Hachis parmentier

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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 2011405 K 24.3 1 hour 25 min.

Montbenoit's canapés

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A recipe from Franche-comté (lovely region of eastern France): large slices of bread coated with melted shallot, grilled bacon dice, a big slice of Morbier (cheese from the same region) and a brief spell in the oven. It really is a winter dish.
October 13^th 2010278 K4.6 1 hour 45 min.

Small cheese and bacon rolls

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These small aperitif snacks can be prepared in advance and heated at the last minute, or served cold.
September 7^th 2018359 K5 1 hour 25 min.

Artichoke hearts forestier

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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 2023270 K5 1 hour 50 min.

Vegetable pie

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Three layers of vegetables, baked in puff pastry.
September 10^th 2018241 K3.9 1 hour 25 min.

Fougasse with bacon and Comté

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This is a richer version of the traditional Mediterranean recipe (originaly, it was a simple olive oil bread).
October 24^th 2017339 K4.1 3 hours 9 min.

Ramekins of duchess potatoes

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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 2020299 K 24.6 2 hours 5 min.

How to cook bacon and remove excess fat

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To prevent excess fat in a recipe using bacon, you can "blanch" it before use, leaving most of the fat in the pan with the water.
February 21^th 2011385 K 44.8 15 min.

Spaghetti Carbonara

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A very famous Italian pasta recipe: egg yolks, cream, bacon, Parmesan and lemon juice.
February 21^th 2011339 K 24.8 25 min.

Avengers' potatoes

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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 2011305 K5 1 hour 55 min.

Mixed salad

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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 2011292 K4.6 1 hour

Alsatian-style salad

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This salad is based on a traditional Alsatian recipe: cabbage julienne, warm potatoes, bacon, parsley and vinaigrette.
January 3^rd 2014283 K4.4 1 hour 15 min.

Meatballs

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Used in several recipes like couscous, meatballs can also be a dish on thier own. The secret of this recipe is in the mix of two different kinds of meat with a little Parmesan. Note that it's a dish children always love.
February 21^th 2011293 K 24.7 45 min.

Beans with tomatoes

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Fresh white haricot beans and leftover chicken cooked with stewed tomatoes, a sprig of parsley and it's ready.
February 21^th 2011203 K4.1 1 hour 55 min.

Boeuf (beef) bourguignon

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Bœuf bourguignon is a traditional recipe of French cuisine (bourguignon means from Burgundy). It's chunks of meat cooked slowly with bacon, onions, carrots and mushrooms in red wine.
February 21^th 2011475 K 32.5 4 hours 20 min.

Sautéd broccoli with ham

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Broccoli cooked until just tender, quickly sautéd in a little olive oil with shallot and ribbons of ham.
February 21^th 2011214 K 14.3 50 min.

Warm lentil salad

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Lentils boiled until just tender, then mixed with fried smoked bacon, onion, chives and dressed with a good vinaigrette.
September 5^th 2010183 K4.6 55 min.

Leek and tuna loaf

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This loaf is a savoury cake (quite popular in France) made with tinned tuna and leeks that have been lightly cooked with shallot.
October 3^rd 2010195 K4.4 1 hour 20 min.

Eggs meurette

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Eggs meurette or "œufs à la bourguignonne" is a great classic of French cooking, and of Burgundy in particular. It consists of poached eggs on a bed of fondue onions and bacon, served on a slice of fried bread. This is topped with a tasty reduced red wine sauce.
March 29^th 2020202 K 14.1 1 hour 15 min.

Rabbit with mustard

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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 2011189 K4.9 2 hours 9 min.

Some hints for a pizza-party

A pizza party is always a very pleasant and convivial occasion. Good people (friends and family) get together to enjoy delicious pizzas, baked right in the oven. Here are a few tips to help you make yours a success.
August 30^th 2024188 K3.7

Grilled bacon is much better in the oven

Some recipes call for thin slices of bacon to be cooked and added to the recipe, or to prepare one of those delicious breakfasts known as "à l'Anglaise".
April 25^th 20257525

5 really useful cooking tips

Cooking is about recipes, of course, but it is also an impressive collection of small gestures, ways of doing things, knowing what to do and what not to do. All these little tips and tricks can be very important: they can affect the way a recipe turns out, simply because you did just the right...
March 29^th 201621 K4.9

The infinite variety of salads

Making a salad for a meal, a few ingredients of your choice and a sauce to bind it all together is still one of the best ways to cook something really good quickly and simply. And since there is often a "fresh" aspect with the vegetables in the ingredients, not only does it taste good, but it's...
March 13^th 20217,2294.6

Let's rehabilitate the burger

The burger is a sandwich that is very fashionable at the moment, and as for all other sandwiches, the worst (often) rubs shoulders with the best (much more rare). In principle, I'm probably not teaching you anything, it's a sandwich made of a small round bun, rather soft, like a sandwich bread,...
April 10^th 20216,6814.9