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    Home • Recipes • Holiday Recipes

    Holiday Recipes

    • large apple cake showing moist inside with a slice removed, topped with a shiny glaze on a plate next to apples
      French Apple Cake - Joël Robuchon's Recipe
    • large pot with braised red cabbage cooked in vinegar, apple, onion and spices
      German Red Cabbage Recipe (Chou rouge à la Flamande)
    • baked orange cheesecake topped with mango coulis
      Orange Cheesecake: Easy Baked Recipe that's Fresh and Zesty
    • Champagne glass with a lemon cocktail at Harry's Bar Paris
      French 75 Cocktail Recipe (The Classic from Paris)
    • black pot with bubbling tomato and fish stew topped with chopped parsley
      French Monkfish Stew (Lotte à L'Américaine)
    • cauliflower cream soup topped with florets and parsley candlelit
      Cauliflower Cream Soup (Crème Dubarry)
    • close up of a shrimp cocktail with tropcial dragon fruit, avocado and apple topped with citrus caviar
      Shrimp Cocktail Recipe with Tropical Fruit
    • little puff pastry spirals with mincemeat
      Mincemeat Pinwheels - Easy Puff Pastry Recipe
    • Christmas box with milk chocolate and hazelnut rochers with red ribbon in front of the decorated tree
      Milk Chocolate Hazelnut Rocher Truffles (Ferrero Style)
    • chestnut ice cream log filled with candied chestnuts, orange and topped with toasted meringue
      Ice Cream Yule Log (Bûche de Noël Glacée)
    • preparing jars of homemade granola for Christmas presents
      Christmas Granola (Granola de Noël)
    • 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)
    • golden brown cheddar cheese biscuits, thin cookies great for an aperitif.
      Cheese Biscuits (Sablés au fromage)
    • a white plate with parmesan cheese crisps and orange aged gouda cheese crisps with glasses of wine at a holiday table
      Parmesan Crisps Recipe - Quick and Easy in the Oven
    • baked sea bass fish on one baking sheet with potatoes, cherry tomatoes, lemon and herbs
      Whole Baked Sea Bass Recipe - Dinner on a Tray
    • round chocolate cake topped with sliced golden pears
      Chocolate Pear Cake - Moist with Low Sugar
    • golden bar shaped financier cakes
      Traditional French Financier Cakes (Financiers)
    • 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)
    • saute pan of fried green beans in garlic and breadcrumbs
      Sautéed Green Beans with Garlic - French Style
    • glass with a layered gingerbread trifle with caramelised apples, jelly, caramel and topped with boozy whipped cream
      Gingerbread Trifle with Apple (Individual Trifles)
    • 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
    • lush pudding in a pool of dark toffee sauce
      Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe with Apple
    • plate of snowmen, decorated trees and gingerbread men in front of the Christmas tree
      Gingerbread Men and Decorating Ideas (Biscuits Speculoos)
    • plates of herb crusted salmon with potatoes, asparagus and a butter sauce
      Parmesan Herb Crusted Salmon (Saumon à la Viennoise)
    • French tuiles cookies made with almonds and rounded like tiles
      How to Make Tuiles - The Easiest French Almond Cookie
    • fudgy chocolate cake sliced open with chocolate macaron on top
      French Chocolate Cake (Fondant au Chocolat)
    • plate of gooey gluten free brownies made with almond flour and melted chocolate, topped with almonds
      Gluten Free Brownies - Fudgiest Ever
    • elegant dessert plate with half a poached pear sitting in a puddle of vanilla and coffee syrup with chocolate macarons
      Vanilla Poached Pears - Be Bold with Coffee
    • scoops of light chestnut coloured ice cream topped with candied chestnuts
      Chestnut Vanilla Ice Cream (Glace aux Marrons)
    • plate of christmas sweet treats in front of the tree
      Snowballs - No Bake Coconut Bites
    • bowl of rocket soup with smoked garlic
      Smoked Garlic Soup with Rocket (Arugula)
    • creamy risotto topped with seared scallops and chorizo sauce and an edible flower
      Creamy Chorizo Risotto with Seared Scallops
    • 2 white meringue halves stuck together with cream to look like a melting snowball cake
      French Meringue Filled Snowballs
    • cherry toffee tomatoes on skewers
      Cherry Tomatoes in Salted Toffee - the Best Party Food
    • French layered chocolate cake, showing the moist inside layers
      Patrick Roger's Layered Chocolate Cake

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