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    Summer recipes

    • plate composed of a classic French salad Nicoise with many ingredients next to a basil plant and French baguette
      French Niçoise Salad (Salade Niçoise)
      Cook Time30 Minutes
    • baking tray of stuffed zucchini boats topped with cheese, breadcrumbs, nuts and herbs
      Stuffed Zucchini (Courgettes farcies)
      Cook Time1 Hours
    • baked peach without skin and stuffed with a mixture of amaretti or almonds and raspberries
      Baked Peaches (with Amaretti)
      Cook Time35 Minutes
    • French Marianne decorated cookie holding a French flag surrounded by other gingerbread men
      French Food Ideas for Bastille Day
    All Summer Recipes

    Classic French Dishes

    • glazed round almond tart topped with toasted slivered almonds, a flower and French macarons
      French Almond Cake (Le Saint-Germain)
      Cook Time1 Hours
    • sweet pastry dough or pate sucree for a tart, pricking with a fork for even baking
      Pâte Sucrée - Sweet Pastry for Tarts
      Cook Time2 Hours
    • close up of caramel macarons with a thick filling
      Salted Caramel Macarons
      Cook Time2 Hours 10 Minutes
    • stirring a thick, glossy light yellow sauce in a pan
      Beurre Blanc Sauce - With or Without Smoked Tea
      Cook Time30 Minutes
    • layers of lasagna with cheese, spinach, tomato and mint
      Corsican Cheese Lasagna (Cannelloni au Brocciu)
      Cook Time45 Minutes
    • 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
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    Gluten Free Recipes

    • gluten free brownie squares topped with toasted almonds and hazelnuts on a French plate
      Gluten Free Brownies
      Cook Time45 Minutes
    • bowl of pistachio ice cream with flecks of vanilla and surrounded by pistachio shells
      Pistachio Ice Cream (with or without Wasabi)
      Cook Time2 Hours 30 Minutes
    • ice cream scoop of pink sorbet in a tub
      Rhubarb Sorbet (Sorbet à la rhubarbe)
      Cook Time2 Hours 20 Minutes
    • cup of lemon ice cream with strawberries
      Creamy Lemon Ice Cream (Glace au citron)
      Cook Time45 Minutes
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    Vegan 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
    • 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
    All Vegan Recipes

    Vegetarian Recipes

    • moist banana nut bread made with ripe bananas, chestnut flour and walnuts
      Moist Banana Nut Bread
      Cook Time1 Hours
    • close up of a buttery cookie with chocolate chips
      Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
      Cook Time27 Minutes
    • rhubarb cake with almonds
      Rhubarb Cake (Gâteau à la rhubarbe)
      Cook Time1 Hours 10 Minutes
    • bowl of chunky apple compote, with a spoonful showing the specks of vanilla in it
      Apple Compote (Compote de Pommes)
      Cook Time30 Minutes
    All Vegetarian Recipes

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      Fluffy Cheese Scones
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      Corsican Fig Jam (Confiture de Figues)
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      Coq au Vin (Chicken Casserole in Red Wine)
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      Best French Toast Recipe (Pain Perdu)

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      Chicken Tagine with Prunes
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