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    Home โ€ข Recipes โ€ข Make-Ahead

    Make-Ahead

    • whisking up a homemade mayonnaise with wasabi paste
      Wasabi Mayonnaise - Make it Homemade!
    • little puff pastry spirals with mincemeat
      Mincemeat Pinwheels - Easy Puff Pastry Recipe
    • cherry sauce on a plate with a large sour cherry in the middle
      Simple Cherry Sauce for Duck to Dessert
    • chestnut ice cream log filled with candied chestnuts, orange and topped with toasted meringue
      Ice Cream Yule Log (Bรปche de Noรซl Glacรฉe)
    • preparing jars of homemade granola for Christmas presents
      Christmas Granola (Granola de Noรซl)
    • chocolate disks topped with dried fruits and nuts
      Mendiants (French Chocolate Disks)
    • soft scalloped potatoes in a gratin dish topped with crispy cheese
      Potato Gratin Savoyard (Without Cream)
    • gratin dish of sliced potato bake with autumn leaves
      Gratin Dauphinois (Creamy Potato Gratin)
    • large round tart with pumpkin, mushrooms and topped with walnuts
      Savoury Pumpkin Tart with Mushrooms
    • pears sitting in an almond tart
      Pear Almond Tart (Tarte Bourdaloue)
    • Round toasted custard tart with apples topped with an edible flower
      French Apple Custard Tart (Tarte Alsacienne aux Pommes)
    • golden brown cheddar cheese biscuits, thin cookies great for an aperitif.
      Cheese Biscuits (Sablรฉs au fromage)
    • classic Parisian brioche with a little head on top
      Classic French Brioche - Parisian 'Brioche ร  Tรชte'
    • round chocolate cake topped with sliced golden pears
      Chocolate Pear Cake - Moist with Low Sugar
    • jar of bright pink pickled radishes with bay leaves
      Pickled Radishes Without Sugar
    • chicken tagine with prunes, toasted almonds and cone of semolina in background
      Chicken Tagine with Prunes
    • cutting into fluffy smoked haddock fishcakes
      Smoked Haddock Fishcakes Recipe
    • pumpkin soup and cooked chestnuts, a French speciality
      Pumpkin Soup and Leek with Chestnuts
    • fondant slice of moist chocolate cake, topped with a little icing sugar next to a bowl of oranges
      Chocolate Beetroot Cake (Fondant Chocolat-Betterave)
    • pouring dark chocolate sauce over crepes
      Chocolate Sauce Recipe - with Chocolate
    • glass with a layered gingerbread trifle with caramelised apples, jelly, caramel and topped with boozy whipped cream
      Gingerbread Trifle with Apple (Individual Trifles)
    • spoonful showing perfect texture of a chocolate mousse using 100 percent cacao
      Pure 100% Cacao Chocolate Mousse Recipe by Patrice Chapon
    • scoops of dark grey ice cream topped with black sesame seeds and redcurrants, served with a sesame tuile cookie
      Black Sesame Ice Cream
    • butternut squash gratin dish with leeks, bacon and walnuts topped with melted cheese and sage
      Butternut Gratin with Walnuts
    • pyramid shaped coconut cookie with other bite-sized shapes on a plate
      Easy Coconut Macaroons (Without Condensed Milk)
    • Tubes of brandy snaps filled with whipped cream, mint, lime and rum
      Brandy Snaps with Mojito Cream
    • spoonful of apple crumble topped with crunchy toasted oats
      Apple Oat Crumble - Healthy Recipe
    • bowl of chocolate granola jug milk and raspberries
      Chocolate Coconut Granola Recipe (No Added Sugar)
    • bowl of homemade vegetable soup made with fresh vegetable chunks and a short cooking time
      Homemade Vegetable Soup (Soupe de lรฉgumes)
    • honey biscuits or cookies, golden, glazed and in love heart shapes
      Honey Biscuits with Lemon
    • Bavarian cream recipe steps with blueberries and lemon
      Blueberry Bavarois - A Bavarian Cream Recipe with Lemon
    • roasted fresh figs in a baking dish with honey and port
      Roasted Figs with Honey and Port
    • cup of homemade granola topped with fresh blueberries next to a French newspaper at breakfast
      Healthy Homemade Granola (No Added Sugar)
    • bowl of pear crumble with chocolate
      Pear Crumble with Oats, Chocolate and Hazelnut
    • bright orange mini pumpkins baked and stuffed
      Stuffed Mini Pumpkins - The Most Versatile, Easy Recipe
    • lush pudding in a pool of dark toffee sauce
      Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe with Apple
    • large tomatoes in a roasting tin baked with garlic and herbs from Provence
      Slow Roasted Tomatoes with Garlic and Herbs from Provence
    • stuffed courgettes with cheese
      Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini (Courgettes farcies)
    • roasted sliced tomatoes with mozzarella stacked together
      Oven Roasted Tomatoes and Mozzarella
    • 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)
    • pasta bowl of egg noodles tossed in olive oil, butter, garlic, herbs and garlic
      Fresh Alsatian Egg Noodles (Pรขtes d'Alsace)

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