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Home | Recipes | Cuisine | French Recipes | Page 2

French Recipes

Don’t let its fancy-pants reputation fool you. At its heart, much of French cooking is soulful, rustic, and deeply comforting. It’s the original slow food, where humble ingredients are transformed into something extraordinary with a little time and care. Whether it’s a rich stew simmering for hours or a simple, elegant apple tart, these are the recipes that create memories around the table.

Here you’ll find classics for every occasion. Our beef Bourguignon is the perfect centerpiece for a chilly Sunday evening, while a creamy, dreamy French chicken stew makes for an easy and delicious lunch or light supper. And for a truly foolproof dessert, you can never go wrong with a decadent, airy Chocolate Mousse. It doesn’t get much more delicious than that.

Two bowls of coq au vin on a table with sliced bread and fresh herbs.
A pile of cream-filled macarons, each in a white wrapper.

Cream-Filled Meringue Cookies

2 hrs 30 mins

Serving bowl and small bowl of French rice pudding topped with whipped cream, along with spoons on a lace tablecloth.

Riz au Lait ~ French Rice Pudding

45 mins

Two white plates with tarragon chicken leg and thigh on each, sliced onion and tarragon on top

Tarragon Chicken

1 hr 15 mins

A stack of Tom Aikens' chocolate crepes being drizzled with chocolate sauce.

Easy Chocolate Crêpes

45 mins

A baked pain d'epi on a piece of parchment paper.

Pain d’Épi

2 hrs 15 mins

A single basic crepe, folded into quarters on a sheet of parchment with two lemon wedges beside it.

Basic Crepes

30 mins

A blue oval ovenproof baking dish filled with classic cassoulet de castelnaudary with a fork resting on top.

Classic Cassoulet de Castelnaudary

10 hrs 30 mins

A man holding a glass of Prosecco and a plate with three gougeres.

Prosciutto-Cheese Gougères

45 mins

Two slices of French toast, fried until golden and drizzled with maple syrup.

French Toast ~ Pain Perdu

30 mins

A white bowl filled with French vanilla ice cream with a blue spoon resting beside.

French Vanilla Ice Cream

1 hr 15 mins

A small orange skillet with two crêpes Suzette and a spoon topped with citrus sauce.

Crêpes Suzette

45 mins

A terrine of country pate with one slice cut and resting on a wooden cutting board with a knife beside it

Country Pâté

7 hrs

Two seared duck breasts, one sliced, the other whole on a wood cutting board

Seared Duck Breast

1 hr 40 mins

A small reck crock of easy chicken liver pate, nearby a baguette and and a hunk of bread smeared with pate

Easy Chicken Liver Pâté

30 mins

Ten whole, plus one broken butter cookies on a piece of crumpled parchment paper.

French Butter Cookies

2 hrs 30 mins

A whole roast chicken on a platter with a bowl of roasted root vegetables nearby.

French Roast Chicken ~ Poulet Rôti

1 hr 50 mins

Far Breton French Custard Cake on cake stand with a cup of tea.

Far Breton ~ French Custard Cake

1 hr

A whisk with homemade mayonnaise on it

Homemade Mayonnaise

10 mins

A white bowl filled with French beef stew piled atop pasta.

Daube ~ French Beef Stew

4 hrs 30 mins

A plate with a large piece of seared foie gras topped with watercress and apple puree on the side.

Pan-Seared Foie Gras

45 mins

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