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    Home • Recipes • Quick Easy Recipes

    Quick Easy Recipes

    • Wasabi Mayonnaise - Make it Homemade!
    • French Vichy Carrots - Glazed the Escoffier Way
    • Creamy Orange Curd - A Perfect Crêpe Filling Recipe
    • Smoked Garlic Soup with Rocket (Arugula)
    • French 75 Cocktail - the Real Classic from Paris
    • John Dory Fish - Easy Pan-Fried Recipe
    • Roquefort Salad with Pear, Apple and Walnuts
    • Sautéed Green Beans with Garlic
    • Gluten Free Brownies - Fudgiest Ever
    • Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Classic Niçoise Salad - With the Real Ingredients
    • Baked Peaches (with Amaretti)
    • Roasted Fresh Sardines (Sardines Farcies)
    • Beurre Blanc Sauce - With or Without Smoked Tea
    • Rhubarb Sorbet (Sorbet à la rhubarbe)
    • Oven-Roasted Asparagus (Asperges rôties)
    • Best French Toast Recipe (Pain Perdu)
    • Easy Apple Sauce Recipe (French Apple Compote)
    • French Apple Tart with Puff Pastry (Tarte fine aux pommes)
    • Healthy Flapjacks (Barres de céréales)
    • White Chocolate Panna Cotta with Rose
    • Apple Horseradish Sauce: Perfect for Smoked Salmon
    • Kir Royal (French Cocktail)
    • Cheese Waffles - Easy, Crispy and Cheesy
    • Creamy Lemon Pasta Sauce
    • Coconut Macaroons (Rochers Coco)
    • Corsican Ricotta Cheesecake (Fiadone)
    • Baked Apricots (Abricots Rôtis)
    • Berry Gratin - A Light Crème Brûlée
    • Financier Cakes (Financiers)
    • Warm Goat Cheese Salad (salade de chèvre chaud)
    • Cherry Clafoutis - the Classic French Custard Dessert
    • How to Make Tuiles - The Easiest French Almond Cookie
    • Rhubarb Compote (Compote de Rhubarbe)
    • Asparagus Puff Pastry Tart
    • French Rice Pudding (Riz au lait)
    • French Pancakes (Crêpes)
    • Salted Caramel Sauce (Caramel au beurre salé)
    • Pork Tenderloin with Honey Sauce
    • Scotch Pancakes (Drop Scones)

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