How to peel a fruit

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Usually French chefs says "peler à vif", which means to completely peel the fruit (removing skin and core) and keep only the very best of the flesh. Here is a method for grapefruit, but it can be used for all the other citrus fruit, and many other fruits.
February 21^th 2011179 K4.3 35 min.

Vanilla ice cream

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Rediscover the full flavour of a real vanilla ice cream with this classical recipe.
November 6^th 2017435 K3.8 1 hour 7 min.

Peach and mint salad

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Here is a very simple, fresh and delicious recipe; the flavour of mint goes very well with peaches.
September 7^th 2012309 K 24 20 min.

Sautéd mushrooms with spring onions and cured ham

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Fresh mushrooms of your choice, cooked just right, thinly sliced spring onions and morsels of cured ham. Straight from the pan to your plate.
May 10^th 2023240 K 15 50 min.

Beurre blanc sauce

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Beurre blanc sauce is a great classic of French cuisine, made with vinegar, white wine and shallots. It is a wonderful accompaniment for fish and shellfish.
February 2^nd 2012176 K3.8 35 min.

Pan-fried salmon with white cabbage

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In this recipe a salmon steak is accompanied with blanched white cabbage and a rich sherry vinegar sauce.
January 3^rd 2014118 K4.5 1 hour 2 min.

Citrus syrup

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This citrus-flavoured syrup blends the bitterness of the zest with the delicious acidity of the juice. It can be used to soak biscuits or cakes when making desserts. You can make this with whatever citrus fruits you prefer. It can be prepared in advance and will keep for several days.
December 30^th 201966 K 1 hour 15 min.

Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint

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Thick slices of poached pears in a blind-baked sweetcrust pastry case, their centres filled with mint-flavoured confectioner's custard, and surrounded by a chocolate cream, set by baking briefly in the oven. The flavours of pears, chocolate and mint work perfectly together to create a truly...
April 22^th 202034 K 2 hours

Blackcurrant liqueur

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The fruit liqueurs (or "creams" in French) are a mix of neutral alcohol in which fruits are macerated, and sugar syrup. They are the basis of the very famous "Kir", mixture of dry white wine and blackcurrant liqueur. This recipe is for blackcurrant, but it can be made with other soft fruits like...
August 3^rd 2013847 K 44.7 55 min.

How to cook rice in rice-cooker

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Cooking rice in a specially adapted "rice-cooker" is practical and quick: you don't have to watch it during cooking, it's fast (15 minutes) and the rice-cooker switches automatically to "keep warm".
February 21^th 2011916 K 24.9 20 min.

How to extract passion fruit juice

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Passion fruit are rather strange fruit as they do not really have much flesh, but rather seeds surrounded by a fine layer of pulp. Here is a way to extract the juice.
March 23^th 2011516 K 32.3 20 min.

Blackcurrant coulis

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Blackcurrants make a very good coulis, but it's a bit more difficult than with other fruits. Here is a simple method to help you succeed.
February 21^th 2011444 K 23.5 25 min.

Plum tart

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This tart made with sweetcrust pastry and almond cream is especially tasty with those rather sour little plums that can be found in such profusion in late summer.
September 6^th 2017211 K4.9 2 hours 40 min.

How to remove fat from meat juices

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After cooking meat, we are left with the delicious cooking juices, but these can often be rather fatty. Here is one simple and effective way to remove much of the fat.
May 11^th 2016133 K3 3 hours 4 min.

Roasted Cauliflower

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Roasting cauliflower in the oven is a delicious way to enjoy the vegetable: golden-brown on the outside and melt-in-the-mouth inside. In this recipe, the cauliflower is blanched first, then brushed with herb butter before roasting in the oven.
March 27^th 201670 K5 1 hour 15 min.

Grated potato cakes

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These grated potato cakes (similar to hash browns, but without the onion) can be deep or pan fried. They are excellent with meat, but quite delicious on their own. Children love them.
November 23^th 2014154 K4.3 40 min.

Apple confectioner's custard

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For this strongly apple-flavoured version of confectioner's custard (crème pâtissière, or french pastry cream), apple juice is used instead of milk and the quantity of sugar is reduced.
July 23^th 2014129 K4.6 25 min.

New York style pasta

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Pasta served like in NYC: tagliatelle or spaghetti with lightly fried ham, peas and a nutmeg-flavoured cream sauce.
July 1^st 201395 K4.3 50 min.

Cream sauce with Vin Jaune

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This sauce made with Vin Jaune ("yellow wine") is emblematic of Comtoise cuisine from Eastern France. It combines the smoothness of cream with the slight acidity and typical flavour of the Vin Jaune. The tricky aspect of cooking with Vin Jaune is that its fugitive flavour tends to disappear when...
October 3^rd 2018209 K4 50 min.

Oat financiers for Louise

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These moist little petit-four cakes are called 'financiers' in French, as they are similar in shape to gold ingots! They go very well with tea or coffee. In this version, the usual ground almonds are replaced with rolled oats, blended to a powdery texture.
October 21^th 2012106 K 23.9 45 min.

The salad spinner is not only for salad

Where we see that the salad spinner can be used for many other purposes.
March 25^th 20227,9494.8