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French Recipes

Oh la la... check out these favorite French Recipes! From easy peasy to super fancy, great French cooking is just a recipe away.

What a treat for company or just for your family! Use traditional cream or fill them with your favorite puddings, add fruit.  Make them your own!

Chocolate Eclairs

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By Angela (Grammy) Derby
This recipe is great and has easier mixing instructions - the eggs are added all ...

Beef Bourguignon "pie"

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By Mikekey *
English shepard pie meets the old French classic dish. You can sub bacon for ...

Cherry Red Velvet Crepe Torte

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By Greg Buerger
I love red velvet cake and I love crepes so now you can have both ...
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YUMMY

Master Recipe: Creamy Sautéed Mushrooms & Shallots

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By Andy Anderson !
Here’s a master recipe that will compliment just about any cut of beef you choose ...
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YUMMY

Master Recipe: Beef Stock/red Wine Reduction Sauce

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By Andy Anderson !
This is an excellent reduction sauce that will compliment just about any cut of beef ...
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Chicken Chasseur

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Chasseur means hunter. This dish originally was made with game after a hunt. The Italian ...
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YUMMY

Master Recipe: Pâte à Choux Dough

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By Andy Anderson !
This is a master recipe on making one of the cornerstones of French baking: pâte ...

Pick Your Berry Vinaigrette

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By Debbie Lopez
Nice clean vinaigrette that can be with your choice of strawberries, blueberries or raspberries. Because ...
(3 ratings)
YUMMY

Easy Peasy Baked Tomatoes Provençal

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By Andy Anderson !
This is a very simple dish do put together, and can be served as an ...
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The Countess's Mushrooms

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By Mikekey *
A rich mushroom sauce, good served over pasta or rice. This is from an old ...
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OH YEAH

Master Recipe: Making A French Roux

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By Andy Anderson !
A roux (?rü) is a combination of equal parts by weight of flour and fat ...

Olive Garden's Sambuca Chocolate Fudge Sauce

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By Jody Wood
This chocolate sauce is so yummy! If you don't want to use Sambuca, you can ...

Mixed Berry Galette With Buttermilk Cornmeal Crust

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By Jody Wood
This recipe I got from Sallysbakingaddiction.com. This gal has tons of delicious recipes to share ...

Au Gratin Potatoes

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By Dave T.
Just a simple au gratin potato recipe. Par boiling the potatoes insures it will get ...

Reunion Quiche

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By Susan Feliciano
I am providing breakfast for our Cousins Reunion in May. This is one of the ...

Marinade For Lamb (any Cut)

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By Mikekey *
Great on chops or steaks. If using on a larger cut, such as a ...
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Apricot Almond Tart

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By Elaine Douglas
From a Robin Hood flour pamphlet.

Cherry Almond Macaroons

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By Elaine Douglas
A colourful sweet treat for Christmas from and old Robin Hood pamphlet.
This Mushroom Soup has a depth of flavor and a touch of elegance too. It is a perfect starter to a home cooked dinner party. It can be made ahead and heated through.

Dilled Leek And Mushroom Soup

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By Garrison Wayne
There are a few soups that will simply get raves when you serve them. Mushroom ...
So yummy

French Pot-au-feu (pot On The Fire)

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By Andy Anderson !
Pot-au-Feu translates to “Pot on the Fire,” and it originated as a French peasant dish ...

Honey Dijon Roasted Red Potatoes

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By Vickie Parks
Similar recipes can be found on various websites, but this version adds a bit of ...
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Lemon Parley Butter can transform anything you can think of to use it on!

Lemon Parsley Butter (a Compound Butter)

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By Garrison Wayne
Compound Butters such as this recipe for Lemon Parsley Butter are the simplest way to ...

Creme Chantilly

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By Krista Hiner
This recipe comes from Rose Levy Beranbaum's 'Cake Bible' and makes a sweetened whipped cream ...

Deviled Eggs With Stoneground Dijon Moutarde

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By C G
Back in late December I bought a jar of Maille™ stoneground mustard but it wasn't ...
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