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    Home โ€ข Recipes โ€ข French Food Guides

    Food Travel From Paris

    Must-do day trips from Paris to discover more famous foods of France. Drive or hop on a train and escape for a foodie trip an hour or two from the city - or further for a few days or long weekend away.

    • chรขteau de Monte Cristo, home of Alexandre Dumas in Port Marly near Paris
      Monte Cristo and Alexandre Dumas' Love for Cuisine
    • The grand entrance to the chรขteau of Fontainebleau
      What to Do in Fontainebleau: Food Guide
    • Monet's house and gardens with roses and green shutters
      Giverny - Where to Eat on a Visit to Monet's House and Gardens
    • French baguette pointing to the chateau of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
      Visit Saint-Germain-en-Laye: Royal Market Town Near Paris
    • flags of France and Scotland together surrounded by flowers in a French town
      Scottish Festival in France: Aubigny-sur-Nรจre
    • harbour with boats and blue sky
      10 Reasons to Visit Honfleur Normandy
    • kale growing in the king's vegetable garden in Versailles
      King's Vegetable Gardens Versailles (Potager du Roi)
    • French pastry shop or pรขtisserie in Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris
      Saint-Germain-en-Laye Chocolate and Pastry Self-Guided Tour
    • rows of wine barrels made of American oak in Vosne romanรฉe in Burgundy
      Annual Burgundy Wine Festival (Fรชte de Saint Vincent)
    • holding a ceramic pot of mustard in front of a historical timbered shop
      Food Guide to Dijon - There's More than Mustard
    • authentic tea ceremony in Japan as a woman is kneeling on the flour pouring water in different pots for tea
      Teatime Cakes in Japan to Paris & A Japanese Tea Ceremony
    • chatou renoir balcony with macaron
      Renoir's Chatou and Carriรจres near Paris
    • chateau roof visit at Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris
      Saint-Germain-en-Laye Chรขteau Roof Visit
    • holding a scalloped plate of French macarons in the town of Vezelay in France
      Food Guide to Vรฉzelay - A Famous Surprise in The French Countryside
    • Guide to Lyon's restaurants and food in France's gastronomic capital
      Lyon's Best Value Restaurants in 3 Days
    • bustling cafรฉ in Aix-en-Provence in the sunshine with people drinking coffee outside next to a plane tree
      What to Do in Aix-en-Provence: Food Guide to the French Capital of Calissons
    • a bowl of Bouillabaisse, the speciality of Marseille by the sea
      What to Do in Marseille France - Travel Guide
    • bakery window in Lyon filled with pink pralines
      Lyon's Best Pรขtisseries, Bakeries and Sweet Specialities
    • holding a salty bretzel in Strasbourg in front of the river with flowers and timbered buildings in the background
      Strasbourg - From Restaurants to Alsace's Famous Food
    • chocolate shop in Provence
      St Rรฉmy de Provence - Best Pastries & Chocolate
    • castle in Azay-le-Rideau
      Visit Azay le Rideau, Loire Valley

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    Here you'll find easy French recipes worth coming back to.
    After 30+ years cooking for my French family in Paris, I share reliable recipes made with everyday ingredients - from family meals to classic French desserts with less sugar and more flavour.

    -> Plus discover France like a local.

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    Latest Summer Recipes

    • 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)
    • Parisian salad with ham, Emmental, hard-boiled eggs, dry-fried mushrooms and mustard vinaigrette
      Parisian Salad (French Ham and Cheese Salad)

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    • raspberry macarons with a white chocolate ganache and raspberries, sitting on top of each other next to roses
      Raspberry Macarons (White Chocolate Ganache Filling)
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      French Crรจme Caramel (flan aux oeufs au caramel)
    • saute pan of fried green beans in garlic and breadcrumbs
      Sautรฉed Green Beans with Garlic - French Style
    • fig jam with bread and cheese
      Corsican Fig Jam Recipe (Confiture de Figues)

    More from France

    • Air-Conditioned Tea Rooms in Paris
    • The grand entrance to the chรขteau of Fontainebleau
      What to Do in Fontainebleau: Food Guide

    Macaron Guides

    • boxes of various different French macarons from Paris to taste for the ultimate guide
      Best Macarons in Paris
    • 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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