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95The Best French Christmas Recipes
Provence, France features not only fields of lavender and at least 7 locally-produced wines, but also centuries-old Christmas cuisine traditions that connect to the Easter Season of the Catholic Church as well. A seven-course meal with 13 desserts afterward is one of these traditions...
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68French Appetizers
For the French, meals are a very important part of each day, and each meal follows a specific pattern. The first course (which we might call Appetizer in the US, or Starter in the UK) is always included in a...
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77Pork Pate Recipe
This pate makes a nice change from typical liver pates. It is very simple to make your own pate, and this recipe produces a really tasty coarse pate that goes very well with a hot crusty French bread. The...
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75Cooking made easy - Simple Omelet
Simple Omelet - Cooking made easy This had to be one of the simplest recipes ever and is probably the easiest meal to cook. It takes less than ten minutes including the preparation work. For this one I...
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73Normandy Pork with Cream and Apples recipe
This is a wonderfully rich dish I like to serve in the Autumn. It’s not quite a winter dish, nor a summer one, so Autumn feels right. Autumn is a sadly neglected time of year for recipes. There are loads...
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70Coq au vin recipe
Coq au vin means literally, “Cock in wine,” but nowadays it has become less traditional to use an actual cock because it’s far easier to find a chicken than a cock. This is another really...
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66Roast Duck with Morello Cherry Sauce
Roasting a duck is no harder than roasting any other bird. In fact, it is easier because one thing a duck does not need is any added fat. Duck is a naturally fatty food, but most of it will come out during...
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79Herbes de Provence
Herbes de Provence are a combination of herbs that are used in cooking and assoiciated with ththe cooking style of the south of France. Each cook may create a slightly different blend but most often...
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75French Cuisine: Regional Foods and Cooking Specialties
In medieval France, both cooking and learning were nurtured within the confines of convents and monasteries. Gradually, literature and cooking emerged from the cloisters and French peasants, who had previously...
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68Gratin Dauphinois Potatoes recipe Cooking made easy
This is possibly the richest, tastiest way to eat potatoes. As some have commented, I am not famous for my low fat recipes, and this one is no different. It is certainly important to buy good quality potatoes...
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