Olive Bread from Provence (Fougasse)
Don't you just love Provence???!!! The sunshine, the Mediterranean Sea, and of course, the delicious food! This Olive Bread from...
Maple Syrup Cookies
These maple syrup cookies are delicious and very easy to make. The recipe is originally a French "sablés" cookies recipe....
Cream Cheese Salmon Bread
This Cream Cheese Salmon Bread is similar to the sweet French brioche, but for the fact that it is savory...
Langues de chat (Crispy Vanilla Cookies)
Langues de chat are French cookies that resemble the tongue of a cat. Hence the name "langues de chat", which...
Cakes
Strawberry-Lemon Charlotte (No-Bake Cake)
Charlotte is a classic French dessert, that usually contains a cold mousse and fruits, surrounded by lady fingers. I love the combination of strawberries and lemon, so my charlotte is a strawberry-lemon charlotte. A French […]
Appetizer
Boursin® Mushrooms
Boursin® Mushrooms are a great idea for using French Boursin® cheese to make a fun and tasty appetizer or side dish. The idea is to stuff mushrooms with Boursin® cheese, and bake them in the oven. […]
Entrées
Stuffed Eggplant and Peppers
Stuffed eggplant and peppers is common in Provence, where these vegetables are plentiful. The eggplant and peppers are stuffed with meat, onions, garlic, tomato, herbs and olive oil, which makes this a light, healthy and […]
Entrées
Mushroom Quiche (Easy)
Visiting my in-laws for the holidays, I was asked to make quiche, and since they like mushrooms, it ended up being a mushroom quiche. This mushroom quiche is easy-to-make and delicious! Everyone loved it! […]
Appetizer
Tapenade Star Puff Pastry
I just posted a recipe for tapenade, a provençal black olive spread. As a follow up, I wanted to show you a great way to serve tapenade, in a puff pastry shaped as a star. […]
Appetizer
Tapenade (Provençal Black Olive Spread)
Tapenade is a speciality from Provence. It is essentially pureed dark olives with capers, anchovies, and olive oil. You can serve it with slices of bread as a great appetizer dip, or spread it on […]
Desserts
Tarte au Sucre (Sugar Pie)
Tarte au Sucre is a speciality from Northern France, the city of Lille and its surroundings. Though it is called a tart, it is more akin to a sweet pastry. It ressembles a brioche with […]
Entrées
Goat Cheese Salad (au chêvre chaud)
Goat cheese salad is a staple of Parisian cafés. It is one of these everyday salads that you find everywhere. Though there are some variations on what the salad contains, all goat cheese salads include […]
Bread
Kouglof (Raisin-Filled Sweet Bread)
The Kouglof, a raisin-filled brioche (sweet bread), is a speciality from the French region of Alsace (North-East of France). Due to the proximity to Germany, Alsatian specialities tend to ressemble German specialities. In this case, […]
Desserts
Almond Raspberry Tartlets
These almond raspberry tartlets are delicious and they look amazing. They are also very quick and easy to make. The perfect sweet treat for your guests, served as an appetizer or a dessert. You […]
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Stuffed Tomatoes (Tomates Farcies)
Tomates farcies, which means stuffed tomatoes, is a very common everyday meal in France. It is easy to make, and pleases the whole family, including kids. It is typical to serve it for dinner, with […]
Cakes
Gateau de Savoie (Light Airy Cake)
The Gateau de Savoie is a light airy cake, named after the Count of Savoie who invented it in the 14th century. After the French revolution, two parisian chefs came up with the idea of […]
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Lyonnaise Salad (Easy)
Lyonnaise salad takes its name from the French city of Lyon, where it originated. Lyon is well-known for its rich culinary heritage. The salad is a delicious combination of greens, crisp lardons (bacon), warm poached […]
Desserts
Chocolate Tart
This Chocolate Tart is a French classic. It is delicious, and quite easy to make. The perfect dessert for chocolate lovers! A few notes about the recipe Though you could use heavy whipping cream, […]
Cookies
Valentine’s Day Cookies
My Valentine’s Day Cookies are similar to the Halloween Sablés Cookies I loved making for Halloween. The idea is the same, but, since these are Valentine’s day cookies, I am using heart-shaped cookie cutters and […]
Bread
Pains au lait (with chocolate chips)
Pains au lait are delicious sweet buttery buns, perfect for breakfast or sweet afternoon snacks. They are easy to make, and kids love them! Pain au lait is a little similar to brioche as it […]
Entrées
Nicoise Salad (Easy)
Healthy and delicious, the Nicoise Salad is a speciality from the city of Nice, on the French Riviera. Hence the name nicoise (meaning “from Nice”, actually spelled “niçoise” in French). This salad comes in different […]
Desserts
Nutella® Soufflé (Easy)
This is my French contribution to Super Bowl Party Food: Nutella® Soufflé! Easy to make, and delicious! Plus, because it is a soufflé, it is actually quite light, while still having the delicious taste of […]
Entrées
Savory Buckwheat Crepe
Tomorrow, February 2nd, is the French holiday of “Chandeleur,” when the French traditionally eat crepes to celebrate. In France, the savory crepes are made of dark buckwheat flour, whereas the sweet crepes are made of […]
Bread
Dutch Oven Bread (Very Easy)
Dutch oven bread is an incredibly easy way to make homemade bread. There is very little to do, and the result is astonishing: a round beautiful delicious loaf of bread, which in French we call […]
Entrées
My Bouillabaisse with US ingredients
Bouillabaisse is a very popular provençal fish stew from the port city of Marseille. I really wanted to make one in the US, but being so far away from the Mediterranean, I could not find […]