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    Classic French Dishes

    • green asparagus spears baked in a roasting tin topped with toasted hazelnuts
      Oven-Roasted Asparagus (Asperges rôties)
      Cook Time18 Minutes
    • gratin dish of sliced potato bake with autumn leaves
      Gratin Dauphinois (Creamy Potato Gratin)
      Cook Time1 Hours 5 Minutes
    • tray holding slices of toasted French toast or Pain Perdu in a boulangerie in France in front of baguettes
      Best French Toast Recipe (Pain Perdu)
      Cook Time20 Minutes
    • 3 bowls of pea soup with fresh peas and pods
      French Pea Soup (Potage Saint-Germain)
      Cook Time35 Minutes
    • bowl of chunky apple compote, with a spoonful showing the specks of vanilla in it
      Apple Compote (Compote de Pommes)
      Cook Time30 Minutes
    • thin brown pancake folded into a square with egg in centre, ham and cheese and side salad
      Thin Buckwheat Pancakes (Galettes de sarrasin)
      Cook Time30 Minutes
    • round thin tart topped with thinly sliced spiral of apples
      Quick French Apple Tart (Tarte fine aux pommes)
      Cook Time50 Minutes
    • vibrant red tomato bubbling sauce with veal and vegetables in a crock pot
      Corsican Veal Stew with Red Peppers (Vitellu incu pivaroni)
      Cook Time2 Hours 15 Minutes
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    Spring recipes

    • ice cream scoop of pink sorbet in a tub
      Rhubarb Sorbet (Sorbet à la rhubarbe)
      Cook Time2 Hours 20 Minutes
    • rhubarb cake with almonds
      Rhubarb Cake (Gâteau à la rhubarbe)
      Cook Time55 Minutes
    • cup of lemon ice cream with strawberries
      Creamy Lemon Ice Cream (Glace au citron)
      Cook Time45 Minutes
    • French white porcelain bowl of leek and potato soup with a baguette and butter
      Leek and Potato Soup (potage Bonne Femme)
      Cook Time50 Minutes
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    Gluten Free Recipes

    • golden, shiny roasted caramelised pineapple slices on a plate with vanilla
      Roasted Pineapple with Sticky Vanilla (Ananas rôti à la vanille)
      Cook Time1 Hours 20 Minutes
    • sauce serving dish filled with a creamy yellow herb sauce surrounded by its ingredients
      Béarnaise Sauce (Sauce Béarnaise)
      Cook Time35 Minutes
    • plate of oat flapjacks studded with dried fruits, nuts and seeds
      Healthy Flapjacks (Barres de céréales)
      Cook Time40 Minutes
    • individual rose panna cotta with a dark cherry and cardamom sauce
      Rose Panna Cotta (with Cherry & Cardamom Coulis)
      Cook Time2 Hours 30 Minutes
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    Vegan Recipes

    • cookie jar spilling out granola next to orange and red ribbons
      Christmas Granola (Granola de Noël)
      Cook Time40 Minutes
    • spoonful of chunky vegetable soup
      Pure Vegetable Soup (Soupe de légumes)
      Cook Time30 Minutes
    • fig jam with bread and cheese
      Corsican Fig Jam (Confiture de Figues)
      Cook Time2 Hours 50 Minutes
    • dish of layered roasted vegetables in Provence
      Roasted Summer Vegetables (Tian de Légumes)
      Cook Time1 Hours 10 Minutes
    All Vegan Recipes

    Vegetarian Recipes

    • inside of a muffin revealing perfect crumb and lots of moist dried fruits
      Healthy Banana Oat Muffins (no added sugar)
      Cook Time30 Minutes
    • slice of galette des rois filled with pistachio and chocolate
      Galette des Rois (French King Cake)
      Cook Time1 Hours 20 Minutes
    • sauce boat of light creamy sauce next to a filled green apple, served with smoked salmon
      Apple Horseradish Sauce
      Cook Time40 Minutes
    • French gingerbread or pain d'épices topped with glacé fruits next to the christmas tree
      Pain d'épices (French Gingerbread)
      Cook Time1 Hours 10 Minutes
    All Vegetarian Recipes

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      Asparagus Puff Pastry Tart
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