543 french recipes

Swordfish Provencale braised in a French bouquet garni-perfumed tomato sauce with mushrooms, peppers, and white wine. A classic southern French main dish topped with pimentos and capers.

Poule-au-pot is the French farmhouse chicken pot pie: poached chicken in aromatic broth, layered with paper-thin potatoes under a rustic parsley pinwheel biscuit topping. Sunday comfort with a French twist.

Mokettes aux amandes, French chocolate truffles flavored with rum-pounded almonds, coffee concentrate, and powdered sugar, rolled in grated chocolate. The vintage Belgian-French confiserie classic.

Rabbit chasseur with a pound of mushrooms, tomatoes, and white wine braised in the oven, finished with a beurre manie-thickened hunter's sauce. Classic French technique.

French Normandy-style veal cutlets browned in butter and simmered with brandy, shallots, tart apple slices, and a creamy mushroom sauce. A cozy 30-minute dinner served over wild rice.

A variation of the classic french canadian pea soup.

Raisin bread for the bread machine, a soft, lightly sweet loaf with plump raisins folded in for breakfast toast, French toast, or alongside afternoon coffee.

A spicy and scrumptious dish made with cabbage, potatoes and hot green peppers.

Veal and asparagus, simply prepared with the French classic Bearnaise sauce.

Classic French chicken braised with 40 whole cloves of garlic, cognac, vermouth, and warm spices. Sealed and slow-cooked for fall-off-the-bone tenderness.

Try this variation of a French sauce as a topping on pancakes.

Rainbow trout Provencale with red bell pepper, fennel seeds, garlic, vermouth, and tomato paste. A light French-inspired fish dish cooked in minutes.

Spinach mousse made with blanched fresh spinach, egg whites and a drizzle of heavy cream, finished with a pinch of nutmeg. Cold, silky, no-cook starter for a French or Creole table.

Almond lace cookies, those delicate, paper-thin discs that roll into cigarettes or fans while warm. The classic French tuile-style cookie with ground almonds and orange zest.

Potage bonne femme: a classic French vegetable soup with leeks, potatoes, carrots, and onions sauteed in butter and simmered in chicken stock. Creamy without cream.

Chilled peaches in sweet white wine syrup with lemon juice. An elegant, four-ingredient French-style dessert that comes together in minutes.