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    Home • Recipes • Season

    Easy Comfort Winter Recipes

    Collection of easy seasonal recipes for Winter. Each recipe (mainly French) typically uses fresh produce in season from the market from carrots and cauliflower to apples, pears and oranges. Comfort food from soups, stews to puddings.

    Looking for something specific? Browse the recipe index to refine your search.

    • Creamy Lemon Sauce for Chicken
    • Banana Coffee Cake (Low Sugar)
    • Coconut Chia Pudding with Mango
    • No Churn Ice Cream with Candied Fruit (Glace Plombières)
    • Raw Carrot Salad Moroccan Style
    • French Cheese Fondue Savoyarde - and How to Serve it
    • No Churn Ice Cream with Whisky Liqueur, Drambuie
    • Baked Rice Pudding Recipe (French Teurgoule)
    • Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks (with a homemade sauce)
    • Creamy Carrot Soup (Potage Crécy) without the Cream
    • Almond Flour Chocolate Cake (Gâteau Reine de Saba)
    • French Apple Cake (Gâteau aux pommes)
    • Classic French Brioche - Parisian 'Brioche à Tête'
    • German Red Cabbage Recipe (Chou rouge à la Flamande)
    • Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Pumpkin
    • Pork Roast Recipe with Apple, Cider and Potatoes
    • Pumpkin Spice Macarons - with White Chocolate Ganache
    • Mango Cream Recipe - Like a Mousse without Eggs or Sugar
    • Easy Cheesy Cornbread with Corn (No Sugar)
    • Sea Bream Fish Baked Provençal Style (Dorade à la Provençale)
    • Simple Green Salad - The Best All-Rounder, Seasonal Side
    • Le Boeuf Bourguignon: How to Make Burgundy Beef Stew like the French
    • Bran Muffins that are Actually Healthy
    • Orange Cheesecake: Easy Baked Recipe that's Fresh and Zesty
    • Mango Sauce - A Sweet, Healthy Dessert Topping
    • Pure 100% Cacao Chocolate Mousse Recipe by Patrice Chapon
    • Crispy Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Cheese Sauce
    • Poire Belle Hélène - Parisian Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce
    • Honey Biscuits with Lemon
    • Bavarois Recipe with Red Fruit (Bavarian Cream)
    • Smoked Haddock Fishcakes Recipe
    • Roast Beetroot Salad with Apple and Smoked Mackerel
    • White Chocolate Mousse - With 2 Secret Ingredients
    • French Hot Chocolate - 4 Ingredients to Recreate your Parisian Love Potion
    • Mincemeat Pinwheels - Easy Puff Pastry Recipe
    • Gingerbread Trifle - A Holiday Classic with an Apple Caramel Twist
    • Mulled Wine Prunes (Pruneaux au Vin)
    • The Best Holiday Shrimp Cocktail with Dragon Fruit
    • French Vichy Carrots - Glazed the Escoffier Way
    • Creamy Orange Curd - A Perfect Crêpe Filling Recipe

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