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    French Recipe Index

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    Classic French Dishes

    • individual ice cream with candied fruits on plate with lavender, apricot sauce and a macaron
      No Churn Ice Cream with Candied Fruit (Glace Plombières)
    • cheese and ham hot sandwich, sliced in half to see the soft insides and toasted texture on top
      Easy Croque Monsieur Recipe -The Hot French Ham and Cheese Sandwich
    • dipping skewers of bread and cauliflower into a pot of cheese fondue
      French Cheese Fondue Savoyarde - and How to Serve it
    • large pot with a baked rice pudding covered in a thick caramel skin, spooning out a creamy mixture underneath with cinnamon and a traditional French Fallue brioche
      Baked Rice Pudding Recipe (French Teurgoule)
    • black bowl with a thick and creamy carrot soup, thickened with rice and topped with a sprig of fresh parsley and pinch of ground coriander
      Creamy Carrot Soup (Potage Crécy) without the Cream
    • a large slice of chocolate cake topped with a rum glaze, toasted flaked almonds and gold leaf
      Almond Flour Chocolate Cake (Gâteau Reine de Saba)
    • large apple cake showing moist inside with a slice removed, topped with a shiny glaze on a plate next to apples
      French Apple Cake (Gâteau aux pommes)
    • classic Parisian brioche with a little head on top
      Classic French Brioche - Parisian 'Brioche à Tête'
    All Classic French Dishes

    Spring Recipes

    • tossed green salad with seasonal fresh vegetables such as arugula, avocado and other greens with toasted nuts and seeds
      Simple Green Salad - The Best All-Rounder, Seasonal Side
    • 3 bowls of pea soup with fresh peas and pods
      French Pea Soup (Potage Saint-Germain)
    • small individual asparagus clafoutis with parmesan sauce basil top
      Asparagus Clafoutis - French Asparagus Recipe for the Oven
    • glass dessert dish of creamy pistachio panna cotta topped with a strawberry coulis
      Strawberry Panna Cotta with Pistachio
    All Spring Recipes

    Autumn Recipes (for my Southern Hemisphere friends)

    • creamy lemon sauce poured over roasted white asparagus, served with potatoes and roast chicken
      Creamy Lemon Sauce for Chicken
    • Whisky glass filled with soft scoop creamy ice cream next to almond cookies, heather and Whisky liqueur
      No Churn Ice Cream with Whisky Liqueur, Drambuie
    • juicy chicken drumsticks being baked and brushed with a tomato BBQ sauce
      Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks (with a homemade sauce)
    • cooking pot with vibrant red cabbage cooked in vinegar, apple, onion and spices
      German Red Cabbage Recipe (Chou rouge à la Flamande)
    All Autumn/Fall Recipes

    Gluten Free Recipes

    • whisking a hot parmesan cream sauce in a saucepan next to a block of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
      Parmesan Cream Sauce
    • long-stemmed cocktail glasses filled with light and fluffy strawberry mousse topped with strawberries and served with French tuile cookies
      Strawberry Mousse
    • glass pots with coconut chia pudding topped with mango sauce, mango chunks and dates
      Coconut Chia Pudding with Mango
    • 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
    All Gluten Free Recipes

    Vegetarian Recipes

    • homemade croutons made with garlic and French bread topping for a pea soup next to a ramekin of more croutons
      How to Make Croûtons in the Air Fryer - with Garlic
    • sliced banana coffee cake, showing a beautifully moist crumb and topped with walnuts
      Banana Coffee Cake (Low Sugar)
    • side dish of fragrant long grain rice with a hint of cloves
      How to Cook Basmati Rice Indian Style on the Stove
    • fudgy chocolate cake sliced open with chocolate macaron on top
      French Chocolate Cake (Fondant au Chocolat)
    All Vegetarian Recipes

    Vegan Recipes

    • bowl of creamy chickpea spread with extra garlic the French way, served with raw vegetables
      Poichichade: Provençal Garlic Chickpea Spread
    • sweet corn soup restaurant style like in Paris - a creamy chowder topped with herb leaves, pumpkin seeds, smoked salmon and fried corn
      Sweet Corn Soup - Restaurant Style
    • shallow bowl of white poached vanilla peaches topped with homemade raspberry puree and vanilla ice cream with some fresh lemon verbena leaves
      Peach Melba - Discover Escoffier's Easy Recipe
    • french green beans sauteed in a salad with a fresh peach
      How to Jazz up French Beans: Add a White Peach
    All Vegan Recipes

    Mediterranean Food

    • baked sea bass fish on one baking sheet with potatoes, cherry tomatoes, lemon and herbs
      Whole Baked Sea Bass Recipe - Dinner on a Tray
    • baked tomato tart with french niçoise olives, basil and a green salad
      French Tomato Tart with Mustard - An Easy Summer Lunch from Provence
    • 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)
    • beetroot salad with apple, leaves, nuts, seeds, orange and smoked mackerel
      Roast Beetroot Salad with Apple and Smoked Mackerel
    All Mediterranean Recipes

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