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Quiche
By rosygirl
This recipe was given to us by a French friend
- Pie Crust
- 1 1/3 cups flour (plain, wholemeal, or a combination)
- 1/3 cup (~75 g) butter or margarine
- 1/4 tsp salt
- cold water
- Filling
- ~1 1/2 cups cooked cauliflower (boil or steam the florets)
- ~1/3 cup chicken fillet, diced into small pieces
- 1 cup grated cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cup milk (or use a combination of milk and single cream)
- ~ 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt, black pepper and green chilli to taste
French onion soup
By Ziana
Cut onion to thin slices. Fry them in 2-3 spoons of oil till light brown
- - 2 onion or leek
- - chicken stock
- - 2 spoon of flour
- - cheese
- - bread or rolls
- Optional:
- - garlic
- - white wine
Croque Monsieur
By Susan J
Heat the oven at 200°C. Spread sauce, place the ham and the cheese on one of the slices
- 2 slices of white or wholegrain bread
- 30ml béchamel sauce
- 2 slice of ham
- 2 slice of swiss cheese or cheddar.
Savoury French creamy chicken pancakes
By Cendrine62
Make your pancakes or use ready made
- Thin plain crepe pancakes
- Maroilles cheese
- 3 chicken breasts (or the remains of a roasted chicken)
- 100g unsmoked bacon lardons
- Small pot creme fraiche
- Button mushrooms (tinned or fresh)
- parsley
- paprika
Vanilla îles flottantes (Floating Islands)
By ilome
Separate the whites from the yolks
- 150 g caster sugar
- 50 g icing sugar
- 6 eggs
- 750 ml of milk
- 1 vanilla bean
- butter
Festive French toast
By parnships, If The Choux Fits
A festive boozy take on the beloved French toast! Perfect breakfast for champions@
- Bread (I prefer thick slices)
- eggs (1 for each slice of bread)
- milk (1 tbsp for each egg)
- 2 tbsp brandy cream ( I used this portion for 3 slices of bread)
- Greek yogurt
- vanilla sugar
- honey
Coq au vin
By Jean-Luc , blog La ferme de Villars 24340- le blog de jean-Luc
Cut up the chicken, salt and pepper and set aside
- Ingredients for 7-8 people:
- 1 chicken 2.5 kg
- 50 g of duck fat
- 20 g butter
- 100 g smoked bacon lard
- ¾ litre of red wine
- 4 onions
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 large carrot
- 3 bay leaves
- 2 sprigs of thyme
- lemon
- 250 g fresh button mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons of flour
- cognac
- nutmeg
- salt and pepper
Basque-style salmon stew
By leigh-anne
Heart-healthy salmon tops this simple one-pot which will help towards your five-a-day
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 mixed peppers, deseeded and sliced
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 400g baby potatoes, unpeeled and halved
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 4 salmon fillets
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley, to serve (optional)
Provançal courgette, peppers and ricotta pie
By dey
Peel the courgette and cut into cubes
- 1 puff pastry
- 1 courgette
- 1 red pepper
- 1 tomato
- 1 onion
- 2 tablespoons ricotta
- 2 tablespoons of tomato concentrate
- herbes de provence
- salt and pepper
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp poppy seeds
Croque Monsieur
By Catherine B
Île-de-France Most tourists have picked up a pair of tiny tongs and slurped down a garlic snail or ‘escargo...
- 8 slices of bread
- 30 gr melted butter
- 4 slices ham
- 1/4 litre of milk
- 30 gr butter
- 30 gr of flour
- Salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- Nutmeg
- 50 gr of grated Gruyère cheese
Macaron
By ynasira
Blend the ground almonds and icing sugar in a food processor until well combined
- Macaron
- 125g/4oz ground almonds
- 200g/7oz icing sugar
- 3 free-range egg whites
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- ½ tsp cream of tartar
- pinch powdered food coloring/ cocoa powder
- For the chocolate filling
- 200g/7oz dark chocolate, chopped
- 200 ml/7 fl oz double cream
- 15g/½oz unsalted butter
Caillette
By Catherine B
Blanch the spinach leaves and put them in cold water
- 4 rounds of goat cheese
- 100 g spinach
- 150 g of bread (without crusts)
- 1/8 liter of milk
- 1/8 liter of heavy cream
- 1 whole egg
- 1 egg yolk
- salt, pepper, garlic
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