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    Classic French Dishes

    • Baked apples recipe that's French, stuffed with raisins, honey and almonds and split at the top in an ovenproof dish
      French Baked Apples Recipe
    • slice of chocolate plate with eiffel tower served with a thin custard sauce
      Crรจme Anglaise Recipe (Classic French Vanilla Custard Sauce)
    • bowls of bright green watercress soup
      Watercress Soup (Soupe au Cresson)
    • Parisian salad with ham, Emmental, hard-boiled eggs, dry-fried mushrooms and mustard vinaigrette
      Parisian Salad (French Ham and Cheese Salad)
    • French Semolina Cake (Gรขteau de Semoule)
    • Scooped out Maltese orange filled with chopped strawberries and orange and served in a bowl of crushed ice
      Strawberries with Orange (Fraises ร  la Maltaise)
    • Slice of stuffed cabbage with pork in a poached liquid with carrot and turnip served in a big bowl, a rustic French dish
      Stuffed Cabbage (Chou Farci)
    • A ceramic bowl of a French cheese spread known as Cervelle de Canut made with cheese, cream, shallots and herbs - served with a baguette.
      Cheese Spread Recipe: Cervelle de Canut - Lyon's Fun Version of Brains
    All Classic French Dishes

    Latest Summer Recipes

    • large trifle bowl made with macarons and topped with fresh vanilla cream, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries and decorated with macaron shells
      Macaron Sherry Trifle with Berries
    • large plate with thinly sliced heirloom tomatoes, both red and yellow, topped with olive oil, spring onion or cebettes, herbs and seasoning with a Provencal backdrop
      Tomato and Onion Salad (Carpaccio de Tomates)
    • a half Cantaloupe melon scooped out and filled with Port as a simple French starter
      Melon au Porto: Easy French Cantaloupe Recipe
    • easy berry dessert make with an elderflower cream and toasted like a creme brulee
      Easy Berry Dessert with Elderflower Cream
    All Summer Recipes

    Winter Recipes (for my Southern Hemisphere friends)

    • Round toasted custard tart with apples topped with an edible flower
      French Apple Custard Tart (Tarte Alsacienne aux Pommes)
    • stack of orange hued cottage cheese pancakes with pumpkin purรฉe with dribbling maple syrup on a plate with blueberries
      Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Pumpkin
    • glass bowls of rice puddings topped with golden sultana raisins
      French Rice Pudding (Riz au lait)
    • white lion bowl of creamy fish soup surrounded by tartan and heather
      Cullen Skink - Traditional Scottish Smoked Haddock Soup
    All WINTER Recipes

    Fish and Shellfish

    • wraps standing upright on a black plate showing spirals of smoked salmon, cream cheese, greens and toasted seeds next to fresh parsley
      Gluten-Free Wraps with Buckwheat
    • a bowl of thick curry soup garnished with 3 pan-fried seared scallops, cumin seeds, cauliflower florets, turmeric and finely chopped coriander
      Curried Cauliflower Soup with Seared Scallops
    • baked sea bass fish on one baking sheet with potatoes, cherry tomatoes, lemon and herbs
      Whole Baked Sea Bass Recipe - Dinner on a Tray
    • whole sea bream fish in a baking dish topped with tomato sauce, roast garlic cloves, lemon slices and potatoes
      Sea Bream Fish Baked Provenรงal Style (Dorade ร  la Provenรงale)
    All Fish/Seafood Recipes

    Mediterranean Food

    • bowl of homemade vegetable soup made with fresh vegetable chunks and a short cooking time
      Homemade Vegetable Soup (Soupe de lรฉgumes)
    • two rows of whole sardine fish stuffed together in a roasting dish with fresh parsley
      Roasted Fresh Sardines (Sardines Farcies)
    • baked peach without skin and stuffed with a mixture of amaretti or almonds and raspberries
      Baked Peaches with Amaretti
    • Stirring a pot of corn polenta made creamy with butter and Parmesan cheese
      Creamy Corn Polenta with Parmesan
    All Mediterranean Recipes

    Gluten-Free Recipes

    • plain ivory French macarons filled with a dark chocolate ganache on a large golden plate in front of a perfect batch of filled macarons
      Beginner French Macaron Recipe
    • Pouring a raspberry coulis or sauce into a jug next to lemon and fresh raspberries
      Simple Raspberry Coulis
    • large wine glasses with marinated strawberries in orange liqueur and orange topped with vanilla Chantilly cream
      Strawberries Romanoff (Fraises Romanoff)
    • Lemon chicken thighs baked with garlic, herbs and fresh lemon in a rustic French baking dish
      Lemon Chicken Thighs with Garlic & Herbs
    All Gluten Free Recipes

    Vegetarian Recipes

    • three buttery Scottish shortbread rounds made gluten free without xanthan gum served with a dram of Whisky
      Gluten Free Shortbread - Scottish Recipe with Oats
    • soft gluten free muffins made eggless with chia seeds, no added sugar and vegan - some with walnuts on top
      Gluten-Free Banana Muffins (No Sugar, Egg-Free)
    • Christmas box with milk chocolate and hazelnut rochers with red ribbon in front of the decorated tree
      Milk Chocolate Hazelnut Rocher Truffles (Ferrero Style)
    • Lemon madeleines with a scalloped shape and hump on a plate served with a cup of tea
      How to Make Classic French Madeleines With Lemon
    All Vegetarian Recipes

    Vegan Recipes

    • a frying pan of sliced Savoy cabbage leaves glistening with garlic and caraway seeds
      Sautรฉed Savoy Cabbage (Easy, Healthy)
    • large tomatoes in a roasting tin baked with garlic and herbs from Provence
      Slow Roasted Tomatoes with Garlic and Herbs from Provence
    • Traditional French citronnade lemon drink made with lemons, water and sugar
      Citronnade - French Homemade Lemonade Recipe
    • sliced potatoes tossed in white wine, vinaigrette and fresh chopped herbs
      Authentic French Potato Salad - Recipe Without Mayonnaise (ร  la Parisienne)
    All Vegan Recipes

    Scottish Recipes

    • a large spoonful of apple crumble showing perfectly cooked apples in vanilla topped with a golden crisp oat crumble
      Apple Crumble with Oats
    • plate of square cut flapjacks made with honey, fruit and nuts
      Healthy Flapjacks Recipe (Without Added Sugar)
    • Whisky glass filled with soft scoop creamy ice cream next to almond cookies, heather and Whisky liqueur
      No Churn Ice Cream with Whisky Liqueur, Drambuie
    • Glass dishes filled with rhubarb fool swirled into Greek yogurt with ginger and honey
      Rhubarb Fool with Ginger and Yogurt
    All Scottish Recipes

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    Latest Autumn Recipes

    • bowl of creamy broccoli cheese soup topped with grated broccoli and served with Parmesan crisps
      Broccoli Cheese Soup
    • butternut squash gratin dish with leeks, bacon and walnuts topped with melted cheese and sage
      Butternut Gratin with Walnuts

    Popular this month

    • bright orange mini pumpkins baked and stuffed
      Stuffed Mini Pumpkins - The Most Versatile, Easy Recipe
    • saute pan of fried green beans in garlic and breadcrumbs
      Sautรฉed Green Beans with Garlic - French Style
    • pumpkin spiced macarons
      Easy Pumpkin Spice Macarons Recipe
    • upside down caramelised apple tart glistening on a glass plate
      Tarte Tatin Recipe

    More from France

    • Guide to Lyon's restaurants and food in France's gastronomic capital
      Lyon's Best Value Restaurants in 3 Days
    • chรขteau de Monte Cristo, home of Alexandre Dumas in Port Marly near Paris
      Monte Cristo and Alexandre Dumas' Love for Cuisine

    Macarons

    • plain macaron shells from the same batch baked on baking paper, a silicone mat and a macaron silicone mat showing the different formations of shell
      Macaron Silicone Mat vs Parchment Paper: Which is Better?
    • Thin, rustic French macarons traditionally made in St Emilion showing a rougher texture than the smooth Parisian macaron
      Types of Macarons in France

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