 16 min. September 30^th 2020

Tomato and courgette tart

This summer tart has a puff pastry base topped with a rosette of sliced tomatoes and sautéd courgettes. For a more substantial dish, add some diced feta on top before cooking.
219K4.2 2 hours 5 min. July 18^th 2010

Tomato and cream cheese terrine

Tomatoes marinated in olive oil and lime, then arranged in alternating layers with cream cheese: one layer with herbs and the other with walnuts.
149K5 6 hours 12 min. October 30^th 2011

Tomato tart

This tart is very easy and quick to prepare.
270K4.8 1 hour 18 min. January 13^th 2011

Turnip and Jerusalem artichoke soup

This soup combines the earthy flavours of Jerusalem artichokes and turnips. This is the chance to use not only the roots, but the turnip tops as well, if possible.
20K January 11^th 2023

Turnip and sesame puree (tahina) soup

For this quick soup, 15 minutes, an original turnip taste with sesame purée (tahina).
221K4.3 35 min. February 29^th 2012

Vegetable rosette tart

Blanched courgettes and carrots arranged in a rosette with a feta filling.
168K3.8 1 hour 52 min. October 6^th 2010

Verrine of avocado mousse and crab

A layer of light avocado mousse on a bed of crab meat in a herb rémoulade dressing.
173K5 35 min. October 16^th 2011

Warm salad of potatoes and purple artichokes

This salad combines red onion, purple artichokes cut small and slices of warm potato, dressed with a good vinaigrette.
93K3.8 54 min. October 14^th 2012

Warm scallop and cabbage salad

This salad combines the crunchiness of raw white cabbage, the softness of fried scallops and yielding cooked potatoes, bound in a good herb vinaigrette.
54K5 26 min. January 11^th 2015

Winter cauliflower tabbouleh

Here's a recipe for tabbouleh made with cauliflower, best served in winter, when it's in full season.
4,624 25 min. February 4^th 2024

Baked sea bass fillet with lemon and tarragon

This really simple recipe allows the natural nobility of sea bass to shine through: fillets baked until just done, complemented with lemon and tarragon.
43K 34 min. June 30^th 2021

Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup

For this recipe with marine flavors, we will cook several kinds of shellfish, then add them to small creamed vegetables.
11K 1 hour 43 min. January 8^th 2023

Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds

Tasty morsels of red mullet, fried with poppy seeds and served as canapés on toast with feta, basil and preserved tomatoes.
44K4.2 45 min. July 13^th 2016

Ch'ti mussel tarts

A blind-baked puff pastry case, filled with shelled mussels in a velvety sauce made with beer and Maroilles cheese.
32K 1 hour 19 min. October 7^th 2020

Cockles and cabbage with smoky cream sauce

I think you'll like this straightforward recipe which brings together cockles and cabbage with a smoky cream sauce.
17K 1 hour 6 min. December 15^th 2021

Cod loin with saffron

A thick, deboned loin of fish (cod in this case), pan-fried and served with a reduced white-wine and cream sauce, flavoured with shallot and saffron.
103K4.4 47 min. December 17^th 2014

Crab Cakes

These crab cakes are a mixture of crab meat - of course - with onion, parsley, breadcrumbs, egg and mayonnaise. The cakes are made fairly thick and shallow fried in a pan, but they can also be deep fried.
66K4.7 1 hour 3 min. July 1^st 2015

Cretan-style salmon

Cooked chopped leek and shallot with cubes of salmon, served in a yogurt, tomato and feta sauce.
170K5 1 hour 1 min. February 8^th 2020

Crispy prawn rolls

The prawns are fried, then mixed with finely diced carrots and courgettes before being rolled up in a sheet of brik or filo pastry.
74K4.8 34 min. July 27^th 2014

Crunchy little pieces of fish

Small pieces of fish, dipped in beated egg then in breadcrumbs, and fried. Preferably serve with something with slightly acidic like herb salad, or Béarnaise sauce.
255K5 49 min. February 21^th 2011

Curried mussels with cabbage

The mussels are cooked "à la marinière", then shelled and served in a creamy curry sauce with shredded, barely-tender cabbage.
37K 1 hour 24 min. December 30^th 2019

Curried tuna cubes

In this recipe chunky cubes of fresh tuna are marinated, then double-dipped to coat them before cooking: first in curry spices, then breadcrumbs. The cubes of fish are pan-fried to a crispy coating on the outside but stay tender in the middle.
59K4.9 2 hours 40 min. June 22^th 2016

Erika's ceviche

Ericka's ceviche is a Peruvian version of the classic South American dish. The diced fish is cured (effectively "cooked") in lime juice. This dish is fairly simple to make, but delicous and full of fresh flavours.
66K 1 hour 9 min. December 30^th 2019

Fillet of salmon meunière

A fillet of salmon can be cooked in a similar way to sole: à la meunière. The fish is lightly floured, pan-fried in butter and served drizzled with lemony butter and flat-leaved parsley. Every bit as good as sole.
33K 25 min. April 11^th 2021

Fillets of sole Dieppoise

In principal, fillets of sole Dieppoise are poached and served with a creamy sauce and small shellfish. I am offering a new twist on the dish, with the fish sautéed rather than poached, a cream sauce flavoured with mussel stock, and served with shellfish (mussels, cockles and clams), mushrooms and...
62K3.9 1 hour 27 min. December 30^th 2019

Fillets of sole meunière

Sole "meunière" gets its name no doubt from the flour used to coat the fish ("meunière" is French for miller's wife). It is a classic of French bistro cuisine, rich with butter, basically simple, but easy to do badly. Here are all the tips you need to succeed, using fillets rather than fish on the...
181K4.3 24 min. November 10^th 2014

Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta

A fillet of blackspot sea bream (though you can use another fish), fried rapidly and served with a creamy cheese polenta and sautéed cherry tomatoes.
48K4.3 23 min. September 4^th 2016

Fish fillet in express cooking envelope

Vegetables cut in small dice and precooked, fish fillet, lemon juice, olive oil, and 2 minutes in the microwave.
335K 23.8 1 hour 19 min. June 11^th 2011

Fish fillet with preserved lemons

A thick fish fillet stuffed with slices of preserved lemon - crispy on the outside and tender inside.
116K4.3 36 min. January 30^th 2013

Fish in a salt crust

Fish cooked in a salt crust is simply baked in the oven, surrounded and completely covered by a layer of coarse salt. This allows the fish to cook gently and it should be eaten as soon as the salt crust is opened. In this version, it is stuffed with lemon and herbs. Using a thermometer is the best...
156K3.8 1 hour 8 min. January 29^th 2012

Fish in a seed crust

Fish fillets coated with a mixture of breadcrumbs and seeds, then fried.
79K4.2 30 min. June 1^st 2014

Fish in a sesame crust

Fish portions cooked in 2 stages: first in the pan, then in the oven, covered with a sesame paste which turns crisp when baked.
148K4.4 42 min. February 28^th 2012

Fish in white wine

This recipe for cooking fish in the oven is both simple and delicious. The fish is cooked with herbs and onions in white wine. It is served in a light sauce, made with the cooking juices and a little lemon juice.
111K4.3 56 min. December 14^th 2016

Fish Mousselines

Mousselines are a lighter version of the classic French quenelles, but without breadcrumbs. They are poached first in fumet (fish stock), then served "en gratin" in sauce normande.
75K 24.3 38 min. December 29^th 2018

Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes

This terrine is made up of alternating layers of fish fillets with spinach and preserved tomatoes. It is cooked gently in the oven, then served in slices (yes, it really is a kind of terrine) with hollandaise sauce, for example.
26K5 1 hour 52 min. November 8^th 2020

Fisherman's Ragout

This ragout combines vegetables (cut small and cooked until just tender in vegetable stock) with a mix of cockles and chunks of fish, all simmered together with cream and saffron.
91K4.1 2 hours 17 min. December 30^th 2019

Gravlax

Gravlax is a Nordic speciality and consists of boned salmon dry-cured overnight in salt and sugar. The cured salmon can be eaten like smoked salmon, just with a trickle of lemon juice, or with a light sauce of cream cheese and herbs.
57K5 12 hours 21 min. July 11^th 2016

Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream

A salmon fillet, grilled slowly to keep the inside tender, served with sesame rice and a little corn salad cream. You'll love it...
260K 13.9 1 hour 14 min. October 13^th 2010

Koulibiak in pie dish

Koulibiak is a traditional russian recipe from, usually served in a flat puff pastry fish shape. Here is an easier version, in a pie dish.
355K3.8 3 hours 19 min. September 7^th 2018

Langoustine and leek tarts

Small puff pastry cases filled with a layer of chopped leeks, fried langoustines (also known as scampi or Dublin Bay prawns), topped with hollandaise sauce.
101K4.2 1 hour 28 min. May 13^th 2012

Langoustine gratin

This elegant gratin has a layer of brunoise vegetables in the bottom, with langoustine tails (scampi) cooked in two stages on top, finished with a thick creamy sauce, made with the "fumet" from the langoustines. This recipe is quite long to make, but can be prepared in stages over a number of days....
58K3.9 2 hours 15 min. December 30^th 2019

Langoustine sabayon tart

For this recipe, the tart cases are made with sheets of filo pastry. These are filled with langoustines coated in a delicious lime-flavoured sabayon.
65K3.8 1 hour 6 min. July 2^nd 2014

Lobster Thermidor

In this recipe, the lobster are cooked first in a court bouillon (stock), then the flesh is removed and cut into small pieces before being cooked with the cream and alcohol. The dish is browned in the oven to finish.
148K 14.7 35 min. January 22^th 2012

Mackerel Fillets in White Wine

Mackerel fillets in white wine are the kind of thing we normally buy ready-made in a tin, as a quick snack. But preparing them at home is straightforward and so much better. Here is how to create this classic yourself, step by step.
51K3.7 2 hours 26 min. October 28^th 2015

Mackerel rillettes

This recipe for mackerel rillettes (or potted mackerel) starts with poaching the fish. The flesh is then taken off the bones and forked into a seasoned mixture of butter, mustard, cream and lemon juice. In France this is traditionally eaten as an aperitif snack, served on small slices of toast.
43K 1 hour June 19^th 2019

Marinated tuna and cabbage

Grilled tuna, marinated in lemon and herbs, accompanied by finely sliced cabbage, which is cooked in the tuna cooking pan to enjoy the flavours.
13K 1 hour 5 min. August 21^th 2022

Marinated tuna with herbs

Here is a very simple recipe, preferably for a barbecue or plancha, but could be made in the kitchen. As for any summer-barbecue-backyard recipe, all proportons can be varied according to taste.
258K4.3 1 hour 22 min. February 21^th 2011

Mussels marinière

This is the most classic way of preparing mussels, simple and delicious.
203K5 1 hour 4 min. September 4^th 2011

Nicholas's fish

This is a very easy recipe, everything hinges on the brief cooking of the leeks, then the fish.
239K4.8 56 min. February 21^th 2011

Normandy seafood stew

A "marmite normande" is a combination of different seasonal julienne vegetables and a mix of shellfish, rapidly sautéed, then deglazed with cider. The vegetables and shellfish are then simmered together in cream, which intensifies the flavours while it gently reduces and thickens. This recipe is...
56K2.5 2 hours 13 min. January 9^th 2019

Pan-fried fish fillets, braised cabbage with Noilly Prat

In this recipe, finely shredded cabbage is braised rapidly, then finished with Noilly Prat and a little cream. This is served to accompany a simple but delicious pan-fried fillet of fish.
26K2 44 min. February 7^th 2021

Pan-fried salmon with white cabbage

In this recipe a salmon steak is accompanied with blanched white cabbage and a rich sherry vinegar sauce.
112K4.5 1 hour 2 min. January 3^rd 2014

Pan-fried scallops and chanterelles with Noilly Prat sauce

The chanterelles are fried first briefly, then the scallops fried in the same pan. The pan is deglazed with Noilly to make a delicious cream sauce.
222K4.5 1 hour 6 min. May 10^th 2023

Parcels of fish fillet in spinach

These parcels are made with small pieces of fish fillet, wrapped in a blanched spinach leaf and lightly fried in butter. They can be served with a salted white wine sabayon (as in the recipe of scallops with crunchy vegetables), a beurre blanc, a dash of olive oil with herbs, or any other sauce of...
229K5 2 hours 23 min. March 18^th 2013

Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables.

This oven-baked recipe teams layers of rice and vegetables (sesame-flavoured rice, sautéed courgettes, onions and tomatoes) with fillets of fish (pollack here) and thyme laid on top. Everything is then cooked together in the oven.
49K4.3 1 hour 7 min. September 25^th 2016

Quick prawn curry

A very quick way to prepare a creamy prawn curry with lime and spring onion.
120K5 34 min. August 12^th 2015

Red mullet fillets in a quick marinade

For this recipe, the marinade is made in a jiffy: oil, lemon, parsley, salt and pepper. The red mullet fillets are marinaded for an hour, then pan-fried quickly. They are served with plain white rice.
72K4.7 1 hour 21 min. February 22^th 2015

Red mullet fillets with a reduced white-wine sauce

For this recipe, the red mullet fillets are fried in a large saucepan, then removed and kept hot. The "jus court" sauce is made by reducing dry white wine with spring onions in the pan used to cook the fish. The small quantity of sauce left (its French name literally means "short juice") is very...
38K3.8 30 min. June 25^th 2017

Rosemary steamed fish

In this recipe the fish is cooked in steam perfumed with rosemary, which makes it tender and aromatic, served on a bed of onions fondue and finished with a dry white wine sauce.
325K3.8 1 hour March 29^th 2020

Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables

A fresh salmon escalope just salt and pepper with small dices of small vegetables.
236K 15 1 hour 28 min. June 22^th 2011

Salmon chard rolls

For this dish only the green part of the chard is used. The blanched leaves are rolled around grilled salmon portions. The rolls are served coated with a savoury lemon sabayon, or the sauce of your choice.
161K3.8 1 hour 21 min. August 8^th 2010

Salmon rillettes

A terrine of two kinds of salmon (cooked and smoked) with butter and lemon.
275K4.3 2 hours 38 min. March 26^th 2013

Salmon with sorrel

Salmon with sorrel is the perfect mix with tender salmon and the slight acidity of sorrel.
293K 15 1 hour 23 min. October 13^th 2010

Scallops with cabbage julienne

Pan-fried scallops in a sauce of their juices deglazed with a little Noilly Prat, served with a julienne of blanched cabbage in cream.
123K4.6 1 hour 21 min. December 31^th 2013

Scallops with fondue of leeks

In this very creamy dish, the scallops are pan-fried, then the leeks fondue is added to absorb all the flavours.
311K 24.6 23 min. March 6^th 2020

Scallops with green asparagus tips and parmesan

In this recipe scallops are fried quickly, then cooked aaparagus tips are added with a sprinkling of parmesan to serve.
234K4.1 38 min. February 21^th 2011

Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat

Sorrel is often used with salmon, and very successfully, but it goes very well with scallops in this recipe, given a boost with Noilly Prat vermouth.
19K 43 min. November 24^th 2021

Scrambled eggs with langoustines and asparagus tips.

For this dish, the langoustines and asparagus tips are sautéed bafore being mixed with the beaten eggs and finished like scrambled eggs.
31K 50 min. August 28^th 2019

Sea bass with coriander cream en papillote

In this recipe, the fillets of sea bass are laid on a julienne of leeks (the white part), covered with a coriander cream sauce and cooked "en papillote".
56K5 52 min. February 19^th 2017

Seafood feuillantines

Little savoury "millefeuilles" with a very Breton taste of the sea: a mix of crab and salmon in a herb mayonnaise, piled up between crisp circles of buckwheat pancake.
94K5 48 min. April 28^th 2013

Seared tuna with lemon and lime

This is a very simple way to prepare and cook tuna - a fish that tends to dry out very quickly if you are not careful about how you cook it. In this recipe the tuna medallions are marinated in a mixture of olive oil, lemon and lime, before being seared briefly on both sides. Serve with rice cooked...
44K4.8 2 hours 18 min. July 23^th 2017

Spaghetti with mussels and basil

Mussels and pasta cooked separately, then combined in a cream sauce made with the reduced mussel juices.
148K4.1 1 hour 40 min. September 14^th 2011

Spicy seafood plancha

A mix of diced fish and uncooked prawns marinated with spices and then simply cooked on a plancha. The fish benefits from the acidic citrus note provided by the lime, and the prawns from a little vinegar.
35K 1 hour 33 min. March 11^th 2018

Stock-pot fish

A julienne of vegetables (small sticks) mixed with choice morsels of fish, slowly cooked in vegetable stock.
301K4.3 2 hours 36 min. December 31^th 2013

Summer Salmon Blanquette

This simple blanquette is a creamy dish of pan-fried salmon chunks with fresh broad beans and mushrooms. Although it is just right for the start of summer, it can be made at any time of year.
60K3 59 min. May 10^th 2023

Tahitian style fish

Little pieces of fish marinated overnight a night in lime juice.
260K5 12 hours 57 min. February 21^th 2011

Tender tuna

Cooking tuna can be tricky: undercooked it is unappetising, overcooked it dries out rapidly. Here is a method which guarantees that your tuna will be perfectly cooked and tender.
147K4.7 49 min. March 26^th 2014

Turban of sole with langoustines

The turban is made from a rolled fillet of sole poached in fish stock. Each turban is then filled with sautéed langoustines and a tasty cream sauce, flavoured with langoustine stock. This dish takes quite a long time to make because of the langoustine stock, but you will really impress your guests.
85K4.1 1 hour 44 min. November 23^th 2014

"Oeufs rabattus" with leeks

This quick French way of cooking eggs is similar to an omelette, but with the egg simply drawn in towards the centre during the brief cooking. The eggs here are cooked with sautéed leeks and served with delicious morteau sausage "crisps".
33K4.3 44 min. March 29^th 2017

Aligot

Aligot is a traditional family dish from the Auvergne mountains in France. It is basically a potato purée enriched with cheese and stirred for a long time.
110K4.2 1 hour 17 min. April 5^th 2012

Auvergne gratin

Cauliflower, green cabbage, potatoes and of course Saint-Nectaire for this gratin with Auvergne flavors.
5,504 1 hour 50 min. December 10^th 2023

Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables

The classic hot box method is a delicious way to serve Mont d'Or cheese. For a more original twist, this recipe adds mixed vegetables. The cheese is baked in the oven as usual, but filled with the diced vegetables and mushrooms.
45K3.8 58 min. February 26^th 2017

Baked potatoes with poached egg and tuna sauce

You will no doubt have baked potatoes the classic way, but here's a version inspired by Yotam Ottolenghi, served with a delicious tuna and caper sauce, and a poached egg.
29K 1 hour 16 min. September 27^th 2020

Baked potoatoes with herb butter or cream

Here's how to prepare good baked potatoes, and two ideas for toppings. Herb butter can be easily be made in advance and store in the fridge folded in plastic film, it can also be served with red meat because it look like very much to the "Beurre maitre d'hotel" (butler's butter, usually with parsley...
187K 13.8 1 hour 42 min. October 24^th 2010

Baker's tuna and mushroom tart

A baker's tart, sometimes called a baker's pizza, is a tart with a base made of bread dough. This version, without tomatoes, combines tuna with mushrooms.
35K 1 hour 2 min. May 10^th 2023

Breton leek and mushroom tart

This is a "tart" with a difference: the case is not made with pastry, but with a double layer of lightly buttered Breton galettes (buckwheat pancakes). The filling is made with shallots, sautéed mushrooms, leeks and cream. You might have noticed that this recipe includes the key elements of...
42K4.3 1 hour 13 min. May 10^th 2023

Broccoli savoury custard

This light and delicious savoury custard with broccoli is perfect to serve with meat or fish in a sauce.
82K4 44 min. October 18^th 2015

Bruschetta

Bruschetta is an Italian recipe consisting of a slice of bread in olive oil, topped with a preparation, mainly tomato-based. Here's a very simple version, with tomatoes and mozzarella.
4,931 39 min. November 19^th 2023

Bruschetta and mozzarella

A very tasty version of bruschetta with herbs and mozzarella.
4,254 46 min. January 11^th 2024

Butterfly pasta with smoked trout

Butterfly pasta, diced smoked trout with cheese, and a touch of green with parsley.
4,371 19 min. February 7^th 2024

Cauliflower and avocado rémoulade

The combination of cauliflower and avocado is generally a successful one. In this recipe the cauliflower is grated tabbouleh style then mixed with the avocado and a rémoulade dressing for a fresh, summery starter.
14K 22 min. June 26^th 2022

Cauliflower and chickpea purée

Cauliflower and chickpeas go really well together. Here they are combined in a creamy purée which makes a delicious accompaniment for red meat, for example.
32K 42 min. January 27^th 2021

Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto

Mediterranean flavors for this recipe where cauliflower and purple eggplant are bound together with a Greek-style "pesto".
12K 56 min. September 4^th 2022

Cauliflower coconut curry

Curry sauces are often heavy with cream, but here's one that's non-dairy, made with coconut milk, so much lighter. It's every bit as delicious.
14K 54 min. February 27^th 2022

Cauliflower curry

Plenty of flavour in this cauliflower curry: from the hot spices, of course, but also from dry-roasted cashew nuts.
129K4.8 54 min. January 19^th 2014

Chard and potato gratin

All of the chard leaves (greens and stalk) will be used in this recipe. They are first boiled, then layered with sliced potatoes and topped with a bechamel sauce.
38K 1 hour 6 min. June 10^th 2020

Cheese and tomato tart

A thin puff pastry base, precooked to be extra crisp, filled after cooling with a bed of cream cheese, then a generous layer of tomatoes (as many different colours as possible) to create a colourful and flavoursome tart.
22K 1 hour 44 min. September 2^nd 2020

Cheese Soufflé

A soufflé - one of those dishes with a reputation for being tricky to get right. In fact, it's not as difficult as all that. The important thing is to break the process down into stages: start by making the bechamel sauce, add some cheese (this turns it into a Mornay sauce), then add the egg yolks...
119K 14.4 1 hour 34 min. September 11^th 2013

Cheese tart

This is a very simple recipe for a "Pontarlier" style cheese tart that allows you to prepare a number at the same time. They freeze very well, so you can easily stock up for later.
82K4.2 5 hours 10 min. February 3^rd 2013

Chilli potato wedges

To make these spicy wedges, the potatoes are boiled whole first, then cut, coated in your choice of spices and cooked in the oven until browned and beautifully crisp.
20K 1 hour 51 min. May 16^th 2021

Country vegetable soup

In this "country" (paysanne) style soup, the vegetables are left in small pieces, rather than blended.
86K 14.3 1 hour 11 min. April 2^nd 2014

Courgettes (zuchinis)

A classic gratin, but with the courgettes cooked separately to prevent too much juice being released during the oven cooking, and so make a dish that is barely moist.
492K 13.7 1 hour 20 min. October 13^th 2010

Creamy cauliflower with smoked salmon

A creamy cauliflower purée with steamed leek, and strips of smoked salmon lightly sautéed on the side.
9,850 56 min. February 5^th 2023

Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel

This recipe partners green asparagus with sorrel, which adds a slight bitterness and hint of acidity, and cooked rice, all blended to a rich finish with cream.
21K 44 min. May 26^th 2021

Creamy rice with spinach

For this simple recipe, rice is mixed with a shallot cream before adding cooked spinach.
7,560 18 min. May 28^th 2023

Creamy risotto with vegetables

Risotto is one of the many delights of italian cooking... Here is a version with vegetables cooked separately, and their stock used to cook rice. Delicious, as you will see...
373K5 2 hours 53 min. June 12^th 2011

Creamy spinach and potato gratin

This is a gratin with a difference: before going in the oven, the layers of spinach and potato are topped with cream in which Mont d'Or cheese has been melted (or another cheese, if you prefer).
59K4 1 hour 5 min. December 17^th 2017

Crispy potato and mushroom brik rolls

These crispy rolls have a mashed potato filling with mushrooms and herbs.
57K5 46 min. July 26^th 2015

Crispy potato galette with leeks

For this recipe, we make a "galette" of fried potatoes, then add layer of steamed leeks and melt cheese over the top. The galette is folded over, rather like an omelette, before being cut into portions.
46K4.1 39 min. May 5^th 2016

Crispy smoked salmon and herb rolls

This recipe is for rolls of brik or filo pastry with a filling of smoked salmon, eggs, herbs and mustard. These are cut into sections before being cooked in the oven.
60K4.1 48 min. February 26^th 2015

Curried prawn risotto

In this recipe, the prawns are fried separately first with curry powder, then added to the risotto.
95K3.9 59 min. December 30^th 2019

Duet of creamed cauliflower and cabbage

For this creamy "duet", the cauliflower and cabbage are boiled first, then mixed just before serving with a reduced cream sauce.
33K 52 min. July 4^th 2021

Eggs Comtoise

In this recipe from eastern France, an egg yolk sits inside a potato nest with a topping of hot cancoillote cheese. The nest is served with fried sliced potatoes.
41K3.8 40 min. January 17^th 2016

Eggs in brioche nests

This is an original way to serve an egg: with cheese in a savoury brioche nest. This looks elegant for when you have guests and it is delicious as well.
50K4.1 3 hours 37 min. December 6^th 2015

Eggs in tomato shells

This is a novel way of cooking eggs: in tomato "shells" or egg-cups! For extra flavour, we'll put a spoonful of caramelized onions in the tomato first.
48K3.9 1 hour 3 min. October 11^th 2015

Eggs with green asparagus and Parmesan cheese

Green asparagus cut into sections, quickly sautéed with Parmesan, and topped with eggs beaten with cream.
6,335 40 min. July 23^th 2023

Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes

Melting courgettes with tomatoes and onions into which the eggs are slid carefully, without breaking the yolk, and cooked gently. The secret of success in this recipe is to combine the tomatoes and courgettes when they are really soft, and cook the egg white, leaving the yolk still runny.
72K3.8 52 min. September 27^th 2015

Feta and spinach brik pie

In this recipe, a feta and cream filling is sandwiched between layers of spinach and wrapped in brik (or filo) pastry.
70K 24.8 55 min. December 10^th 2014

Filo leeks and cheese tart

This is a very quick tart recipe, where the crust is made by a stacking filo pastry sheets.
280K4.3 1 hour 14 min. April 17^th 2022

Flamiche

Flamiche is a savoury tart from the Picardy region of northeasten France. It is a cousin of quiche lorraine, but the pastry is characteristically made with lard and the filling has neither bacon nor eggs. This version contains a mixture of endives and leeks (white part only).
39K 14.5 1 hour 16 min. April 30^th 2017

Fresh spinach with cream

Fresh spinach, simply wilted, reheated in a sauce of thickened cream with shallot, and served with quarters of hard-boiled egg.
340K3.8 1 hour 43 min. September 29^th 2012

Fried cheese toasties with avocado

Cheese toasties just got naughtier: pan-fried with butter, the French way. Serve with sliced avocado and lime juice for a delicious contrast of hot and crunchy with cold and yielding – and a clearer conscience!
22K 28 min. January 20^th 2021

Fried eggs with tomatoes

In this recipe, thick slices of tomato are cooked first, then the eggs are left to cook gently in the spaces between them. Particularly delicious served simply with a trickle of balsamic vinegar.
77K4.8 31 min. November 27^th 2013

Genoese croque-monsieur

Here is an Italian version of the famous French toasted sandwich: a croque-monsieur from Genoa. The two slices of fried bread hold together scrambled egg, pesto and grated Parmesan.
53K 24 min. July 22^th 2018

Gnocchi alla romana

Gnocchi are a type of pasta made with flour and potatoes or, as here, semolina. For this recipe, the gnocchi are made quite large and cooked "au gratin", topped with grated cheese.
39K 2 hours 59 min. July 29^th 2020

Grated potato cakes

These grated potato cakes (similar to hash browns, but without the onion) can be deep or pan fried. They are excellent with meat, but quite delicious on their own. Children love them.
145K4.3 39 min. November 23^th 2014

Gratin "grilled inside"

We think of a classic gratin, potatoes and cauliflower, but in this recipe we start by grilling them before assembling the gratin, which gives a slightly crunchy texture, and especially a delicious taste.
13K 1 hour 44 min. September 25^th 2022

Gratin Dauphinois

This recipe is a bit sensitive for people from Dauphiné (a French area around the city of Grenoble), many of them are sure to have the "true" recipe. Here is the version of the famous French chef Michel Guérard. The most interesting thing about gratin Dauphinois, is that it has a delicate hint of...
380K 25 1 hour 3 min. August 13^th 2016

Gratin of beet tops and potatoes

In a very classic gratin, here's a pairing that's a little less classic: beet tops with potatoes. The tops add a slight bitterness that complements the sweetness of the potatoes, cream and cheese.
5,473 55 min. October 8^th 2023

Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or

This gratin has layers of potatoes and sautéed endives, topped with Mont d'Or cheese and browned in the oven.
47K5 58 min. February 14^th 2016

Gratin slices with spinach

A slice of bread with a gratin of bechamel containing hard-boiled egg and topped with cheese, served with fresh spinach.
87K4.1 1 hour 33 min. March 20^th 2013

Gratin with Parmesan flavours

For this gratin recipe, we're going to use Parmesan cheese crumbles, which will find a final, practical use. You'll have a potato and cauliflower gratin, with delicious Parmesan flavours, but without actually using any.
1,652 2 hours 32 min. April 21^th 2024

Greek-style stuffed courgettes

Courgettes filled with a mixture of feta, pine nuts and lemon, then cooked gratin-style in the the oven.
15K 50 min. July 17^th 2022

Green asparagus omelette

Small spears of green asparagus steamed and sliced, served with grated Parmesan in the middle of an omelette.
136K3.8 33 min. May 6^th 2012

Green beans "Napoléon"

Apparently, Napoléon Bonaparte had a delicate stomach, so his cook made his cream sauces a little gentler with tomato. Here is a version for green beans, cooked in two stages, with a cream and tomato sauce.
18K 18 min. August 11^th 2023

Green beans with tomato cream sauce

Green beans, cooked separately, are added to a tomato cream made with pan-fried cherry tomatoes with herbs.
6,179 1 hour 7 min. September 27^th 2023

Harvest Gratin

Purple artichokes, cauliflower and mozzarella combined with bechamel sauce in a gratin to cheer up the end of summer.
47K4.1 1 hour 15 min. September 20^th 2015

Individual creamy endive gratins

In this recipe, the endives are first blanched, then baked with cream and mushrooms in individual cassolettes (small gratin dishes or large ramekins).
115K4.6 1 hour 5 min. May 10^th 2023

Layered Leek and Egg Gratin

This gratin combines parboiled leeks with chopped hard-boiled eggs in thin layers.
54K4.1 49 min. January 10^th 2016

Leek and artichoke tart à la piémontaise

This is a quiche-style tart with a Piedmont-inspired twist: the filling is made with eggs, mascarpone (lighter than the usual cream) and Parmesan. The tart still has a moist texture to balance the puff-pastry crust, with the flavour of leeks and purple artichokes.
44K5 1 hour 25 min. December 7^th 2016

Leek and broccoli "à la flamande"

Leeks "à la flamande" (Flemish style) are traditionally served with melted butter mixed with chopped hard-boiled eggs. In this version with broccoli, the vegetables are steamed and the sauce is pepped up with a little mustard.
21K 44 min. December 12^th 2021

Leek and fresh tuna tart

The puff pastry case is filled with a layer of leek, lightly fried chunks of fresh tuna and a quiche mixture.
71K5 1 hour 15 min. April 17^th 2022

Leek and Mimolette tart

This baked tart has a shortcrust pastry case, filled with a layer of chopped, braised leeks topped with a bechamel sauce with eggs and Mimolette cheese.
54K4.1 1 hour 16 min. June 9^th 2020

Leek and tuna loaf

This loaf is a savoury cake (quite popular in France) made with tinned tuna and leeks that have been lightly cooked with shallot.
184K4.4 1 hour 18 min. October 3^rd 2010

Morel risotto with Vin Jaune and Mont d'Or

This is a rather special risotto recipe with Morel mushrooms, cooked with Jura Vin Jaune wine, and with Mont d'Or cheese added just before serving to make it extra creamy. With the trio of morels, Vin Jaune and Mont d'Or, this is an ideal way to bring together the delicious flavours of the...
50K3.8 1 hour 53 min. September 4^th 2018

Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin

This recipe uses pan-fried mushrooms and shallots in cream as the filling for Breton "galettes": traditional buckwheat pancakes. The stuffed pancakes are then baked gratin-style with cheese and cream.
118K4.6 55 min. May 10^th 2023

Mushroom tart

Puff pastry, cream and mushroom "duxelle" are the perfect combination to create an elegant savoury tart with a crisp, flaky base.
21K 52 min. May 10^th 2023

Mushrooms à la grecque

Mushrooms "à la grecque" (Greek-style) is a simple way to enhance sautéed mushrooms with the flavours of olive oil, herbs and lemon. A common variation is to add tomatoes – just one of many possibilities.
24K 17 min. May 10^th 2023

Nanou's tuna tart

Crisp puff pastry topped with tuna, mushrooms and cooked shallots.
115K4.2 1 hour 36 min. May 10^th 2023

Norwegian tartines

Scandinavian-style bread with smoked trout, and a fresh topping with herbs and shallots.
27K 28 min. February 19^th 2020

Oven-roasted Sprouts

Here is an original way to pep up Brussels sprouts: roasted in the oven. Cooked this way, they will be lightly crisped on the outside and melting in the middle.
155K4 53 min. February 10^th 2016

Parmesan cauliflower cheese

In this recipe, the cauliflower is cooked first in milk and this is used to make a Parmesan-bechamel sauce. The dish is topped with more Parmesan before being browned in the oven.
22K 1 hour 34 min. December 1^st 2021

Pasta with mushrooms

Your choice of pasta (spaghetti, penne or whatever) in a creamy sauce with mushrooms and shallots.
115K4.3 37 min. May 10^th 2023

Penne with Mushrooms

Sautéed mushrooms in a cream sauce with penne - a simple, delicious recipe.
47K5 37 min. May 10^th 2023

Penne with purple artichokes

In this recipe, the purple artichokes are braised in white wine, then mixed with the penne and parmesan.
63K5 52 min. February 11^th 2016

Pissaladière with puff pastry

This savoury tart is a traditional speciality around Nice, on France's Cote d'Azur. Originally, pissaladière had much in common with its Italian cousin, the pizza, but made with onions, anchovies and olives, and without tomatoes. This is a slightly different version, more friable (with a...
46K3.9 1 hour 38 min. May 7^th 2017

Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk

The combination of eggs with spinach is always a winner, but this recipe elevates it to another level with the original and delicious flavour added by the Comté milk.
17K 1 hour 7 min. January 19^th 2022

Polenta with beetroot tops

Creamy polenta with beetroot tops just briefly wilted in a frying pan with spring onion.
12K 31 min. June 8^th 2022

Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg

A "cake" of fried polenta, blanched spinach and a soft-poached egg on top, with a cream, shallot and white-wine sauce poured over just before serving.
63K5 1 hour 11 min. June 3^rd 2018

Pollack Parmentier

"Parmentier", in French cuisine, means topped or mixed with mashed potato. This fishy version is made with pollack (or another fish, if you prefer), poached, flaked, and mixed with cooked onions, mashed potatoes and a little thyme. This is then topped with grated cheese and browned in the oven,...
37K4.8 56 min. October 1^st 2017

Potato and broccoli gratin

A very simple recipe: a layer of potatoes, a layer of broccoli, bechamel sauce and grated cheese.
218K3.8 2 hours 1 min. September 21^th 2011

Potato gratin

This classic French recipe is made with sliced potatoes baked in milk and browned on top.
1.1M 14.6 1 hour 47 min. February 21^th 2011

Potato Waffles with Smoked Salmon

For potato waffles, the flour in the mixture for the sweet version is replaced with instant dried potato. This is a way of making delicious savoury waffles. Adding ribbons of smoked salmon, like here, turns them into a proper meal, though they can be also be served as an accompaniment.
57K4.5 39 min. April 22^th 2018

Potimarron and Parmesan tart

This moist tart has a shortcrust pastry case, filled with a mixture of potimarron purée and Parmesan, bound with egg.
32K 2 hours 14 min. December 12^th 2018

Potimarron braised in meat jus

This is a very quick and simple recipe which makes an excellent accompaniment for roast meat, for example. It is also a good Sunday night dish.
55K 1 hour 5 min. February 25^th 2018

Provençal braised carrots

Chunks of carrot (different coloured varieties here), braised in a vegetable stock with herbes de Provence and served on a bed of couscous.
54K 1 hour 14 min. January 27^th 2019

Purple artichokes braised in white wine

In this recipe, small purple artichokes are trimmed and braised (i.e. simmered gently in a small quantity of liquid) in white wine.
65K4.3 40 min. June 29^th 2014

Quartet of brassicas with cream

Four kinds of brassicas (Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, romanesco and broccoli), blanched separately, then combined to finish with cream and chopped parsley.
134K4.6 2 hours 41 min. January 16^th 2013

Quiche Bretonne

This quiche from Brittany has a puff-pastry base topped with an assortment of fish and shellfish with a classic quiche filling. After baking in a hot oven, the crusty pastry is a great foil for the moist filling with all its seafood flavours.
54K 1 hour 40 min. April 17^th 2022

Ratatouille

Ratatouille is a typical Mediterranean dish. The best-known version comes from Nice. It is a ragout of different vegetables (aubergines, peppers, courgettes, onions) in a tomato sauce.
104K5 1 hour 52 min. September 29^th 2013

Ratatouille confite

In this ratatouille recipe, the vegetables are cooked longer than usual to get a richer melting dish.
209K 13.8 2 hours 40 min. June 12^th 2011

Rice à la grecque

Rice cooked "à la grecque" (Greek-style) is enlivened with sautéed leeks and mushrooms, cream and feta, to which the cooked rice is added at the end. This is a hearty dish, usually served in its cooking pot in the centre of the table, so everyone can help themselves.
35K 48 min. October 28^th 2020

Rice with spring greens

This combination of spring cabbage and leeks, cooked separately then mixed with rice, is a simple recipe and everything can be prepared in advance.
14K 44 min. June 6^th 2022

Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon

This makes a change from the usual ways of cooking sprouts: oven-roasted with sage and lemon, topped with grated Parmesan. They can be served as the main feature, or to accompany meat, for example.
22K 1 hour 4 min. February 3^rd 2021

Roast cabbage with lemon

It's not always easy to find new and appealing ways to cook cabbage, but this recipe – which is fairly simple – will give you a really delicious roast cabbage, flavoured with lemon and tarragon.
37K5 53 min. August 26^th 2020

Roast potatoes "à la provençale"

These roast potatoes with echoes of Provence are cooked in 2 stages: boiled first, then finished in the oven until golden and crisp. They can be served on their own, to accompany meat, or simply with a good green salad.
27K 1 hour 45 min. September 12^th 2021

Roasted Cauliflower

Roasting cauliflower in the oven is a delicious way to enjoy the vegetable: golden-brown on the outside and melt-in-the-mouth inside. In this recipe, the cauliflower is blanched first, then brushed with herb butter before roasting in the oven.
64K5 1 hour 12 min. March 27^th 2016

Roasted cauliflower

This is how Yotam Ottolenghi does roasted cauliflower: whole, served with a green parsley tahini sauce.
36K 2 hours 32 min. April 19^th 2020

Roasted leeks with pesto

Oven-roasted leeks, served in the spirit of leek vinaigrette with chopped hard-boiled eggs, but accompanied by a pesto.
8,111 1 hour 9 min. April 23^th 2023

Roasted vegetables with thyme and green sauce

A quick and easy recipe for this dish of oven-roasted vegetables, served with a green parsley and sesame sauce.
6,678 54 min. July 12^th 2023

Salmon and leek fondue tart

This delicious, creamy tart is full of flavour: big chunks of salmon marinated before cooking and laid on a bed of leek fondue in a shortcrust pastry case. You'll love it!
41K 48 min. March 6^th 2020

Salmon and Spinach Gratin

This gratin has a layer of spinach, a layer of salmon with tomato and a layer of potato purée topped with grated cheese.
56K4.3 46 min. January 27^th 2016

Salt cod brandade

"Brandade de morue" is a classic of French bistro cuisine, especially in the south. It is a puréed mixture of salt cod and olive oil with (or sometimes without) potatoes. Here is a simplified version.
83K4 1 hour 32 min. March 2^nd 2014

Sautéed green vegetables

Just fresh vegetables, each sautéed in turn in olive oil, then combined with chopped spring onions and parsley.
71K4.1 1 hour 5 min. June 15^th 2014

Sautéed Green Vegetables in pan

A recipe full of gorgeous greens: broccoli, romanesco, Brussels sprouts and cabbage. The vegetables are cooked separately in stock before being lightly sautéed with shallot. This is a simple dish, though it takes a while to prepare, and is delicious, light and healthy.
59K4.1 37 min. December 2^nd 2015

Sautéed oyster mushrooms

When oyster mushrooms are about, it's worth making the most of them. Why not try this very simple sauté recipe? The mushrooms are fried and finished with just a little parsley and lemon juice.
33K 22 min. January 6^th 2021

Scallop and leek pancakes

These pancakes are filled with pan-fried scallops and creamed leeks.
58K4.3 13 min. March 6^th 2020

Scrambled eggs and leeks on toast

Scrambled eggs on toast, but with a difference: the eggs are partnered with smoked cheese and topped with just-cooked shredded leeks.
13K 57 min. March 23^th 2022

Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach

Fresh spinach, butter-fried bread and scrambled eggs: simply delicious.
284K3.8 2 hours March 18^th 2013

Seafood sauerkraut

The French version of sauerkraut (choucroute) is normally served with meat, especially pork and sausage, but here is a seafood version with fish and shellfish. Do give it a try, as it's simple to make and delicious!
172K4 1 hour 37 min. April 17^th 2011

Shiitake eggs

By French standards, this hardly qualifies as an omelette: beaten eggs, simply slammed in the pan with sautéed shiitake mushrooms in soy sauce.
39K4.2 34 min. March 7^th 2021

Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce

For this very green and vegetal recipe, vegetables are cooked separately, and bound with a Mornay sauce (Béchamel with cheese).
6,710 57 min. August 6^th 2023

Small ratatouille with

It's a hotch-potch of vegetables, cooked in two stages, onto which eggs are broken and cooked until the white only is just firm.
256K5 1 hour 3 min. June 12^th 2011

Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses

A croque-monsieur, soft, a bit inspired by French toast, and topped with cheeses before a trip to the oven.
10K 49 min. April 9^th 2023

Sorrel omelette

A sorrel omelette is, unsurprisingly, a classic omelette with chopped sorrel added, but it is also served with a reduced cream and sorrel sauce.
15K 47 min. June 1^st 2022

Soufflée omelette with cheese

Halfway between an omelette and a soufflé, this quick recipe give a light and delicious result. The secret is mainly in the two cooking methods: frying pan, then oven.
425K4.7 51 min. June 22^th 2013

Spaghetti with mushrooms

In this recipe, the mushrooms are cooked in the oven first and are then combined with the cooked spaghetti, shallots and dressed with white wine and soy sauce.
62K4.1 1 hour 3 min. March 12^th 2015

Spaghetti with smoked salmon

After cooking the spaghetti as usual, strips of smoked salmon are added with cream, lemon, Parmesan and egg yolks.
134K3.8 37 min. March 10^th 2013

Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto

For this very simple recipe, just pasta, tomatoes, a few herbs and a little pesto, but a delicious taste you'll see.
7,591 32 min. October 15^th 2023

Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese

This delicious twist on cauliflower cheese is cooked in 3 stages: the cauliflower is steamed on its own before being fried with the spices. It is then topped with cheese and breadcrumbs, and browned in the oven.
36K 1 hour 1 min. May 24^th 2020

Spicy roast cauliflower gratin

The cauliflower in this recipe is cooked two different ways: first oven-roasted with chilli spices, then finished with a creamy gratin topping, made with its own trimmings.
16K 1 hour 23 min. March 20^th 2022

Spinach and cashew brik rolls

Brik (or filo) pastry with a filling of cream cheese, cooked spinach and cashew nuts.
28K 31 min. February 26^th 2020

Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce

Spinach and cauliflower, each cooked on its own side, then bound together with a roasted sesame béchamel.
4,087 56 min. January 14^th 2024

Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise"

An Italian-style combination of spinach, chick peas and tomatoes, flavoured with thyme and Parmesan.
12K 18 min. June 15^th 2022

Spinach and Comté Loaf

For this savoury cake-style loaf, we use a plain basic mixture and add wilted spinach wth shallots and diced Comté cheese.
96K4.3 1 hour 13 min. April 17^th 2016

Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto

For this simple recipe, thinly sliced and sautéed mushrooms, accompanied by cooked spinach, are combined with a pesto sauce.
8,168 17 min. May 10^th 2023

Spinach and ricotta ravioli

The filling for these ravioli is a delicious mixture of ricotta with cooked spinach, egg and lightly toasted pine nuts. The ravioli are first boiled in salted water, then baked gratin-style with cream, Parmesan and sage.
51K 14.8 1 hour 12 min. May 29^th 2016

Spinach brik parcels

Crispy brik parcels, filled with a mixture of spinach, feta and chopped shallot.
112K5 43 min. May 5^th 2013

Spinach Omelette

An ultra-simple but delicious omelette recipe. The beaten eggs are poured over spinach that has already been cooked with shallots.
70K4.7 17 min. May 1^st 2016

Spinach on toast with bechamel

A slice of buttered toast, layers of spinach and sliced hard-boiled egg, topped with bechamel sauce and grated cheese, then browned in the oven.
59K4.3 33 min. February 11^th 2015

Steamed leeks with morel sabayon

For this very simple recipe, steamed leeks (cooked in 2 stages) are served with a sabayon made with mushroom "jus", preferably from morels. The sabayon is the major taste element in this dish, and adds a delicious woodland-mushroom flavour.
35K4.1 37 min. June 11^th 2017

Stuffed artichokes au gratin

For this recipe we'll attempt to use the whole of the artichoke: the heart, of course, but also the leaf bases in bechamel sauce with mushrooms and shallots, as a tasty filling for the hearts.
91K5 1 hour 33 min. May 10^th 2023

Stuffed Mushrooms

In this recipe, the mushrooms are stuffed with caramelized onions, topped with cheese and cooked in the oven. As mushrooms tend to give off a lot of liquid, especially when very fresh, the cooking is done in two stages.
54K4.1 57 min. May 10^th 2023

Summery cheese on toast

Lightly toasted bread topped with a mixture of cream cheese, chopped spring onions, sliced radishes and fresh herbs.
38K4 21 min. July 20^th 2016

Tartine du pêcheur

This is a French twist on that store-cupboard basic, sardines on toast: sardine fillets in oil and sliced spring onion, topped with a poached egg.
40K4.7 15 min. June 1^st 2016

Thaï rice with small vegetables

Vegetables cut in small dice, cooked in stages, and mixed with cooked Thaï rice. Delicious alone or served with meat for example.
273K4.7 1 hour 34 min. February 21^th 2011

The strange gratin

Here is a recipe for a gratin that is a little unusual in its ingredients, which allows the use of vegetable tops and leftover cheese, but for a very successful taste despite everything.
14K 1 hour 30 min. July 20^th 2022

Thin spinach and potato tart

A savoury tart with a thin puff pastry base, crushed potatoes, spinach, bechamel sauce and topped with a sprinkling of grated cheese.
21K5 58 min. June 13^th 2021

Tomato omelette

Tomato omelette is a great classic of Provençale cuisine. This is my personal version with mushrooms.
112K4.6 1 hour 1 min. May 10^th 2023

Tomatoes Provençal

This is a great classic dish of Provençal cuisine: tomato halves topped with a kind of stuffing mixture of breadcrumbs, parsley and garlic. In this version, they are served on a bed of white rice.
40K4.3 1 hour 9 min. December 30^th 2019

Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin

The small squash used here is the Japanese chestnut pumpkin or "potimarron". For this gratin, we scrape out the seeds and fill the centre with a mixture of three sorts of cheese and cream, then bake it in the oven until the pumpkin flesh is soft. Served straight from the oven like this, it is good...
79K4.1 53 min. January 24^th 2016

Truffade original

Truffade is a traditional dish from the Auvergne region of France. It is simple and delicious: potatoes are cooked slowly in a covered pan, then sliced local cheese is melted in towards the end of cooking.
29K 1 hour 33 min. August 12^th 2021

Two-cheese vegetable gratin

This is a vegetable gratin with a difference: 3 layers of different vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli and aubergine) with two different cheeses for a flavousome topping: Comté and Époisse.
41K4 1 hour 23 min. October 16^th 2019

Vegetable pie

Three layers of vegetables, baked in puff pastry.
231K3.9 1 hour 21 min. September 10^th 2018

Welsh-style potato purée

A Welsh-style twist on the classic potato purée (posh mash!), with finely sliced leeks, cooked until just done to keep their lovely green colour. This dish could be the main feature or served on the side with meat, for example.
16K 25 min. December 26^th 2021

White bean gratin "à l'italienne"

White haricot beans enriched with the Mediterranean flavours of tomatoes and herbs. The beans are boiled first then mixed with chopped tomatoes and finished gratin-style in the oven.
22K 13 hours 2 min. August 25^th 2021

Special Parmesan baguettes

This moist bread is generously flavoured with diced Parmesan, fried onions and mushrooms. In the form of mini-baguetttes (French sticks), it is easy to serve sliced and makes an ideal aperitif snack.
71K4 3 hours 43 min. May 10^th 2023

Spring Bread

Spring bread is flavoured with little pieces of preserved tomatoes, Parmesan and chive flowers (hence the name, as the flowers only appear for a brief period in spring). Shaped into long loaves or thin sticks, slices of this bread make a delicious aperitif snack.
57K4.3 4 hours 2 min. October 24^th 2017

Oriane's tuna rillettes

Quick to make, delicious as an aperitif.
187K5 17 min. February 21^th 2011

Tomato ladybirds

Tomatoes filled with a tuna mayonnaise and rice mixture, in a fun ladybird shape that kids will love, served with a puree of fresh garden peas. A good way to encourage them to eat vegetables.
266K 14 1 hour 47 min. February 21^th 2011

Béarnaise sauce

This very tasty sauce, flavoured with tarragon, chervil and shallot, with its hint of acidity, is perfect for grilled fish or meats. Its well-known as a difficult sauce, but here are all the tips that you need to succeed.
331K4 1 hour 6 min. May 22^th 2016

Bechamel sauce

Bechamel sauce is a classic, made from a cooked butter-flour mix called "roux", where milk is added and slowly cooked. We get a thick sauce, used in many recipes.
411K4.3 18 min. February 21^th 2011

Beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce is a great classic of French cuisine, made with vinegar, white wine and shallots. It is a wonderful accompaniment for fish and shellfish.
169K3.8 35 min. February 2^nd 2012

Carrot-top pesto

You will no doubt be familiar with classic pesto. Here is an alternative, zero-waste version using carrot tops for a surprising pesto, full of fresh flavour.
34K 16 min. September 16^th 2020

Coriander and cashew nut pesto

You are probably familiar with the classic pesto,made with basil and pine nuts. I'd like to tempt you with a rather different (but quite delicious) version, made with coriander and cashew nuts.
59K 26 min. December 9^th 2018

Cream and herb dressing

A quick and easy recipe for a cream and herb dressing to go with all kinds of dishes, from simple jacket potatoes to fish.
14K 13 min. June 12^th 2022

Cream sauce with Vin Jaune

This sauce made with Vin Jaune ("yellow wine") is emblematic of Comtoise cuisine from Eastern France. It combines the smoothness of cream with the slight acidity and typical flavour of the Vin Jaune. The tricky aspect of cooking with Vin Jaune is that its fugitive flavour tends to disappear when...
186K4 46 min. October 3^rd 2018

French dressing (vinaigrette)

Here is a very simple recipe, but it could completely transform, maybe even transcend, your salad.
1.0M4.5 7 min. July 7^th 2011

Greek Pesto

You may already know the pesto, this delicious Italian sauce, well here is the Greek variation of the thing: the basil is accompanied by thyme and oregano, and the Parmesan replaced by feta cheese. Greek flavors, but in an Italian spirit, a true European recipe.
18K5 18 min. July 24^th 2022

Green bean purée

Green (or French) beans are usually served whole, for instance as an accompanying vegetable or in a salad, but they make a good purée, too. This is tasty on its own, but also goes very well with meats, and children usually prefer it to "normal" beans.
71K 23 min. August 11^th 2023

Green parsley sauce

This sauce, with a great parsley taste, is perfect with steamed vegetables or fish. At the bottom you will find the coulis version of this recipe.
496K 44.3 23 min. February 21^th 2011

Green parsley tahini sauce

This greeen sauce with tahini and parsley is an excellent accompaniment for lots of vegetables (raw or cooked) and also goes well with poultry.
40K 9 min. April 8^th 2020

Hollandaise sauce

This sauce is quite similar to Béarnaise sauce, but with a light lemon flavour. It can be used hot, warm or cold on several things: vegetables, fish, eggs... Not easy to get right, like all "emulsified warm sauces" (Béarnaise, Hollandaise, etc.), but you will find all the tips you need here.
231K 14.7 22 min. July 25^th 2019

Lemon Mayonnaise

This is almost as simple to make as a plain mayonnaise, but with the double lemon flavour of both zest and juice for a delicate, fresh tang.
76K4.5 5 min. February 17^th 2016

Light herb sauce

This is a very quick and easy recipe for a delicious sauce! It goes particularly well with baked potatoes, fish (such as salmon) and cold white meats.
83K4 8 min. May 20^th 2015

Marchand de vin sauce

The rich "marchand de vin" sauce, made with red wine and shallot, is a classic accompaniment for meats that is traditionally made in the roasting tin or dish. This is a simplified version that can be made while the meat is cooking, even beforehand, so there is no risk of it going cold.
254K4.1 34 min. May 31^th 2012

Mayonnaise

Mayonnaise is a cold egg dressing, quite thick, served with many dishes, usually cold too: meat, fish, vegetables, etc.
799K5 6 min. February 16^th 2014

Mushroom duxelles

A duxelles consists of finely sliced mushrooms cooked in butter with shallots. It is more of a preparation than a dish in its own right, which can be used in other recipes.
43K 24 min. May 10^th 2023

Pesto

Pesto is an Italian sauce made from pine nuts, Parmesan and basil. It's very simple but quite delicious, and goes particularly well with pasta.
259K 25 15 min. July 25^th 2020

Pickled gherkins

Preparing your own gherkins in vinegar is quite straightforward, if you know how to avoid a few pitfalls. Here's a recipe which works every time.
754K 73.1 4 hours 36 min. August 21^th 2013

Pilau rice

Pilau rice (also called "restaurant rice" in France) is a way of cooking rice that's very different from using a rice-cooker. In this recipe, the rice is first "pearled" with onion in olive oil, then chicken stock is added, and the whole lot is put in the oven. This produces a very tasty moist rice,...
373K 14.4 33 min. February 21^th 2011

Pistachio and spinach pesto

You are no doubt familiar with classic pesto, made with basil and pine nuts. Here's a winter version with spinach and pistachios that's just as delicious.
18K 34 min. January 16^th 2022

Polenta

Polenta is made from maize meal and can be prepared in a number of ways. In this recipe, it is cooked in milk, then moulded and set before being fried.
195K5 1 hour 27 min. May 24^th 2022

Potato purée

The French have fond childhood memories of this, and while nothing will ever be as good as "Maman" made, here's a fairly straightforward way to make it.
227K5 1 hour 35 min. October 3^rd 2010

Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée

Potimarron can be easily made into purée, you don't need to peel it, which makes for a quick and delicious recipe.
317K4.6 1 hour 12 min. October 13^th 2010

Preserved tomatoes

Softer than dried tomatoes, they can be used as a kind of chutney in pasta dishes for instance, or simply served to accompany an aperitif.
331K4.8 5 hours 6 min. February 21^th 2011

Provençal remoulade sauce

The classic remoulade sauce is, in this recipe, declined in a Provençal version, where we use olive oil and to which we add chopped basil before mixing. You will obtain a classic remoulade texture, but a very typical and fresh taste.
14K 9 min. September 18^th 2022

Purple Pesto

You may already be familiar with the classic green basil pesto , but here is a version with purple basil that gives a very aesthetic purple pesto with a more peppery taste, quite similar to ginger.
22K5 19 min. August 7^th 2022

Quiche filling mixture

The basic mixture for filling quiches is made with seasoned eggs, cream and/or milk. It can be used in many kinds of savoury quiches and tarts, with different ingredients added (lardons, cheese, salmon, etc.).
65K 4 min. April 17^th 2022

Rémoulade dressing

This dressing is a kind of mayonnaise with vinegar, used for some salads like celeriac rémoulade. Usually it is prepared from mayonnaise, but here is another version, simpler and just as tasty.
863K3.9 6 min. October 3^rd 2010

Rémoulette dressing

This is similar to rémoulade dressing, but with lemon juice instead of vinegar and with chopped chives added. The name comes from the French for chives: "ciboulette". In technical terms, it is a cold emulsion, like mayonnaise. Not just a tasty dressing for vegetables and salads, it also goes well...
64K 8 min. March 27^th 2019

Roquefort sauce

This is an ideal sauce to make when you have been cooking meat, as it uses the juices left in the pan, but there's a tip for making it without meat juices.
195K4.9 22 min. December 19^th 2010

Sauce Normande (for fish)

Sauce Normande (or Normandy sauce) is a classic of French cuisine. It is rather "old school", but deliciously velvety and comes in two versions, one for meat and one for seafood. Here is the version to accompany fish or shellfish.
210K4.8 40 min. January 1^st 2020

Scrambled eggs (Oeufs brouillés)

French-style scrambled eggs are rather special. It's not very difficult, just a bit long because it's cooked slowly in a bain-marie. Eventually you will get a delicious, refined and delicate preparation which can be eaten "as it is" or added to another recipe.
260K5 30 min. February 21^th 2011

Sorrel pesto

Alongside the traditional basil pesto, here's a sorrel version, very fresh, with a delicious herbaceous taste.
2,658 29 min. April 7^th 2024

Tomato pesto

This is a variation on the classic pesto sauce (basil and pine nuts), using cherry tomatoes, basil and almonds.
158K4.5 13 min. June 29^th 2011

Vegetable stock

Vegetable stock is a very easy and versatile basic recipe. It can be used in many different ways: for cooking rice, making soups, sauces, etc. It's a good idea to keep a supply of vegetable stock in your fridge or freezer.
253K4.3 1 hour October 5^th 2011

How to cook potato grenaille

The French call very small potatoes "grenaille". This is a typical way of cooking them: the tiny potatoes are pan-fried in their skins and make an excellent accompanient for meat. Grenaille can be made with any kind of potato; it is a question of size, rather than variety, though I think that...
439K4.5 43 min. September 16^th 2015

How to fry eggs well

You've probably heard the expression: "S/he can't even cook an egg," suggesting that the person referred is a hopeless cook. In reality, frying eggs well isn't as easy as it might appear. The two most frequent errors: the white develops a brown crust around the outside which is unpleasant in the...
493K 14.6 20 min. March 11^th 2018

How to prepare cockles

Cockles are small Atlantic shellfish which can be used in many delicious dishes. However, they need to be prepared with care before cooking. Here is a simple way to do this.
524K 13.7 1 hour 52 min. March 13^th 2013

How to prepare spinach

For most people (and me most of all), spinach brings back bad memories of canteens... But, well prepared, it's a fine and delicate vegetable which goes remarkably well with scrambled eggs, fish, and many another things. Here are two ways of preparing it.
3.4M3.5 1 hour 9 min. June 5^th 2015

Caesar salad

Ceasar salad is a classic of North American cuisine. It consists of lettuce served with croutons and the famous Caesar dressing. Here's my own version.
96K4.5 37 min. November 25^th 2012

Hot tomato sauce

This is a quick tomato sauce, just the thing for dipping crisps (chips, if you are American), or nachos. It is very similar to the sauce served with aperitif snacks in Tex-Mex restaurants.
110K4.1 42 min. September 20^th 2012

Mexican ceviche

Ceviche is typical of South American cuisine, made with avocados, tomatoes and fish fillet cured in lime juice. This is a personal version of Mexican-style ceviche.
351K 15 3 hours 9 min. October 13^th 2010

Minestrone

Minestrone is a traditional Italian soup. It is made with a mix of vegetables and a poultry stock. It is quite simple to make, but preparing all the vegetables takes time. There are doubtless as many minestrone recipes as there are Italian cooks, but here is my version.
164K4.3 3 hours 30 min. May 29^th 2011

Pan con tomate

"Pan con tomate" (tomato toast) is a staple of Spanish cuisine, where it is often served as an aperitif snack. It is really simple to make and delicious: the bread is rubbed with half a tomato to soak it with the juice. After that, all it needs is seasoning and a drizzle of olive oil. This is a...
37K4.8 7 min. June 13^th 2018

Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole)

This hash-brown recipe is an American version of the classic grated potato cake (like roesti), baked in a pan. In the USA hash browns are often served for breakfast.
109K3.8 1 hour 46 min. May 24^th 2012

Papadums

Papadums (pronounced "poppadoms") or papad are very thin, crisp Indian crackers. They are often served as an aperitif snack in Indian restaurants. The tricky part of making them at home is rolling them out thinly enough.
91K4.5 22 min. June 26^th 2014

Pea risotto "Mantecare"

This pea risotto recipe is finished with a typical Italian 'mantecare': mascarpone and Parmesan are incorporated at the end of cooking to make the dish incomparably smooth.
99K4.9 1 hour 26 min. September 23^th 2012

Potatoes with prawns

This recipe, originally from Belgium, consists of baked potatoes which are hollowed out and filled with fried prawns. A cream and white wine sauce is then poured over the potatoes before returning them to the oven.
110K3.8 1 hour 49 min. January 14^th 2016

Spinach fritters

This Indian inspired recipe gives a delicious contrast betwen the hot crispy fritters and the cool, slightly sharp herb dressing.
221K4 2 hours 6 min. May 20^th 2015

Tzatziki

Tzatziki is an ideal summer recipe: a cooling combination of Greek yoghurt, onion, garlic, cucumber and herbs. It is normally served as a side dish or condiment. This is a Greek recipe, but similar dishes exist in other eastern and middle-eastern countries, under different names.
50K4.7 16 min. September 8^th 2015

Vietnamese prawns

In this recipe, the prawns are first lightly fried, then spiced up with a piquant sauce.
141K4.3 54 min. May 26^th 2013