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Croque Madame on a plate
Croque-Madame
30 mins
Cheese fondue recipe
10 Best Fondue Recipes
apple turnovers
Apple Turnovers
80 mins
Alpine Cheese Souffle
10 Puffy and Pleasing Soufflé Recipes
Chocolate Pots de Creme
Chocolate Pots de Crème
75 mins
Classic Fried Whitebait (Fried Tiny Fish), fried fish and lemon wedges on a plate
10 Best Anchovy Recipes
Ice eclair
The Best French Desserts
French-style yogurt
What Is French-Style Yogurt?
Instant pot French onion soup
Instant Pot French Onion Soup
55 mins
Cherry clafoutis
Cherry Clafoutis
50 mins
Terrine
What Is a Terrine?
Beurre Blanc sauce on a platter of salmon
Beurre Blanc Sauce
75 mins
Grilled Watermelon on a platter with lime wedges, jalapeños and mint leaves
Grilled Watermelon Recipe
11 mins
Demi-glace in small bowl next to sliced medium-rare steak on oval serving plate
Easy Shortcut Demi-Glace Recipe
105 mins
Classic meringue pie topping with billowy peaks
The Best Meringue Recipe
25 mins
Au jus in a bowl and drizzled over beef
Au Jus for Prime Rib
32 mins
French pear martini
French Pear Martini
5 mins
A slice of French opera cake on a plate
Classic French Opera Cake
97 mins
Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur
What Is Chambord?
Chèvre: cheese made from goat's milk
Chèvre Cheese
Slice of Alpine cheese (mountain cheese) on a plate
Alpine Cheese
French Martini
French Martini
3 mins
Classic shrimp étouffée in a bowl, served over rice and in a pot
Classic Shrimp Étouffée
75 mins
Vanilla soufflés in white ramekins
Classic French Vanilla Soufflé
60 mins
Making a roux
What to Know About Cajun Roux
Lemon beurre blanc sauce over salmon
Lemon Beurre Blanc Sauce
15 mins
Classic Bearnaise Sauce
Classic Bearnaise Sauce
20 mins
Espresso Creme Brulée
Espresso Crème Brûlée
48 mins
Homemade crepes pareve on a white plate with raspberries
Homemade Crepes (Dairy or Pareve)
35 mins
Champagne Flutes
What Is Champagne?
roissants on a Baking Tray
Easy Croissant Recipe: 4 Methods
2 hrs
Red wine reduction sauce
Marchand de Vin: Red Wine Reduction Sauce
25 mins
Oeufs a la neige
Classic Oeufs à la Neige Recipe (Snow Eggs)
60 mins
Easy Classic French Beignets
Easy Classic French Beignets
28 mins
Slicing classic French chateaubriand on a wooden cutting board
The Classic French Chateaubriand
50 mins
Pain au chocolat
Easy French Pain au Chocolat
3 hrs
Snickerdoodle Creme Brulee
Snickerdoodle Crème Brûlée
45 mins
Classic French Bordelaise sauce over steak on a white plate
How to Make a Classic French Bordelaise Sauce
20 mins
Choron sauce on a steak with greens next to it such as arugula. This is a close up shot on a white ceramic plate.
Choron Sauce
10 mins
Salmon en croute
What Is Something Cooked En Croute?
Roasted raspberry clafouti
Classic French Raspberry Clafouti
55 mins
A cutting board with onion, celery, and carrots
What Is Mirepoix?
French Chantilly cream in a glass.
French Chantilly Cream (Crème Chantilly)
5 mins
Classic French Chocolate Éclair on a marble counter
Classic French Chocolate Éclair Recipe
115 mins
Classic french aligot recipe
Classic French Aligot
45 mins
Smoked andouille sausage
The Origin of Andouille Sausage
Malbec wine grapes
What Is Malbec Wine?
A raclette cheese party with a raclette grill, roasted vegetables, cured meats, pickles, and mustard
What Is Raclette Cheese? It's Perfect for a Fondue Party
Cornichons
Classic French Cornichon Pickles
20 mins
Cookies filled with pastry cream
Classic French Chocolate Pastry Cream
15 mins
Grilled Salmon with Wine Sauce
Bercy Sauce for Seafood
15 mins
Sliced and roasted chateau potatoes
Roasted Chateau Potatoes
40 mins
Chicken a la Maryland
Chicken à la Maryland
50 mins
Creme Anglaise
Classic Crème Anglaise (Vanilla Custard Sauce)
20 mins
Folded over crepe
5 Different Ways to Fold a Crêpe
Classic French Lemon Tart
Classic French Lemon Tart
2 hrs
spice sachet
Spice Sachet in Cooking
lemon-souffle
French White Chocolate Soufflé
35 mins
Croissants on a baking tray
Classic French Cheese Croissants
3 hrs
Rich French Chocolate Gateau Recipe
Rich French Chocolate Gâteau Recipe
65 mins