Recipes

Recipes

I love to cook and learned most of my French recipes from old (long-established) French families. I also learned quite a bit from my mother-in-law, or “beautiful mother” if you translate it from the French. I like to post French dishes that you might not have thought of if you’ve never lived here, but that are worth knowing in my opinion.

I decided to go with the step-by-step picture approach because I discovered that what is rather obvious to an experienced chef is not at all obvious to everyone. I’m hoping to demystify the idea that cooking is complicated.

But then sometimes it is complicated. And in that case you get to join me as I bumble my way through some of the technical aspects of the recipes and allow yourself to indulge in feelings of superiority.

We are a gluten-free and alcohol-free household, which is a rare commodity in France. Therefore, any flour I use will be a GF mix bought locally, unless otherwise stated. In those cases you can substitute regular flour or your own gluten free flour mix. When a dish calls for wine, I use Bonne Nouvelle alcohol free wine.

Soups, Salads, Appetizers and Entrées

La Purée (Vegetable Soup)	Two Hors d’Oeuvres	30 Minute Zucchini Soup
Honey Mustard Pumpkin Soup	Salade Niçoise	Rillettes aux Deux Saumons
Gougères

Meat Dishes

Birthday Leg of Lamb	Silence of the Rabbits (Rabbit Stew	Tarragon Chicken
Roast Chicken (and Sides)	Chicken Tajine	Crockpot Boeuf Bourgignon
Filet Mignon of Porc

Vegetarian Dishes

Dijon Mustard Tarte	Fleurs de Courgette (Fried Zucchini Flowers)	Buckwheat Galettes
Eggplant Gratin	Easy Ratatouille

Casseroles, Side Dishes

Lasagna is Easy	Endives in Béchamel	French Scalloped Potatoes

Desserts

Gluten Free Brownie Moelleux	French Strawberry Tarte	Ladurée Macarons
Lemon Tarte	Sweet Vanilla Toffee Flan	Eclair au Chocolat (gluten free)
Tarte aux Pommes	Red Pepper Mousse	Carrot-Beet Cupcakes
Gluten-Free Mocha Brownie Cake	Peanut Butter (Sugar-Free) Teff Cookies	Profiterole
Gateau au Yaourt