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    Home • Recipes • Winter Recipes

    Easy Comfort Winter Recipes

    • French tart au citron showing a glossy, clean cut slice topped with finely grated lemon and lime zest
      Tarte au Citron (French Lemon Tart)
    • 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
    • Slice of stuffed cabbage with pork in a poached liquid with carrot and turnip served in a big bowl, a rustic French dish
      Stuffed Cabbage (Chou Farci)
    • saint-germain cake, an almond tart with rum French speciality
      French Almond Cake (Le Saint-Germain)
    • Blanquette de veau, a creamy French veal stew, bubbling in a pot with carrots, mushrooms, pearl onions and topped with parsley
      French's Favourite Veal Stew (Blanquette de Veau Recipe)
    • large crock pot with French beef stew in red wine, known as Boeuf Bourguignon
      Le Boeuf Bourguignon: How to Make Burgundy Beef Stew like the French
    • oval dish with chicken in red wine and vegetables with a French baguette
      Traditional Coq au Vin (Chicken Casserole in Red Wine)
    • slice of cheesy cornbread topped with corn, bell pepper and red onion roasted on top
      Easy Cheesy Cornbread (No Sugar, No Mix)
    • vibrant red tomato bubbling sauce with veal and vegetables in a crock pot
      Corsican Veal Stew with Red Peppers (Vitellu incu pivaroni)
    • a slice out of a golden leek pie to see inside the crust
      French Leek Pie (Flamiche) - A Classic Vegetarian Recipe
    • ramekin dishes filled with rice puddings topped with toasted flaked almonds
      Almond Milk Rice Pudding (Vegan)
    • bright orange glazed carrots in butter and fresh parsley cooked Vichy style
      Vichy Carrots (French Glazed Carrots) Without Sugar
    • white chocolate mousse in a bowl with rose petals and love heart macaron
      White Chocolate Mousse with Rose
    • 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)
    • honey parfaits on shortbread with raspberries and a macaron
      Cranachan Parfait - A French Twist to the Scottish Dessert
    • high rise cheesy scones piled on top of each other, surrounded by rosemary and spring onions
      Fluffy Cheese Scones Recipe
    • 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
    • plate of sliced tender pork roast in a glossy cidre sauce cooked with potatoes and served with braised red cabbage
      Easy Pork Roast Recipe with Cider, Rosemary and Potatoes
    • slices of chocolate marble cake for teatime
      Chocolate Marble Cake with Banana
    • halved muffin showing how light and moist they are, made with oat bran, sultana raisins and apple
      Healthy Bran Muffins with Apple
    • 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
    • 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)
    • upside down caramelised apple tart glistening on a glass plate
      Tarte Tatin Recipe
    • 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
    • cherry sauce on a plate with a large sour cherry in the middle
      Simple Cherry Sauce for Duck to Dessert
    • Christmas box with milk chocolate and hazelnut rochers with red ribbon in front of the decorated tree
      Milk Chocolate Hazelnut Rocher Truffles (Ferrero Style)
    • 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)
    • dipping skewers of bread and cauliflower into a pot of cheese fondue
      French Cheese Fondue Savoyarde - and How to Serve it
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • a bowl of thick curry soup garnished with 3 pan-fried seared scallops, cumin seeds, cauliflower florets, turmeric and finely chopped coriander
      Curried Cauliflower Soup with Seared Scallops

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