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    Quick and easy recipes that are fast to make in about 30 minutes or less.

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    • 2 scoops of rhubarb sorbet topped with a dried rhubarb chip
      Rhubarb Sorbet Recipe with Rose
    • bowl of bright red rhubarb compote
      Rhubarb Compote Recipe (Healthy & Lower Sugar)
    • shallow bowl of white poached vanilla peaches topped with homemade raspberry puree and vanilla ice cream with some fresh lemon verbena leaves
      Peach Melba - Authentic French Recipe
    • Scooped out Maltese orange filled with chopped strawberries and orange and served in a bowl of crushed ice
      Strawberries with Orange (Fraises à la Maltaise)
    • large wine glasses with marinated strawberries in orange liqueur and orange topped with vanilla Chantilly cream
      Strawberries Romanoff (Fraises Romanoff)
    • asparagus spears like sun rays on a tart
      Asparagus Tart with Puff Pastry
    • dish of halved apricots baked with lavender and French honey
      Baked Apricots with Honey and Lavender
    • Baked cherry clafoutis dessert in a round dish topped with powdered sugar and flaked almonds
      Cherry Clafoutis Recipe - Traditional French Custard Dessert
    • Glass dishes filled with rhubarb fool swirled into Greek yogurt with ginger and honey
      Rhubarb Fool with Ginger and Yogurt
    • whole sea bream fish in a baking dish topped with tomato sauce, roast garlic cloves, lemon slices and potatoes
      Sea Bream Fish Baked Provençal Style (Dorade à la Provençale)
    • creamy lemon sauce poured over roasted white asparagus, served with potatoes and roast chicken
      Creamy Lemon Sauce for Chicken
    • pan of cooked spaghetti, tossed with a creamy lemon pasta sauce with parmesan and poppy seeds
      Creamy Lemon Pasta Sauce
    • small individual asparagus clafoutis with parmesan sauce basil top
      Asparagus Clafoutis - Easy French Spring Recipe
    • pouring thick homemade hot chocolate from a jug
      French Hot Chocolate - How to Recreate The Parisian Love Potion
    • blueberry clafoutis dessert with lemon and yellow edible pansies
      Blueberry Clafoutis with Lemon
    • long-stemmed cocktail glasses filled with light and fluffy strawberry mousse topped with strawberries and served with French tuile cookies
      Strawberry Mousse (Mousse à la fraise)
    • green asparagus spears baked in a roasting tin topped with toasted hazelnuts
      Oven-Roasted Asparagus
    • 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)
    • sliced banana coffee cake, showing a beautifully moist crumb and topped with walnuts
      Healthy Banana Bread with Coffee (Low Sugar Recipe)
    • plate of square cut flapjacks made with honey, fruit and nuts
      Healthy Flapjacks Recipe (Without Added Sugar)
    • round pie dish with baked strawberries and almonds in a custard
      Strawberry Clafoutis with Almond Flour
    • holding a slice of raspberry clafoutis next to raspberries growing on bushes
      Raspberry Clafoutis (Light, Tangy French Dessert)
    • glass bowls of rice puddings topped with golden sultana raisins
      French Rice Pudding (Riz au lait)
    • bowl of horseradish sauce with grated apple next to a pot of French creamed horseradish sauce and salmon
      Horseradish Sauce with Apple: Perfect for Smoked Salmon
    • a frying pan of sliced Savoy cabbage leaves glistening with garlic and caraway seeds
      Sautéed Savoy Cabbage (Easy, Healthy)
    • Stirring a pot of corn polenta made creamy with butter and Parmesan cheese
      Creamy Corn Polenta with Parmesan
    • 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
    • ramekin dishes filled with rice puddings topped with toasted flaked almonds
      Almond Milk Rice Pudding (Vegan)
    • side dish of fragrant long grain rice with a hint of cloves
      How to Cook Basmati Rice on the Stove
    • folded thin chocolate crepe pancakes 2 with designs
      Chocolate Crêpes Served French Style
    • smooth chocolate chia pudding with yogurt and made extra smooth by grinding chia seeds with spices instead of sugar
      Chocolate Chia Pudding with Yogurt
    • bright orange glazed carrots in butter and fresh parsley cooked Vichy style
      Vichy Carrots (French Glazed Carrots) Without Sugar
    • stirring a thick, glossy light yellow sauce in a pan
      Beurre Blanc Sauce - With or Without Smoked Tea
    • round crepe pancake perfectly cooked in a pan
      French Pancakes (French Crêpes)
    • white chocolate mousse in a bowl with rose petals and love heart macaron
      White Chocolate Mousse with Rose
    • spoonful of creamy orange curd, naturally thickened using egg yolks
      Creamy Orange Curd Recipe - A Perfect Crêpe Filling
    • Moroccan handpainted bowl filled with a raw carrot salad topped with fresh mint, toasted nuts and seeds next to oranges and a Moroccan teapot
      Raw Carrot Salad Moroccan Style
    • golden little thick pancakes in a tea towel with one being spread with butter
      Scotch Pancakes (Scottish Drop Scones)
    • high raised round buttery biscuits with a rough texture with air-holes
      French Butter Cookies (Palets Bretons)
    • glazed chocolate coffee cakes, extra fudgy served with a cup of coffee
      Easy Chocolate Coffee Cakes
    • spoonful of creamy homemade Tartar sauce made with shallot, spring onions, gherkins, capers
      Homemade Tartar Sauce (Sauce Tartare)
    • slices of toasted bread with cheese, nuts, lettuce and bacon
      Warm Goat Cheese Salad (salade de chèvre chaud)

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