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Beef Bourguignon for Two
Beef Bourguignon for Two
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Beef tips marinated in red wine. Pancetta (or bacon), garlic and onion. Simple flavors highlighted by earthy mushrooms, simmered long and slow.

Lazarus Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
Lazarus Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
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Best bread pudding recipe with a vanilla custard bottom and a lovely rich whiskey sauce for serving. Decadent and utterly delicious. Turns stale bread into true comfort food.

Hollandaise Sauce (Original & Authentic Version)
Hollandaise Sauce (Original & Authentic Version)
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Egg yolk and butter sauce flavored with lemon juice. This is THE classic sauce with slight modifications to reduce the amount of fat. It is made with warmed egg yolks flavored with a bit of lemon juice with butter incorporated. It it probably the most famous of all the classic French sauces. Addendum: This recipe is a combination from several French cookbooks including Julia Child & Larousse Gastronomique but uses a bit less butter.

Chicken Cutlets Romano
Chicken Cutlets Romano
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Outstanding, the light herb and cheese enriched batter sealed in the juices and kept the chicken breast cutlets super moist.

Applebee's Baked French Onion Soup
Applebee's Baked French Onion Soup
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Under the gooey melted provolone of the original version you get from Applebee's is a unique round crouton that's made from bread similar to a hamburger bun. So that's exactly what we use in copycat version of the recipe.

Potato Ham & Herb Omelette
Potato Ham & Herb Omelette
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A marvelously well balanced combination of that go so well together for a perfect Sunday brunch.

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Mustard Bechamel Sauce
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An quick and easy to make enriched Bechamel sauce that is excellent on fish or other broiled meats.

Crock Pot Beef Bourguignon
Crock Pot Beef Bourguignon
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This was outstanding. A huge amount of flavor was developed in the slow and low technique using my slow cooker. A classic mostly hands-free make ahead main dish that filled the house with aroma.

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French Market Soup
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French market soup simmers a medley of dried beans with a smoky ham hock until tender, then brightens the pot with tomatoes and a finishing splash of lemon. A hearty, economical bean soup made from a colorful bean mix.

Vanilla Bean Blancmange
Vanilla Bean Blancmange
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Literally means "white food". Blancmange is a delicate, quivering snow-white pudding that goes back to the 16th century that was extremely popular in the Victorian age.

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Sauce Aurore
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Sauce Aurore (Aurora sauce) made from a silky bechamel base with tomato paste stirred in for a blush-pink French classic. Seven ingredients, one saucepan, about 15 minutes.

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Curried Bechamel Sauce
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A curried Bechamel sauce works very well as a topping for many steamed or cooked vegetables.

Homemade French Bread
Homemade French Bread
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Homemade French bread: a no-knead, food-processor dough that rises in the fridge overnight, then bakes into crusty baguettes with a chewy interior and crackling crust. Bakery quality at home.

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Quick & Easy Chicken Cassoulet
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This is a quick and easy version of a French classic. It has been altered to use no flour and no sugar.

Chocolate Truffles (French-Style)
Chocolate Truffles (French-Style)
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Authentic French-style chocolate truffles built from a ganache melted, whipped, and chilled three times across three days for the silkiest, most intense centers, finished with a roll in cocoa powder.

Best French Bread
Best French Bread
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Bread machine French bread: crusty golden loaves with chewy interior, slashed and brushed with egg wash. Two long baguettes from one easy bread machine cycle.

Woman's Day Bechamel Sauce
Woman's Day Bechamel Sauce
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A straight up French Bechamel sauce from Woman's Day magazine.

Low Fat Quiche Lorraine
Low Fat Quiche Lorraine
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Reduce the fat of a full flavored quiche Lorraine by replacing the cream with buttermilk and using an easy press in the pan crust.

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True Bearnaise Sauce
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Authentic French Bearnaise sauce originating near Paris at Pavillion Henry IV restaurant.

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Classic Bearnaise Sauce
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A classy and delicious sauce made with chopped shallots, tarragon and white wine.

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