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"Day After Pork Belly" Soup

If you have made cured pork belly with lentils, you will no doubt have some of the stock left from cooking the meat and lentils. This will be full of flavour, so can be turned into a quick and delicious soup. Here's how to do it.
November 15^th 201563 K4.1 35 min.

Alsatian-style salad

This salad is based on a traditional Alsatian recipe: cabbage julienne, warm potatoes, bacon, parsley and vinaigrette.
January 3^rd 2014286 K4.4 1 hour 15 min.

Ardennes Salad

Ardennes salad is made with potatoes, bacon, onions and cooked green salad.
February 25^th 202417 K 1 hour 10 min.

Artichoke hearts forestier

This recipe is not very complicated, but does involve some work: an artichoke heart with a layer of mushroom duxelle, a layer of fried bacon, topped with a poached egg and cream sauce. Everything can be prepared in advance (the day before for example), but the final assembly should be done just...
May 10^th 2023273 K5 1 hour 50 min.

Artichoke Soup

For this recipe, we will first steam the artichokes, recover all the flesh, and prepare with shallot and milk a delicious soup.
December 4^th 202224 K 50 min.

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.
May 2^nd 202141 K 45 min.

Avocado and celery remoulade

Avocado, grated celery and remoulade sauce are combined in this delicious winter salad.
March 3^rd 202416 K 20 min.

Avocado and smoked salmon terrine

In this colourful terrine, layers of avocado alternate with smoked salmon and diced tomato in balsamic vinegar.
April 10^th 2011184 K5 4 hours 7 min.

Avocado with gravlax

Diced avocado with morsels of gravlax salmon and cream cheese with herbs for a simple yet delicious starter.
July 31^th 201660 K4.5 20 min.

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.
March 6^th 201671 K4.3 30 min.

Avocado with Tuna

Here is a quick recipe for a simple starter: avocado, tuna, chopped herbs and mayonnaise.
April 29^th 201589 K5 15 min.

Avocado, artichoke and chicken salad

This fairly simple recipe combines slices of avocado, spring onions, diced chicken and artichoke hearts in a good vinaigrette dressing.
September 6^th 202045 K 25 min.

Baby courgette salad

Early in the season, it is easy to find young courgettes that are still small and delightfully crunchy raw. They are ideal for this salad recipe, combined with radishes and tuna in a lemon mayonnaise.
July 31^th 201943 K 25 min.

Baked eggs with chicken and spinach

A classic recipe for baked eggs (œufs cocotte), cooked in ramekins with a base layer of spinach and diced chicken.
March 29^th 202042 K4 30 min.

Beetroot and black radish salad

The slight bitterness of black radish goes well with the sweetness of beetroot in this very simple salad recipe.
December 8^th 202135 K 30 min.

Beetroot and cream cheese verrines

Diced beetroot, marinated in lemon juice and walnut oil, between layers of cream cheese with herbs.
May 29^th 2013115 K5 2 hours 50 min.

Beetroot and fried chicken salad

A raw beetroot salad, enriched with toasted almonds, diced fried chicken and potatoes. As beetroot tends to colour everything it touches, you can be sure that your diced chicken will be an unusual but attractive bright pink - children love this!
October 16^th 201656 K4.2 40 min.

Bistro-style cabbage salad

This salad, inspired by French bistro cuisine, combines cabbage with fried potatoes and lardons, and hard-boiled eggs in a vinaigrette dressing.
April 6^th 202226 K 40 min.

Bistro-style endive salad

This delicious late-winter salad is made with red endives, slivers of Mimolette* cheese and toasted walnuts. In France it is known as a "Dutch" salad and typical bistro fare. *Currently banned in the USA.
March 27^th 202229 K 30 min.

Breton coleslaw

Coleslaw with a French twist from Brittany, using finely sliced raw cauliflower instead of cabbage.
January 8^th 202044 K 20 min.

Broad bean salad with Parmesan

A salad that combines crunchy almonds, tender broad beans, with the flavours of balsamic vinegar, parmesan and herbs.
February 21^th 2011278 K3.8 25 min.

Brussels sprout salad

It might seem unlikely, but Brussels sprouts are very good raw, like in this salad, pepped up with lemon and Parmesan.
March 28^th 202132 K1 35 min.

Brussels sprouts salad with smoked trout and Comté cheese

An elegant winter salad with sliced Brussels sprouts, smoked trout and Comté cheese.
January 24^th 202416 K 40 min.

Cajun-style lentil salad

If you have leftover pulled pork, try this recipe to transform it into a delicious, Cajun-style, warm lentil salad.
December 22^th 202127 K 40 min.

Carrot salad with almonds and Comté cheese

A very simple and delicious carrot salad with toasted almonds and diced Comté cheese.
April 2^nd 20254,794 25 min.

Cauliflower and chickpea salad

Chickpeas go well with cauliflower, so here is a salad that makes the most of this with sliced radishes for extra crunch.
February 14^th 202130 K 20 min.

Cauliflower and egg salad

This very simple recipe combines crunchy raw cauliflower with hard-boiled eggs and herbs in a rémoulade dressing.
July 1^st 202055 K 20 min.

Cauliflower tabbouleh

In this tabbouleh recipe, the semolina is replaced by grated cauliflower heads, which is very fresh and surprisingly tasty.
May 18^th 2025130 K4.1 30 min.

Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad

In this really simple recipe, crunchy cauliflower is balanced with the soft texture of avocado and tender morsels of diced chicken. A delicious summer salad.
July 12^th 202045 K 30 min.

Cauliflower, red bean and avocado salad

This combination of crunchy (raw cauliflower) and soft textures (red beans and avocado), in a rémoulade dressing with fresh herbs, makes a simple yet delicious salad.
April 21^th 202132 K 20 min.

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.
March 9^th 202230 K 35 min.

Celeriac Rémoulade

A classic recipe of traditional French bistro cooking (winter salad).
December 21^th 2020408 K5 20 min.

Celeriac soup with mustard

This delicious creamy soup is very quick to make.
May 4^th 2012156 K4.6 45 min.

Celery and avocado salad

For this recipe, very simple, we mix celeriac and avocado and we bind them with a remoulade sauce. The association celery and avocado is not common, but you will see that it works very well.
March 26^th 202320 K 20 min.

Celery soup bourguignonne style

Celery and Époisses cheese flavors for this very simple soup recipe.
January 22^th 202319 K 35 min.

Cervelas salad

This bistro-style salad combines potatoes and gherkins with, of course, the famous cervelas sausage.
December 5^th 2013104 K4.4 55 min.

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...
August 1^st 202131 K 1 hour 25 min.

Cherry tomato and green bean salad

Here is a quick recipe for a very simple but delicious summer or late summer salad.
October 30^th 202223 K 35 min.

Cherry tomato and two cabbage salad

Green and red cabbage with cherry tomatoes make up this quick fall salad.
November 20^th 202222 K 25 min.

Chicken and Avocado Salad

A delicious salad of radishes, tomato, avocado and chicken.
October 14^th 201561 K5 35 min.

Chickpea salad

This quick salad includes chickpeas, of course, but with spring onions, radishes and chopped coriander, too.
May 28^th 201473 K4.7 15 min.

Chinese Soup

This delicious soup is a flavoursome mix of herbs, mushrooms, soya noodles and small diced vegetables briefly cooked in vegetable stock. It takes a while to make and there are lots of ingredients, but the result is worth it.
April 6^th 2017120 K 24.5 1 hour 15 min.

Cocotte eggs with Comté

A light delicious and quickly prepared dish, an easy and elegant answer to the frequent question "what are we going to eat this evening?". Here is version with Comté (a famous cheese from eastern France, like gruyère, but much better), but it can be made prepared many different ways.
February 21^th 2011356 K4.3 1 hour

Comtoise endive salad

This endive salad has a Comtoise twist as a change from the usual pairing of endives with walnuts. The endives are finely sliced, mixed with fried smoked bacon, diced Comté cheese and a little chopped parsley, then dessed with a good vinaigrette.
March 6^th 201956 K 40 min.

Country vegetable soup

In this "country" (paysanne) style soup, the vegetables are left in small pieces, rather than blended.
April 2^nd 2014100 K 14.3 1 hour 15 min.

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.
March 18^th 202045 K 25 min.

Creamy cauliflower and avocado salad

For this simple and delicious recipe of cauliflower and avocado salad, linked by a rémoulette dressing, you will surely notice the very creamy side of the whole, due to the association of avocado and sauce. This creaminess will become more pronounced if you stir the mixture. The name "Caulicado...
February 26^th 202319 K 25 min.

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.
January 14^th 201587 K5 1 hour 25 min.

Crème de foie gras

This is a rather tricky recipe in which foie gras is used to make a savoury cream, similar to a crème brulée but - of course - without sugar and without caramelizing the top. Instead, it is topped with an espuma (a light hot foam) of potatoes, garnished with crispy morsels of serrano ham.
December 17^th 2023149 K3.8 1 hour 35 min.

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.
August 29^th 201869 K 50 min.

Crunchy Cauliflower Salad with Lemon

Crunchy slices of cauliflower and radish in a delicately flavoured lemon mayonnaise.
March 11^th 201860 K4.6 20 min.

Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad

This very simple salad contains a mix of crunchy raw ingredients, balanced by the softer texture of tuna, and dressed with mayonnaise.
May 10^th 202348 K 45 min.

Crunchy radish and carrot salad

Quick and straightforward, this fresh, crunchy salad is ideal for early spring.
June 17^th 202050 K 20 min.

Crunchy salad

Crunchy vegetables, pine nuts and rice with a rémoulade dressing.
April 3^rd 2011154 K 14.6 40 min.

Crunchy spring salad

Fresh and crunchy, this colourful spring salad combines baby courgettes, radishes, cauliflower, beetroot and spring onions with chopped herbs in a good vinaigrette.
May 22^th 201661 K4.6 30 min.

Crunchy verrines

Little verrines filled with a mixture of cottage cheese (fromage blanc), cream and coriander with diced radish, gherkin and shallot.
November 24^th 2011144 K 24.8 45 min.

Cubed salad

For this fun salad, all the ingredients are cut into small dice, hence the name.
August 4^th 201497 K4.3 50 min.

Cucumber and salmon salad

For this summer salad: slices of cucumber, morsels of smoked salmon, diced avocado and a little tuna, dressed in a herb mayonnaise.
August 15^th 2010180 K4.6 30 min.

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.
August 9^th 202040 K 25 min.

Dauphinoise potatoes with Serano ham

These tasty, bite-sized rosettes can be served as an aperitif snack or to accompany a meal.
January 23^th 2013111 K4.6 40 min.

Douarnenez salad

For this Breton-inspired salad, warm white beans, sardine fillets and slices of radish, a delicious mix for a triple contrast: land and sea, crunchy and soft, hot and cold.
May 18^th 20255,444 55 min.

Du Barry soup

Du Barry is a creamy cauliflower soup, including small whole pieces of cauliflower.
October 17^th 2018272 K4.5 1 hour 1 min.

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.
May 10^th 2023142 K5 1 hour 15 min.

Eggs en Cocotte à la Française

Eggs cooked in small ramekins with a tasty mix of peas, bacon, onion and cream - even more French than the classic version!
April 27^th 2020126 K4.5 35 min.

Eggs with mayonnaise

Simply known as "œufs-mayo" in French bistros, these hard-boiled eggs are garnished with mayonnaise and are best served with sharply flavoured crudités to balance their creaminess. For this recipe, I have chosen a salad of grated carrot with shallot.
October 5^th 201474 K5 35 min.

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.
January 12^th 201487 K4.4 1 hour 5 min.

Endive and walnut salad

This salad has a double dose of walnut flavour: walnut oil in the vinaigrette and crunchy walnut kernels.
May 11^th 201482 K4.9 25 min.

Foie gras ballotine

Making your own foie gras, from raw liver, will give you not only the satisfaction of having made it yourself, but also a liver of simply remarkable quality and taste, far better than any commercial foie gras. It's a tricky operation, but one that's entirely within your grasp, as long as you follow...
December 11^th 202413 K 2 days 17 hours 30 min.

Foie gras cured in salt

This a quite different preparation from the terrine of foie gras, this time it does not go in the oven, the liver is salted for 48 hours and it "cooks" (or cures) in this way.
December 23^th 2017569 K5 2 days 16 hours 30 min.

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.
June 2^nd 2015267 K5 1 hour 40 min.

French bean salad with vinaigrette

A very simple recipe for a salad of green (or yellow) French beans: The beans are boiled first, then thoroughly drained and served mixed with herbs, chopped shallot and a good vinaigrette (french dressing).
October 27^th 201669 K4.6 9 min.

Grandma's salad

This salad harks back to the ones French grandmas used to make: green beans and potatoes (preferably still warm) mixed with diced cheese, parsley and chopped onion in a good vinaigrette dressing.
September 29^th 202142 K 55 min.

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.
July 13^th 2010201 K 14.9 60 min.

Greek salad with chicken

This Greek-inspired recipe, in which tomatoes, zucchini and diced feta are accompanied by sautéed chicken pieces, is typical of simple, delicious summer salads.
August 20^th 202318 K 45 min.

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.
July 8^th 201864 K 30 min.

Green bean and potato salad with paprika

A warm salad featuring green beans, grilled potatoes and diced Comté cheese, all tossed in a paprika mayonnaise.
November 1^st 202318 K 60 min.

Green hummus

You are probably already familiar with classic hummus. Here's a "green" version, still mainly chickpeas, but with added herbs and vegetables.
November 29^th 202037 K 20 min.

Green Piedmont Salad

In this version of Piedmont salad, the usual tomato has been replaced by raw courgette.
July 16^th 201492 K3.9 35 min.

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.
November 26^th 2011303 K4.1 1 hour 25 min.

Ham à la Russe

Ham "à la Russe" is a slice of cooked ham rolled up around a macédoine of vegetables in mayonnaise.
September 10^th 2014110 K4.3 8 min.

Hearty leek and sprout soup

The method for this rustic winter soup is anything but typical: the sprouts are first roasted in the oven, before being mixed with the leeks (pre-cooked with onions) and simmered in chicken stock. Served with morsels of crispy ham, the full-on flavour is sure to hit the mark.
January 17^th 202137 K2 1 hour 30 min.

Home-made terrine of foie gras

Preparing your own home-made foie gras from raw is immensively satisfying: good quality liver and a simply amazing flavour – much better than anything you can buy. This recipe is a bit tricky, but quite within everyone's grasp, as long as you follow the 3 most delicate stages carefully. These are,...
December 16^th 20245.26 M 64.2 4 days 15 hours 50 min.

Hummus

Hummus (or houmous), is one of the famous and delicious Lebanese "mezzes".
May 30^th 2020340 K4.7 20 min.

Jerusalem artichoke salad

This very simple salad combines thick slices of tender Jerusalem artichokes with chopped hard-boiled eggs. The salad can be served warm, with the artichokes freshly cooked, or cold later.
January 11^th 202348 K 15 min.

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.
August 14^th 202227 K 50 min.

Kervallon soup

Kervallon's soup is a delicious cauliflower and sorrel soup.
January 15^th 20259,301 40 min.

Lambé salad

Lambé's salad is a rather original salad with chickpeas, mimosa eggs, cheese and, above all, a crunchy buckwheat pancake, broken into small pieces and added at the last moment.
September 22^th 202411 K 30 min.

Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach

This is a delicious recipe for an end-of-winter soup. It combines fresh spinach with diced potato and smoked sausage.
May 10^th 201579 K4.9 50 min.

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.
September 28^th 201486 K3.9 50 min.

Lebanese-style chickpea salad

This salad combines chickpeas with cauliflower in a light yoghurt dressing, flavoured with lemon juice and sesame paste.
February 9^th 202043 K5 25 min.

Leek and celery soup

Leeks and celery aren't often found together, yet their tastes go well together, as in this delicious soup.
January 31^th 202419 K 2 50 min.

Leek and Jerusalem artichoke soup

Jerusalem artichoke and leek is a much rarer combination than the classic potato and leek, but it works rather well, as you will see in this recipe.
April 28^th 202135 K 55 min.

Leek and potato soup

A classic of French family cooking.
October 3^rd 2010490 K5 45 min.

Leeks in vinaigrette

A classic dish of French family and bistro cooking. It's both simple and good. The secret lies in cooking the leeks until they are only just tender, so that they keep their lovely green colour. The special vinaigrette includes herbs and hard-boiled eggs.
September 29^th 2012185 K4.3 45 min.

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.
July 7^th 202136 K5 30 min.

Lemony chicken and radish salad

This salad combines the crunch of finely sliced radishes with tender cubes of chicken. The tang which lifts the flavour comes from fresh herbs and the dressing of lemon mayonnaise.
September 24^th 201740 K5 25 min.

Lentil and cold-meat salad

This salad combines lentils, chunks of cooked meat, sliced hard-boiled eggs, shallot and herbs, with a good vinaigrette dressing.
December 7^th 201476 K3.8 45 min.

Light Broccoli Soup

This soup is simple and light but tasty, made with a delicate vegetable stock and broccoli.
December 16^th 201571 K4.6 30 min.

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.
June 12^th 2011200 K3.9 35 min.

Little vegetable omelettes

As an appetiser or starter, little thick soft omelettes, with diced tomato, courgette and smoked ham.
June 11^th 2011307 K4 1 hour 10 min.

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.
October 9^th 201987 K5 30 min.

Mimosa eggs

Mimosa eggs are hard boiled eggs where the yolks are removed, chopped and mixed with a herb mayonnaise, then this mix is used to refill the whites. It's a classic recipe of traditional French bistro cooking.
February 21^th 2011298 K 25 50 min.

Mixed salad

Mixed salad is one of those simple but delicious summer recipes which go so well with a barbeque. It's a mix of several fresh vegetables, herbs and French dressing (vinaigrette).
February 21^th 2011295 K4.6 1 hour

Mixed salad stack

A stack ("pressé" in French) can be made of sliced vegetables or other ingredients piled up and pressed in a ring mould to keep them in shape. The ring is removed before serving. This stack consists of tomato, avocado, red onion, hard-boiled egg and anchovy fillets. Serve surrounded with with a...
November 25^th 201568 K5 30 min.

Mixed salad with curry mayo

A mixed salad (avocado, artichokes, mushrooms and tuna) in a classic mayonnaise, but pepped up with a good dose of curry.
May 10^th 202358 K 30 min.

Mixed tomato salad

This end-of-summer recipe is very simple: just fresh tomatoes with chopped shallot and herbs in a vinaigrette, but we can play up the variety of flavours and colours to make it something with real eye appeal and, above all, delicious!
September 21^th 201653 K4.3 20 min.

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.
September 16^th 2012114 K4.3 1 hour 3 min.

Mushroom velouté

This smooth, creamy soup with its lovely mushroom flavour is quick and easy to make.
May 10^th 2023153 K4 55 min.

Pea and avocado salad

This very green salad recipe combines the soft texture of peas, avocado and hard-boiled eggs with the crunch of flaked almonds. Shavings of Mimolette add a colourful finishing touch with both flavour and bite.
July 5^th 202045 K 30 min.

Piedmont salad

Piedmont salad is a mix of potaotes, tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, gherkins and cervelas sausage dressed with mayonnaise.
September 29^th 2012280 K 14.5 1 hour 20 min.

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.
August 26^th 2015105 K5 25 min.

Polish-style beetroot salad

This salad combines raw beetroot with fried potato slices and morsels of smoked sausage.
February 24^th 202136 K2 45 min.

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.
December 30^th 201967 K4.6 55 min.

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.
November 29^th 201795 K 13.9 1 hour 7 min.

Prawn salad with a crunch

This salad combines contrasting crunchy ingredients (radish, cucumber, gherkins, onions) with the softer textures of cold rice and tomatoes. The oven-roasted prawns are addded hot. The salad is brought together with herbs and a vinaigrette dressing.
September 15^th 2013106 K3.5 1 hour 55 min.

Pumpkin (or potimarron) soup

A smooth and fragrant soup, it's much better with potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) than ordinary pumpkin.
October 13^th 2010341 K4.1 1 hour 10 min.

Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras

This recipe features a rather unexpected combination that works really well: the distinctive flavour of Jerusalem artichoke with the richness of foie gras. The Jerusalem artichokes are puréed with potatoes. This is serves hot mixed with very cold diced foie gras. The combination of flavours and...
January 11^th 202371 K4.1 20 min.

Purple sprouting broccoli and endive salad

This crunchy salad combines endives with purple sprouting broccoli and radishes in a good herb vinaigrette.
May 5^th 202131 K 35 min.

Quick courgette soup with cheese

This really is an express recipe, less than 30 minutes from washing courgettes to serving soup.
October 13^th 2010270 K5 30 min.

Radish and mushroom salad

This quick salad balances the crunch of radishes with the yielding texture of mushrooms.
May 10^th 202346 K 20 min.

Ramekins of duchess potatoes

Duchess potatoes are a mix of mashed potato and egg yolks, cooked in the oven, in a decorative shape and delicious. In this recipe they top a ramekin containing a layer of mashed potato, cooked leek, and thinly sliced bacon.
March 4^th 2020301 K 24.6 2 hours 5 min.

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".
October 13^th 2010376 K4 50 min.

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.
November 2^nd 2015158 K4.1 35 min.

Raw green asparagus salad

Full of spring flavour, this salad partners raw green asparagus with sliced radishes, herbs and slivers of Cheddar.
May 11^th 202224 K 20 min.

Red cabage salad with toasted almonds

This salad has a lovely crunch to it: not just the red cabbage, but also from thinly sliced radishes and toasted almonds.
May 26^th 201947 K5 30 min.

Red cabbage salad with chives

This simple winter salad recipe combines red cabbage with spring onions (or chives) in a good vinaigrette.
February 18^th 201573 K5 20 min.

Red endive appetizers

Red endive (radicchio) leaves can be filled to make very elegant snacks. The filling shown here combines cheese with sardines.
May 13^th 202056 K 20 min.

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.
February 24^th 201948 K 35 min.

Rice and fresh spinach salad

Spinach is usually eaten cooked. Though seen less often, it can also be eaten raw, like in this salad where it is combined with rice, crunchy radishes and tinned tuna.
January 29^th 202044 K 30 min.

Rice and purple-sprouting broccoli salad

Like a classic rice salad, but with the crunch of purple-sprouting broccoli.
July 28^th 202128 K 15 min.

Rice and zucchini salad with paprika

For this very quick salad recipe, we tie together cooked rice and diced zucchini with a paprika mayonnaise.
October 22^th 202316 K 20 min.

Roscoff salad

This Roscoff salad, named after the pretty little town on the Brittany coast, is a delicious mix of regional ingredients: sliced cauliflower, smoked sausages and, of course, onions.
December 30^th 201952 K 2 35 min.

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.
September 10^th 202318 K 50 min.

Salad paysanne

This rustic traditional dish (literally "peasant salad") combines cold sliced potatoes and green beans (cooked separately) with chopped red onion and fried lardons. The salad is finished with a vinaigrette dressing and parsley, or your choice of herbs.
October 21^th 202048 K1.5 20 min.

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.
June 7^th 2018105 K4.9 40 min.

Seafood rice salad

This warm rice salad ("riz du pêcheur" – fisherman's rice in French) combines cooked rice with sautéed prawns, mussels and flaked salmon in a rémoulade dressing.
October 17^th 202134 K 30 min.

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.
May 10^th 202350 K 9 min.

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.
January 3^rd 2014349 K4.4 2 hours 3 min.

Sorrel soup

Smooth with a slight sharpness, this soup has a very particular taste.
May 8^th 2011402 K3.8 1 hour 4 min.

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.
July 7^th 201946 K 60 min.

Soup Cornouaillaise

This rustic soup comes from Cornouailles in Brittany – France's very own Cornwall. It is made with fried bacon and onions, and thickened with a little buckwheat flour, typical of the region.
May 9^th 202131 K 45 min.

Spicy hot toasted cashew nuts

Toasting cashews greatly improves both their flavour and texture over the plain raw nuts. This is also the ideal opportunity to spice them up a little, like in this very simple recipe.
September 20^th 202052 K 30 min.

Spring courgette and tuna salad

Crunchy baby courgettes, spring onion, fresh herbs and tuna in a rémoulade dressing combine to make a true spring salad.
June 5^th 202223 K 20 min.

Spring radish and avocado salad

This spring salad makes the most of the season's big radishes, balancing their crunch with the soft texture of avocado, in a rémoulade dressing.
June 16^th 202128 K 30 min.

Springtime mixed salad

This salad is a way to make the most of the first baby courgettes (if you can get them). The crunchy little darlings are mixed with shredded lettuce, hard-boiled eggs, tinned tuna and diced cheese.
June 5^th 201983 K 25 min.

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:...
June 24^th 202040 K 55 min.

Surprise eggs

These look like perfectly normal boiled eggs, but when the shell is cracked open - surprise! They contain a mixture of scrambled egg, cured ham, fried prawns and chives.
September 26^th 2010186 K5 55 min.

Tahitian salad

This Tahitian-inspired salad combines fish cured in lemon juice with lettuce, tomatoes and raw mushrooms.
May 10^th 202339 K5 45 min.

Terrine of foie gras

This simple way preparing a terrine of foie gras is ideal for beginners. In this recipe the liver is passed through a sieve or vegetable mill rather than kept in large pieces. The final appearance is smoother, less marbled, but just as delicious.
June 2^nd 2015258 K 15 17 hours 8 min.

The total turnip

The whole turnip goes into this recipe, in which ramekins are filled with both the root vegetable and its leaves.
May 22^th 2025318 K4.4 45 min.

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.
October 30^th 2011165 K5 6 hours 15 min.

Tomatoes Macédoine

Tomatoes macédoine are stuffed salad tomatoes, filled with a macédoine of vegetables in mayonnaise.
September 17^th 201474 K4 45 min.

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.
May 22^th 202534 K

Turnip and sesame puree (tahina) soup

For this quick soup, 15 minutes, an original turnip taste with sesame purée (tahina).
February 29^th 2012233 K4.3 35 min.

Turnip top soup

It may no longer be widely known these days, but the leafy tops of certain root vegetables are edible, so it's a shame to waste them. Better still, the leaves can be made into interesting accompaniments for their root vegetable, or soups with amazing flavours. In this recipe, I will show you how to...
April 10^th 201961 K 45 min.

Two-colour cauliflower salad

Towards the end of winter you can sometimes find purple cauliflower, as well as the usual white sort, or purple-headed broccoli (calabrese). Mix the varieties for a delicious, crunchy two-tone salad.
April 7^th 201949 K 20 min.

Valay salad

This salad combines ratte potatoes, lettuce, radishes and chicken with a herb dressing.
August 9^th 201599 K3.9 1 hour 3 min.

Vegetable tartare

This amazing recipe from a great chef is surprisingly straightforward to make. You will need lots of different raw vegetables. These are diced really small, then bound with mayonnaise.
October 19^th 201482 K4.4 50 min.

Verrine of avocado mousse and crab

A layer of light avocado mousse on a bed of crab meat in a herb rémoulade dressing.
October 16^th 2011187 K5 35 min.

Very green mixed salad

A delicious blend of crunchy and tender for this salad, featuring mushrooms, baked green beans and hard-boiled eggs.
July 2^nd 202318 K 25 min.

Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad

In this recipe, the broccoli is served only just cooked and still warm with tuna, chopped shallot and cherry tomatoes in a good vinaigrette dressing.
March 3^rd 201667 K4 25 min.

Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses

For this recipe, the cauliflower is steamed until just tender, then mixed while still warm with diced Mimolette and Cantal cheeses and a good vinaigrette.
July 3^rd 201651 K4.5 35 min.

Warm chicken salad

This salad is a mixture of fresh, crunchy ingredients (spring onions, radishes and lettuce) with ribbons of pan-fried chicken, added while still warm.
June 24^th 2012128 K4.2 30 min.

Warm lentil salad

Lentils boiled until just tender, then mixed with fried smoked bacon, onion, chives and dressed with a good vinaigrette.
September 5^th 2010186 K4.6 55 min.

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.
October 14^th 2012106 K3.8 55 min.

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.
January 11^th 201566 K5 30 min.

Warm white bean salad with smoked trout

"Land and sea" flavors for this salad featuring white beans and smoked trout.
June 11^th 202320 K 1 hour 30 min.

Winter cauliflower tabbouleh

Here's a recipe for tabbouleh made with cauliflower, best served in winter, when it's in full season.
February 4^th 202416 K 25 min.

Winter vegetable soup

A warm, comforting winter vegetable soup whose recipe can be adapted to whatever vegetables you find on the market.
March 9^th 20256,838 1 hour

Zucchini and tomato remoulade

A quick summer salad with Provencal flavors: zucchini, tomatoes and shallots, bound with a remoulade and basil sauce.
September 11^th 202223 K 35 min.

"Land and sea" kebabs

For these kebabs, cubes of lime-marinated fish (sea) alternate with mushrooms and bacon (land) along the skewer.
May 10^th 2023109 K5 45 min.

Baked salmon fillet

This is a quick recipe for salmon fillet, surrounded by sliced potatoes and baked with lemon juice, olive oil and herbs.
March 26^th 2015117 K4.6 35 min.

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.
June 30^th 202161 K 35 min.

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.
January 8^th 202325 K 1 hour 45 min.

Chilli langoustines

The langoustines in this recipe are cooked in two stages: boiled briefly in salted water, then sautéed before being spiced and flambéed in cognac. They are served here with a creamy sauce and potato grenaille.
October 12^th 201654 K5 1 hour 9 min.

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.
December 15^th 202131 K 1 hour 6 min.

Creamy "terre et mer" pots

Diced fish (la mer), boiled vegetables and fried lardons (la terre), with all the delicious flavours of land and sea brought together in a creamy sauce.
May 31^th 202056 K 2 55 min.

Cretan-style salmon

Cooked chopped leek and shallot with cubes of salmon, served in a yogurt, tomato and feta sauce.
February 8^th 2020186 K5 1 hour 1 min.

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.
December 30^th 201952 K 1 hour 25 min.

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.
December 30^th 201984 K5 1 hour 9 min.

Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages

This pollack fillet is cooked in two stages: first pan-fried briefly to seal it and colour the outside, then baked gently in the oven in a parcel (en papillotte) on a bed of melting onions, julienne carrots and peas. This double cooking will give you a fish that's lightly crisped on the outside and...
January 23^th 2011186 K4.7 1 hour 40 min.

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...
December 30^th 201978 K3.9 1 hour 30 min.

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.
September 4^th 201664 K4.3 25 min.

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.
June 11^th 2011350 K 23.8 1 hour 20 min.

Fish fillet with leeks and mustard cream

Fish fillets cooked on the side, to which a thinly sliced leek is added, gently cooked in a mustard cream.
May 11^th 20256,375 40 min.

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...
January 29^th 2012173 K3.8 1 hour 8 min.

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.
December 14^th 2016127 K4.3 60 min.

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.
December 29^th 201895 K 24.3 40 min.

Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc

This recipe consists of delicate flakes ("petals") of poached fish, cooked with smoked ham, served on a bed of julienne vegetables (fine sticks of carrots, turnips and cabbage), with a "beurre blanc" sauce made with vinegar and shallots. Not difficult, but entails some work.
December 31^th 2013261 K4 1 hour 35 min.

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.
November 8^th 202040 K5 1 hour 55 min.

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.
December 30^th 2019108 K4.1 2 hours 20 min.

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.
July 11^th 201670 K5 12 hours 25 min.

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...
October 13^th 2010276 K 13.9 1 hour 15 min.

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....
December 30^th 201977 K3.9 2 hours 15 min.

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.
October 28^th 201564 K3.7 2 hours 30 min.

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.
June 19^th 201959 K 1 hour

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.
August 21^th 202226 K 1 hour 5 min.

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.
February 21^th 2011274 K4.3 1 hour 25 min.

Mussels marinière

This is the most classic way of preparing mussels, simple and delicious.
September 4^th 2011218 K5 1 hour 4 min.

Mussels with arroz negro

The famous Spanish arroz negro (black rice) is prepared by adding squid ink towards the end of cooking. This gives the rice not only its curious dark colour, but delicious marine flavours. In this recipe it forms the bed for mussels, cooked simply and served out of their shells – a perfect...
January 30^th 201948 K 1 hour 10 min.

Mussels with beurre d'escargot

In this recipe, the mussels are cooked briefly first in salted water, just until they open. They are then shelled and popped in the oven for a few minutes with a knob of beurre d'escargot (butter for snails).
December 2^nd 201848 K 25 min.

Nicholas's fish

This is a very easy recipe, everything hinges on the brief cooking of the leeks, then the fish.
February 21^th 2011253 K4.8 60 min.

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...
January 9^th 201974 K2.5 2 hours 15 min.

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.
February 7^th 202141 K 12 45 min.

Pan-fried salmon with white cabbage

In this recipe a salmon steak is accompanied with blanched white cabbage and a rich sherry vinegar sauce.
January 3^rd 2014125 K4.5 1 hour 2 min.

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.
May 10^th 2023238 K4.5 1 hour 6 min.

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...
March 18^th 2013244 K4.8 2 hours 25 min.

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.
September 25^th 201664 K4.3 1 hour 7 min.

Quick prawn curry

A very quick way to prepare a creamy prawn curry with lime and spring onion.
August 12^th 2015134 K5 35 min.

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.
February 22^th 201587 K4.7 1 hour 25 min.

Red sea bream fillets in a soy-sauce marinade

In this recipe, fillets of red sea bream are marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, lime juice and olive oil before being pan fried.
March 16^th 2014106 K4.9 25 min.

Rolls of fish in smoked ham

Pieces of white fish rolled in thinly sliced smoked ham. These rolls are cooked in a little olive oil and served with French beans. The pairing of smoked ham with fish might seem a little strange, but in fact these flavours marry well.
February 21^th 2011316 K4.9 55 min.

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.
March 29^th 2020342 K3.8 1 hour

Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables

A fresh salmon escalope just salt and pepper with small dices of small vegetables.
June 22^th 2011250 K 15 1 hour 30 min.

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.
August 8^th 2010175 K3.8 1 hour 25 min.

Salmon marinated like herring

In this recipe, the salmon is cured in coarse salt, then left to marinate in oil with herbs, spices, carrots and onions. Salmon prepared like this is served sliced thinly on a bed of potatoes.
December 4^th 2011148 K 44.6 1 day 40 min.

Salmon rillettes

A terrine of two kinds of salmon (cooked and smoked) with butter and lemon.
March 26^th 2013289 K4.3 2 hours 40 min.

Salmon with sorrel

Salmon with sorrel is the perfect mix with tender salmon and the slight acidity of sorrel.
October 13^th 2010311 K 15 1 hour 25 min.

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.
December 31^th 2013136 K4.6 1 hour 25 min.

Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon

This is a bed of vegetables cut small, lightly cooked to stay crunchy. The scallops are cut in half and fried, filled with a morsel of foie gras, and served coated with a savoury reduced white wine sabayon. It entails some work, but the result is impresive.
June 11^th 2011314 K4 2 hours 60 min.

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.
March 6^th 2020325 K 24.6 25 min.

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.
February 21^th 2011248 K4.1 40 min.

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.
November 24^th 202134 K 45 min.

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.
August 28^th 201945 K 50 min.

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".
February 19^th 201771 K5 55 min.

Sea bass with Indian spices

In this recipe, the whole secret is in the cooking. The sea bass (or other fish of your choice) is simply fried with an Indian spice mix.
September 1^st 202130 K 25 min.

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.
April 28^th 2013109 K5 50 min.

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...
July 23^th 201759 K4.8 2 hours 20 min.

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.
March 11^th 201849 K 1 hour 35 min.

Stock-pot fish

A julienne of vegetables (small sticks) mixed with choice morsels of fish, slowly cooked in vegetable stock.
December 31^th 2013319 K4.3 2 hours 40 min.

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.
July 3^rd 202474 K3.7 60 min.

Tahitian style fish

Little pieces of fish marinated overnight a night in lime juice.
February 21^th 2011275 K5 12 hours 60 min.

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.
March 26^th 2014165 K4.7 50 min.

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.
November 23^th 2014102 K4.1 1 hour 45 min.

"Au vert" beef

A piece of beef of your choice, grilled and accompanied by sautéed greens and beet tops.
May 19^th 202520 K 40 min.

African style chicken

This is a sort of smoked chicken, cooked in a tomato-coconut sauce, and served with kidney beans and plain rice. It's quite a simple recipe, with ready-made ingredients, but which needs a long cooking time on low heat (one hour).
February 21^th 2011416 K5 2 hours 4 min.

Beef braised in reduced red wine

In classic recipes of this kind, the meat is simply cooked in the wine as it comes. This version is different: the red wine is reduced first separately on low heat with herbs, onion and carrot, then the meat is cooked long and slow in this. This method gives the meat a richer, more intense flavour.
March 12^th 201761 K3.8 3 hours 55 min.

Blanquette of veal

Blanquette is a classic dish of French family cooking, but can also be found in bistros. Veal is cooked slowly, and the sauce is thickened with a mixture of egg yolks and cream. I have set out a rather special way of making it.
February 5^th 2015423 K4.4 2 hours 50 min.

Cajun pork with rice.

In Cajun cooking, rice dishes with meat, like the famous jambalaya, take pride of place. Here is a simplified version using marinated pork.
May 6^th 202073 K 2 hours 30 min.

Cajun pulled pork

Pulled pork is a joint cooked long and slow so that it can be shredded easily with a fork. This Cajun-spiced version can be eaten like a classic meat meal or served in burger buns.
February 19^th 202349 K 5 hours 20 min.

Chicken "cantina"

Chicken cantina is a simple recipe for spicy chicken with onions and tomatoes, served with rice, red beans or both.
March 10^th 202420 K 40 min.

Chicken breasts in a potato crust

In this recipe, instant mashed potato powder is used to give an original crusty coating to the chicken breasts. These are fried and served with peas.
August 26^th 2012137 K4.8 1 hour 3 min.

Chicken breasts with tarragon

Chicken breasts are slowly cooked in a frying pan, then the sauce is made in the same pan with dry white wine, chicken stock and tarragon, and served with sauté (pan-fried) potatoes.
February 21^th 2011317 K 15 1 hour 40 min.

Chinese style chicken

Only "chinese style", not a true chinese recipe.
February 28^th 2012309 K4 1 hour 40 min.

Confit of carrots with bacon

As with any confit, these carrots are cooked long and slow. This is done in the oven in chicken stock, with the carrots rolled in a strip of bacon or cured ham that has been lightly fried.
April 16^th 201755 K4.8 2 hours 35 min.

Cured Pork Belly With Lentils

Pork belly with lentils is a typical French bistro dish. In principal, it is a mixture of different cuts of pork, usually salt-cured, cooked slowly until "confit" and meltingly tender, served with lentils cooked in stock. This dish takes a good while to prepare, but it's a real treat! It reheats...
November 15^th 2015104 K4 3 hours 20 min.

Duo of slow-cooked pork

Two pork ingredients, smoked sausage and a shoulder joint here, are left to cook slowly on a bed of vegetables and herbs, moistened with a vegetable or poultry stock. This is one of those crafty dishes that can be reheated over and over, getting better each time.
November 18^th 201877 K 4 hours 50 min.

Escalope of veal in a cream sauce

Escalopes of veal, mushrooms and a cream sauce.
May 10^th 2023262 K4.6 1 hour 3 min.

Express chilli con carne

This is a really express recipe, a "true" chilli is longer and more difficult to do.
February 21^th 2011399 K3.8 35 min.

Filet mignon with mustard and tarragon sauce

Medallions of filet mignon (pork tenderloin) are first pan-fried, then kept to one side. The same pan is used to prepare a cream sauce with tarragon and strong mustard. The medallions are returned to the pan to finish cooking in the sauce while it thickens on low heat, keeping the meat beautifully...
December 30^th 201984 K3.8 1 hour

Five hours poultry

Perhaps simplest recipe on this site, but what a result! The idea is to cook the bird, without fat, at low temperature, covered, and for a long time. In this way, the poultry cooks so as to be almost like a "confit": soft and very tasty. The effect is more spectacular with duck because it is a...
January 27^th 2012546 K3.8 5 hours 15 min.

Hay-baked poultry

Cooking poultry in hay may seem strange, but it is a very simple method. The bird is just seasoned and cooked slowly for a long time with a large bunch of hay. During the slow cooking the poultry takes on the flavour of the hay, with its mix of grassy herbal and floral notes. This recipe is inspired...
October 13^th 202130 K 4 hours 25 min.

Involtini-Style Filet Mignon

This filet mignon of pork is split, rather like an involtini, and stuffed with grilled bacon, parsley and cheese.
April 15^th 201869 K3.8 55 min.

Involtinis

Involtinis are small rolls of meat, usually veal, and cheese. Here is my version.
February 21^th 2011398 K4.4 2 hours 55 min.

Larded pork tenderloin

Tenderloin of pork stuffed with mustard and parsley, then wrapped in thin slices of bacon and oven roasted.
November 3^rd 2011252 K 14.7 1 hour 30 min.

Lille style chicken

Chicken breasts and mushrooms, cooked separately, then mixed with a tasty cream sauce before serving. It's a dish with a "cuisiné" taste, but which unfortunately is becoming increasingly rare in restaurants.
May 10^th 2023365 K3.8 50 min.

Loin of pork with herbs and julienne vegetables

Pork loin is cut into individual portions, which are split and filled with herbs before cooking. They are served with crunchy julienne vegetables and a cream sauce.
November 27^th 2015365 K4.2 2 hours 35 min.

Mexican-style pork medallions

For this recipe with a Mexican flavour (New Mexican, actually), I have used tender medallions of pork fillet mignon. These are first marinated in a spicy oil then pan-fried with the remaining marinade. Serve with green beans and sauce made with a reduced vegetable stock in the frying pan.
August 11^th 202377 K5 30 min.

Morteau sausage

In this recipe, Morteau sausages are cooked on a bed of chopped potatoes. The trick is to cook the Morteau sausage slowly, so that its delicious, smoky flavor descends on the potatoes, which are crispy on the outside and melt-in-the-mouth on the inside, a pure delight.
September 29^th 20241.23 M 34.1 1 hour 35 min.

Morteau sausage "crisps"

To make these "crisps", the Morteau sausage is first boiled before being sliced thinly. The slices are then baked in the oven until they start to crisp. These make a very tasty aperitif snack or can be served to accompany any dish you choose.
March 15^th 201765 K4.3 1 hour 9 min.

Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella

Chicken breasts pan-fried with sage leaves, topped with thinly sliced mozzarella and preserved tomatoes, then served turned over on a bed of the "toppings".
December 30^th 201975 K4.1 25 min.

Pâté de campagne

Here is a personal version of the famous country pâté. It's an interesting recipe to prepare in large quantities because it keeps well and freezes easily. The secret of a good pâté is of course the ingredients, but also how it is cooked.
October 3^rd 20192.09 M 23.7 7 hours 55 min.

Pork Chops Champvallon style

Pork chops à la Champvallon are a nicely historic recipe of meat and potatoes in long cooking.
April 30^th 202328 K 3 hours 8 min.

Pork chops in the oven

To cook a pork chop well, without it drying out, one of the best methods is to cook it in two stages: start by pan-frying, then finish in the oven. This recipe adds flavour with mustard and thyme, with the cooking juices deglazed and reduced before serving.
August 16^th 2015301 K3.5 25 min.

Pork chops with a duo of brassicas

In this recipe, the pork chops are pan-fried and served with a sauce of the reduced pan juices and white-wine, and two different brassicas: Brussels sprouts and romanesco.
November 20^th 201661 K4.3 50 min.

Pork Chops with Rosemary

This recipe is cooked in two stages: the chops are flash-fried in a pan, then finished more slowly in the oven. Towards the end of cooking, you can top the meat with slices of cheese, if you like.
February 3^rd 201659 K4.6 30 min.

Pork escalope with mushrooms and sage cream

Mushrooms sautéed on the side, grilled pork cutlets, all tied together with a sage cream sauce.
January 17^th 202420 K 55 min.

Pork medallions with "full" turnips

This recipe brings together sautéed medallions of pork filet mignon and turnips, pan-fried then filled with a creamy mixture made from their own green tops. As in all the best cookery, nothing is wasted.
May 22^th 202559 K4.7 60 min.

Pork roast with herbs

A succulent joint of pork, slow-roasted with herbs and served with baby potatoes cooked in the meat juices.
January 16^th 201970 K 4 hours 40 min.

Pork sautéed with green beans, Asian style

For this recipe, small pieces of sautéed pork deglazed with soy sauce, served with green beans and coriander.
August 13^th 202324 K 50 min.

Potted meat (rillettes)

Potted meat (rillettes) is cooked long and slow in fat. Rillettes can be of pork or duck. Here is the pork version.
October 3^rd 2019449 K 25 6 hours 50 min.

Quick chicken curry

This curry is quick to make if you have left over cooked chicken, and is always delicious.
August 25^th 2011276 K5 35 min.

Rabbit terrine

This is a rather special rabbit terrine, with some of the meat added in larger morsels to the minced mixture before cooking. These whole pieces of rabbit show when the terrine is sliced and add character, both in flavour and texture.
April 8^th 2018125 K4.6 15 hours 35 min.

Rabbit with mustard

This recipe uses boned rabbit. This is sautéed in mustard then cooked in the oven. It is served with broad beans, bacon and mushrooms, and a sauce made with reduced white wine.
May 15^th 2011194 K4.9 2 hours 9 min.

Rillons de Tours

Rillons de Tours (a town in the West of France, in the Loire valley) is a winter pork recipe. Bacon is cooked long and slow in lard and white wine until "confit". Rillons can be eaten like potted meat (rillettes) with bread, wine and pickled gherkins, but they can also be used instead of lardons in...
July 30^th 2016228 K4.4 2 hours 20 min.

Roast beef "like they do it in Santa Fe"

For this delicious roast, the beef joint is seared all over, then wrapped in slices of grilled (broiled) bacon before the final long, slow roasting in a bag with aromatic ingredients (bayleaf, shallots, carrot, thyme and chilli). Cooked this way, the meat will be well done on the outside, meltingly...
July 30^th 201772 K4.5 5 hours 40 min.

Roast in the bag pork with fondant vegetables.

Roasting "in the bag" is a simple but long method. The meat is sealed in a bag and cooked slowly at moderate temperature, keeping it very tender and with an amazing flavour. Meat cooked like this produces delicious juicies without adding anything else. These can be used to cook vegetables to a...
April 12^th 2020123 K4 5 hours 45 min.

Roast pork with sage, cooked in a bag.

Pork goes particularly well with sage (true for white meats in general), but in this recipe, we'll bring out these flavours to the full by slow-cooking in a bag. The pork roasting joint is simply salted and peppered before being put in the bag and cooked for hours at low temperature. The delicious...
May 22^th 202591 K4.6 3 hours 60 min.

Saltimbocca

Saltimbocca literally means "jumps into the mouth" in Italian. These delicious little meat rolls, made with veal, ham and sage, will do just that!
July 20^th 201582 K4.9 40 min.

Sausage and lentils "en cocotte"

This is a casserole-style version of the traditional French sausage-and-lentils recipe with a special feature: the lentils are cooked in just the right amount of water. The other ingredients add flavour as does, most importantly, the sausage (preferably smoked). When pricked, this will release its...
February 5^th 2017149 K4.5 1 hour 5 min.

Sausage and mashed potatoes

Sausage and mashed potato, a classic family favourite, served here with a delicious reduced gravy.
June 8^th 20253,312 45 min.

Sautéed chicken with leeks

Chunks of chicken marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, vinegar and spices, then sautéed with diagonally cut leeks cooked separately. A simple, healthy recipe with a spicy kick.
January 20^th 201991 K5 1 hour 55 min.

Sautéed pork with mushrooms in a cream sauce.

For this rich and succulent dish, we begin by frying the mushrooms then the pork separately, before adding the cream, to bring out the fullest flavours.
May 10^th 202375 K 50 min.

Sautéed turmeric chicken with mushrooms

For this dish, the chicken and mushrooms are first sautéed separately, then combined in a cream and turmeric sauce.
May 10^th 202366 K4 1 hour 2 min.

Seven-hour lamb

Seven-hour lamb is a good old country recipe and very simple. There's really not much to do, just long, slow cooking and the result is always amazing: the lamb is so tender it can be cut with a fork.
April 20^th 2014236 K3.9 7 hours 35 min.

Sliced veal with leeks and mushrooms

Small strips of veal sautéed with mushrooms and leeks in a creamy sauce.
May 10^th 202328 K 2 hours 6 min.

Steak burger topped with egg

A succulent steak burger, topped with a perfect egg. Here are all the tips you need to produce this simple but delicious dish.
June 22^th 2013264 K4.9 55 min.

Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms

Tenderloin steaks pan-fried with rosemary, served with beetroot tops and mushroom duxelles in a cream sauce.
May 19^th 202525 K 30 min.

Tenderloin steaks marinated in red wine with rosemary

A recipe that brings out all the tenderness of this cut of beef, enhancing it with rosemary and by marinating for a long time in red wine. The tenderloin steaks are then fried and served with green beans.
September 19^th 202137 K 12 hours 35 min.

Tomato meat balls

Meat balls in a tasty tomato sauce with herbs and white wine.
February 28^th 2012219 K5 30 min.

Two-stage beef chuck

This recipe cooks beef chuck (or braising steak) in two stages: first, slow-cooked in red wine "in the bag", then fried and served with potato purée and a red-wine sauce.
April 27^th 2017112 K4.3 3 hours 60 min.

Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables

The veal chop in this recipe is cooked in two stages: flash fried first to brown it all over, then gently roasted in the oven. The chop is served with an assortment of vegetables, first lightly boiled, then reheated in the "jus" (cooking juices).
November 18^th 201574 K5 2 hours 30 min.

Veal Marengo

Marengo made with chunks of veal, simmered long and slow in a tomato sauce with mushrooms and onions. This is a recipe with historical roots, named after one of Napoleon's battles, near Marengo in Italy in June 1800.
May 10^th 202361 K 2 hours 55 min.

Veal with mushrooms and green asparagus

Small strips of fried veal partnered with mushrooms and boiled green asparagus.
May 10^th 202329 K 1 hour 7 min.

"Haute patate" green beans

Behind this funny name (see explanations below) lies a delicious recipe for green beans and potatoes, cooked separately and bound together with a generous dose of cancoillotte.
June 11^th 20252,900 55 min.

"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".
March 29^th 201744 K4.3 45 min.

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.
April 5^th 2012121 K4.2 1 hour 20 min.

Artichokes with beef

This dish combines artichokes, sautéed with shallot in olive oil, with cooked beef and potatoes (simply heated through).
October 15^th 201484 K4.1 50 min.

Auvergne gratin

Cauliflower, green cabbage, potatoes and of course Saint-Nectaire for this gratin with Auvergne flavors.
December 10^th 202317 K 1 hour 50 min.

Avengers' potatoes

Lurking behind this strange name (see reason below) is a kind of potato-cheese gratin, which is wrapped in thin slices of bacon. It's cooked first on the hob, then in the oven.
February 21^th 2011307 K5 1 hour 55 min.

Baby broad beans and peas with rice and mascarpone

Fresh spring vegetables (peas and young broad beans here) with white rice, made creamy at the last minute with a little mascarpone.
July 3^rd 202225 K 40 min.

Bacon and cabbage omelette

A classic, peasant-style omelette with fried bacon bits and blanched green cabbage.
April 26^th 201769 K4 50 min.

Baked Camembert

In this recipe, very similar to the hot box, a Camembert cheese is baked in the oven, surrounded by baked potatoes set on a fondue of onions. A delicious and comforting winter dish.
February 16^th 20258,3961 1 hour 25 min.

Baked Camembert with Walnuts

Camembert can be melted in the oven, like this hot box cheese, but here it has the added delight of toasted chopped walnuts, served on a bed of hot potatoes.
March 13^th 201660 K3.8 60 min.

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.
February 26^th 201758 K3.8 60 min.

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.
September 27^th 202042 K 1 hour 20 min.

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...
October 24^th 2010200 K 13.8 1 hour 45 min.

Beans with tomatoes

Fresh white haricot beans and leftover chicken cooked with stewed tomatoes, a sprig of parsley and it's ready.
February 21^th 2011205 K4.1 1 hour 55 min.

Big knife-cut chips (French fries)

These chips (French fries) are made from potatoes steamed then fried in their skins. Usually we make big ones (3 times the usual French fry) and serve 2 or 3 per guest.
February 21^th 2011280 K4.1 1 hour 20 min.

Boulangère potatoes

This great classic of French home cooking consists of sliced potatoes with slivers of bacon between, on a bed of onion fondue, moistened with poultry (or beef) stock and baked in the oven. It takes a fairly long time, but is so good, and reheats very well.
April 5^th 202045 K 2 1 hour 40 min.

Bourguignon potatoes

Potatoes cooked "bourguignon" (or Burgundy) style is a delicious twist on a classic potato gratin. The potatoes are cooked in milk, with added flavour from lardons and fried onions. A tasty topping of cream with Époisses cheese is poured over just before the dish goes in the oven.
August 12^th 202147 K 1 hour 55 min.

Breton galettes (pancakes)

Of uniquely Breton origin, this is a buckwheat pancake on which you cook an egg with ham and cheese before folding it over. Easy and quick to make, it's an ideal answer to the question "what are we going to eat this evening?".
February 21^th 2011222 K 23.9 20 min.

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...
May 10^th 202356 K4.3 1 hour 15 min.

Breton Pie

This unusual pie from Brittany is made with piled-up layers of buckwheat pancakes (galettes), sandwiched with a filling of onion and bacon mixed with a little cream. The whole thing, assembled in a baking tin, is then browned in the oven.
October 25^th 201570 K4.1 1 hour 9 min.

Broccoli savoury custard

This light and delicious savoury custard with broccoli is perfect to serve with meat or fish in a sauce.
October 18^th 201595 K4 45 min.

Broken eggs with mushrooms

For this quick and easy recipe, we pour beaten eggs over sautéed mushrooms and bacon.
November 3^rd 202411 K5 50 min.

Brussels sprouts à la Lombarde

Brussels sprouts cooked on the side, strips of ham, tomato sauce and Mascarpone cheese.
December 13^th 202316 K 1 hour 15 min.

Brussels sprouts with thyme cream

For this recipe, Brussels sprouts are first cooked on the side, then sautéed in a delicious thyme and shallot cream.
January 26^th 20259,287 40 min.

Cabbage julienne with ham

A quick recipe: cabbage julienne cooked English style, pan-fried ribbons of ham, a knob of butter and some parsley, and it's ready.
December 31^th 2013230 K 34.1 30 min.

Cassoulet

Cassoulet is typical, even emblematic, of southern French cuisine. It is a "slow food" casserole in which meat and vegetables, particualrly dried beans, are cooked together for a long time. Here is a simplified version of this famous dish.
September 17^th 2021219 K4.1 16 hours 9 min.

Cassoulet-style shepherd's pie.

You may well have come across hachis parmentier, the French version of shepherd's pie. Here's a variation using puréed haricot beans, inspired by another classic French dish: cassoulet.
June 3^rd 202046 K 55 min.

Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins

This melt-in-the-mouth cauliflower dish is a kind of purée, bound with a little potato and cooked in milk to add creamy smoothness. This makes a great accompaniment for meat, or as the main feature, served in ramekins with slivers of fried dry-cured ham.
March 3^rd 201962 K 60 min.

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.
June 26^th 202226 K 25 min.

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.
January 27^th 202147 K 45 min.

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".
September 4^th 202226 K 60 min.

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.
February 27^th 202226 K 55 min.

Cauliflower curry

Plenty of flavour in this cauliflower curry: from the hot spices, of course, but also from dry-roasted cashew nuts.
January 19^th 2014144 K4.8 55 min.

Celeriac and mushroom gratin

This gratin combines sliced celeriac simmered in milk with fried mushrooms.
May 10^th 202380 K5 1 hour 8 min.

Celeriac in cream and mustard sauce

The celeriac in this dish is cooked in two stages: pan-fried first, then braised in cream with mustard. It can be enjoyed as the main feature with rice or cous-cous, for example, or served to accompany meat.
December 15^th 201947 K 45 min.

Chicken Brussels pie

This is a novel twist on the well known cottage or shepherd's pie idea (minced meat topped with mashed potato). Why not try this "Brussels" pie with a mixture of mashed potato and Brussels sprouts on top of chopped chicken?
February 23^th 202049 K5 1 hour 25 min.

Chicken with rice and leeks

For this "chicken with rice", the rice is cooked using the pilau method (started on the hob, finished in the oven), but with chicken cooking juices as the liquid to add plenty of delicious flavour. Pieces of cooked chicken are then added. This version also has chopped and lightly fried leeks.
January 29^th 201755 K4.1 60 min.

Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce

This recipe combines morsels of cooked chicken, spinach and potatoes with cream for a simple and tasty dish.
July 3^rd 201959 K 40 min.

Comtoise stuffed tomatoes

These stuffed tomatoes are a bit special: the stuffing is made with Morteau sausage, onions, rice and cancoilotte cheese.
October 5^th 201657 K4.1 1 hour 40 min.

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.
October 13^th 2010508 K 13.7 1 hour 20 min.

Creamy artichokes

This hearty vegetable recipe uses the whole globe artichoke (heart and leaves), combining the creamy artichoke texture with the crunch of sautéed potatoes.
August 6^th 202037 K 1 hour 20 min.

Creamy asparagus and meat timbale

Asparagus cooked separately first, then sliced and mixed with a reduced cream sauce, full of meaty flavour, and served in individual dishes.
April 13^th 202223 K 45 min.

Creamy cauliflower with smoked salmon

A creamy cauliflower purée with steamed leek, and strips of smoked salmon lightly sautéed on the side.
February 5^th 202322 K 60 min.

Creamy polenta with green asparagus

A deliberately creamy polenta (because we won't be grilling it afterwards), into which we'll add green asparagus and spring onion, cooked separately.
May 19^th 202415 K 45 min.

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.
May 5^th 202436 K 45 min.

Creamy rice with spinach

For this simple recipe, rice is mixed with a shallot cream before adding cooked spinach.
May 28^th 202320 K 20 min.

Creamy risotto with diced vegetables and flax seeds

Risotto is one of the great Italian recipes. It's the special way in which rice is cooked and mixed with several other things, which produces this famous dish. One can make different flavour risottos, here is a fairly simple recipe with diced vegetables and flax seeds.
February 21^th 2011260 K 14.2 1 hour 50 min.

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...
June 12^th 2011392 K5 2 hours 55 min.

Creamy spinach à la Lombarde

For this recipe, spinach and potatoes are cooked separately, then assembled in a mascarpone-tomato sauce.
June 25^th 20251,314 45 min.

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).
December 17^th 201772 K4 1 hour 5 min.

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.
May 5^th 201659 K4.1 40 min.

Curried polenta

Made like a classic polenta, then pepped up with curry powder and mixed with morsels of separately cooked globe artichoke.
May 25^th 202223 K 45 min.

Curried prawn risotto

In this recipe, the prawns are fried separately first with curry powder, then added to the risotto.
December 30^th 2019110 K3.9 60 min.

Duck Parmentier

This recipe is very simple to make as everything can be prepared in advance. A layer of duck meat is sandwiched between two layers of potato purée. This is topped with grated cheese before being put in the oven.
January 27^th 2013111 K3.9 55 min.

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.
July 4^th 202145 K 55 min.

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.
January 17^th 201653 K3.8 40 min.

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.
October 11^th 201561 K3.9 1 hour 3 min.

Eggs with green asparagus and Parmesan cheese

Green asparagus cut into sections, quickly sautéed with Parmesan, and topped with eggs beaten with cream.
July 23^th 202317 K 40 min.

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.
September 27^th 201585 K3.8 55 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte

Here is a variation on the classic French recipe for endives with ham. This recipe uses cancoillotte cheese instead of the usual béchamel sauce.
February 5^th 2014125 K3.8 60 min.

Endives "bonne femme"

A one-pot endive dish with potatoes, onion and bacon. [Translator's note: the French "bonne femme" style is good, straightforward home cooking (whether the cook is a man or a woman!).
May 12^th 2013120 K4.3 1 hour 25 min.

Express sauerkraut

Sauerkraut (choucroute in French) is a traditional Alsatian recipe. It consists of fermented cabbage slowly cooked with white wine, potatoes and a variety of salted pork meats. This is a simplified and fairly quick version.
February 21^th 2011368 K 13.9 2 hours 25 min.

Filet mignon with asparagus

In this recipe, the filet mignon of pork is pan-fried and the pan deglazed with wine, then cream added with chunks of both green and white asparagus.
July 11^th 202129 K 1 hour 2 min.

French-style peas

A traditional French recipe, "Petis pois à la Française", with a personal twist, but very easy to prepare. It is an ideal accompaniment for meat, poultry or even a grilled fillet of fish.
July 15^th 2012169 K3.8 30 min.

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.
September 29^th 2012357 K3.8 1 hour 45 min.

Frichti from Bruxelles

A very simple dish, and a bit of a cheeky one at that: Brussels sprouts cooked on the side, diced ham, cubed potatoes, and a bit of grated cheese to bind it all together.
December 6^th 202316 K 1 hour 3 min.

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.
November 27^th 201390 K4.8 35 min.

Fried rice with turnips and new peas

For this recipe, we'll cook new peas and turnips separately, then add them to rice sautéed with eggs.
May 25^th 20255,429 45 min.

Fried rillettes

Rilletes formed into thin cakes and fried. This allows the fat to drain off during cooking and leaves crunchy and tasty discs of lean meat which can be served with mashed potato (purée).
December 11^th 2011128 K4.9 30 min.

Glazed mushrooms with plain rice

In this very simple recipe, the mushrooms are lightly sautéed, then glazed with soy sauce and lemon juice, and served on a bed of plain white rice.
May 10^th 202332 K 30 min.

Gratin Comtois

This version of Gratin Comtois begins like the classic gratin dauphinois, but uses Morbier cheese, and diced Morteau sausage for a hint of smoky flavour. There's no denying it, this is a rich and hearty dish!
April 7^th 202137 K 1 hour 15 min.

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...
August 13^th 2016393 K 25 1 hour 3 min.

Gratin du Nord

This gratin combines the flavours that are so characteristic of France's northern region: endives (chicory), beer and Maroilles cheese.
January 21^th 201883 K5 1 hour 35 min.

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.
May 19^th 202520 K 55 min.

Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms

This is a very simple gratin, mainly using leftovers (chicken and rice), ideal for a Sunday night supper.
May 10^th 202354 K3.8 55 min.

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.
February 14^th 201659 K5 60 min.

Gratin of leeks with Morbier cheese

In this recipe of gratin, without potatoes, sliced leeks are bound with a cream with Morbier cheese.
April 16^th 202324 K 1 hour

Gratin of potatoes with morels and yellow wine

For this delicious and very tasty morel mushroom and vin jaune gratin, we're staying in the spirit of the gratin Dauphinois, so no cheese, but with a double use of vin jaune: to sauté the morels, and in the cream that will be poured over the potatoes before cooking. This is a full-flavored recipe,...
May 28^th 20256,185 3 hours 60 min.

Gratin of purple artichokes

This is a very simple recipe: just potatoes, purple artichokes, a sprinkling of Parmesan and into the oven it goes...
November 30^th 201466 K4.1 45 min.

Gratin Parmentier

Here, a potato gratin meets hachis Parmentier (minced beef topped with mashed potato): 2 layers of potato around a layer of pre-cooked minced meat.
May 1^st 201977 K3.8 1 hour 25 min.

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.
April 21^th 202416 K 2 hours 35 min.

Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette

A simple omelette treated more like a gratin: the omelette forms the bottom layer in the dish, topped with chicken and spinach in a cream sauce and browned in the oven.
August 16^th 202042 K 45 min.

Green asparagus omelette

Small spears of green asparagus steamed and sliced, served with grated Parmesan in the middle of an omelette.
May 6^th 2012150 K3.8 35 min.

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.
August 11^th 202331 K 20 min.

Green beans and potatoes with Morbier cream sauce

For this recipe, green beans and potatoes, cooked separately, are combined with a delicious Morbier cream.
September 15^th 202411 K 35 min.

Green beans with feta cream and basil

This quick recipe combines feta, basil and lemon cream with green beans cooked separately.
August 11^th 202411 K 30 min.

Green beans with tomato and cheddar cheese

Green beans gently cooked in a tomato and onion puree, with grated cheddar cheese added at the end.
October 27^th 202411 K 55 min.

Green beans with tomato cream sauce

Green beans, cooked separately, are added to a tomato cream made with pan-fried cherry tomatoes with herbs.
September 27^th 202319 K 1 hour 7 min.

Green beans with tomatoes

Cut green beans simmered with tomatoes and mixed with onions and lightly fried lardons (or small pieces of bacon).
August 11^th 2023149 K 14.7 1 hour 35 min.

Hachis parmentier

This is the French answer (meat with mashed potato and cheese) to the English cottage or shepherd's pie: a typical family recipe which is an excellent way of using up leftover meat. The proportions are vague here: you need "whatever you have left over"...
February 21^th 2011410 K 24.3 1 hour 25 min.

Hasselback or "Swedish-style" potatoes

Hasselback potatoes are cut into thin strips, leaving some of the flesh intact, to form a sort of puff pastry or "porte-feuilles". They are then baked in the oven, and topped with cheese and ham. It's a simple recipe, and at the same time quite technical.
November 26^th 202320 K 1 hour 55 min.

Hearty potato and ham gratin

A potato gratin with an original twist: fried diced ham with mustard.
February 9^th 202231 K 1 hour 60 min.

Home-made potato crisps

Making your own potato crisps (or chips, if you are American) is quite easy. All you need to do is slice potatoes and fry them. That is all well and good in principle, but there are a few tips it is important to know. I'll explain them for you in this recipe.
March 19^th 2014112 K3.9 30 min.

Hot box cheese

This recipe is a great classic from Franche-Comté (area of eastern France). A Mont-dor cheese (from this area) is oven cooked in its wooden box with a little dry white wine, and served melted over baked potatoes. It's a dish for a winter evening meal with friends, very easy to prepare, everything...
February 11^th 2016354 K4.3 60 min.

Hotpot my grandmother's way

If you like slow-cooked dishes prepared with loving care (mitonné), you will certainly love this hotpot recipe, with the taste of Franche-Comté, inspired by my grandmother. It's an old-fashioned dish full of flavours and aromas, cooked vegetables, stock, smoked sausages, all cooked long and slow.
February 21^th 2011345 K5 4 hours 7 min.

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).
May 10^th 2023128 K4.6 1 hour 5 min.

Jerusalem artichoke purée with leeks

A purée of Jerusalem artichokes with just tender leeks and a little leftover cooked pork added.
April 27^th 202227 K

Langres-style spinach

Spinach in a creamy sauce with Langres cheese and lardons, served with hard-boiled eggs.
April 24^th 202225 K 35 min.

Layered Leek and Egg Gratin

This gratin combines parboiled leeks with chopped hard-boiled eggs in thin layers.
January 10^th 201665 K4.1 50 min.

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.
December 12^th 202135 K 45 min.

Madras rice

Slices of sautéed aubergine and the lovely yellow colour from the curry spices bring a hint of India to this rice dish, given a twist with a little fried ham.
December 16^th 201884 K 30 min.

Mashed potatoes with cancoillotte cheese

Potatoes, first boiled, then quickly mashed and baked to a crisp, and served with warm cancoillotte.
June 16^th 202416 K 45 min.

Mixed vegetable curry

A mix of vegetables (pumpkin, leek, chickpeas...) cooked in coconut milk and curry spices. Serve this dish with rice, preferably basmati, for an authentic touch.
January 12^th 202060 K5 60 min.

Montagnon rice

This rustic dish, with a nod to the mountains of eastern France, combines pre-cooked rice with morsels of smoked sausage and globe artichokes.
June 22^th 202222 K 45 min.

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...
September 4^th 201865 K3.8 1 hour 55 min.

Mushroom and artichoke omelette

This French "broken" omelette is not neatly folded like a classic omelette. There is more filling than egg: mushrooms and artichokes here, pan-fried with spring onions. It can be served flat, like a Spanish omelette, but I prefer the more original broken look.
May 10^th 202360 K3.9 55 min.

Mushroom bourguignon

These bourguignon-style mushrooms are cooked in a similar way to the classic beef dish, simmered with red wine and onions – flavours that go really well with mushrooms.
May 10^th 202335 K 30 min.

Mushroom buckwheat pancakes

The filling is prepared by frying ham and mushrooms with chopped shallot and a drizzle of lemon juice. The pancakes used here are Breton-style buckwheat "galettes" (often sold ready made in France), folded over the filling in the pan before serving.
May 10^th 202370 K4.6 45 min.

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.
May 10^th 2023142 K4.6 55 min.

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.
May 10^th 202336 K 20 min.

New Italian-style peas

For this recipe, new peas mixed with rice, drizzled with olive oil and served with a little pesto.
April 9^th 20254,411 35 min.

New peas with almonds

For this very simple recipe, new peas are simply sautéed in butter with roasted slivered almonds.
May 12^th 202415 K 40 min.

New peas with pesto

For this very simple recipe, we sauté whole new peas, add a little rice, a good spoonful of pesto and it's ready.
June 29^th 20251,081 40 min.

Oven omelette

For this omelette with a difference, we'll fry sliced potatoes, bacon (lardons) and onions, then pour the beaten eggs over and finish cooking everything together in the oven. The French sometimes call this an "Omelette of Moyenmoutier" after a village in the Vosges.
May 21^th 201765 K4.6 55 min.

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.
February 10^th 2016167 K4 55 min.

Oxtail Parmentier

Rather like the classic hachis Parmentier, but using oxtail stewed very slowly in red wine and herbs.
October 13^th 2010315 K4.7 5 hours 50 min.

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.
January 19^th 202229 K 1 hour 7 min.

Polenta à la Comtoise

A polenta with the delicious flavors of Franche-Comté: Metton of cancoillotte, diced Morteau sausage and grated Comté cheese.
November 10^th 202411 K 30 min.

Polenta parmentier

This recipe is similar to a shepherd's pie, but the meat is accompanied by vegetables, and the mashed potatoes are replaced by a delicious cheese polenta.
March 20^th 202417 K 1 hour 35 min.