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The 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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Desserts and Pastries of France

 If you like to travel for pleasure, very likely the subject of savoring the local cuisine of a foreign country plays a major role in your travel plans. Should you particulary decide to travel to France,...

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Puff pyramid - a pile of light custard-filled choux puffs glazed with toffee can be decorated with cream and crystallized flowers. Photo by pettra.86

How to Make Croquembouche

Literally translated from French, croquembouche -- or croque-en-bouche -- means 'crunch in the mouth'. It is a name usually given to a tall pyramid of choux puffs dipped in toffee.The pyramid is easily made...

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Traditional French Crepes

Crepes originated as Galettes, which were used by the Bretons as a substitute for bread. A Galette did not resemble the image we have of Crepes today, as buckwheat, known as black wheat to the Bretons was...

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French Cheese Recipes

One of the main reasons why I love living in France is the food. I am a fan of French cuisine, especially the countryside style cuisine, the type that it is very simple to prepare and relies on the quality...

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Sauteed Potatoes Lyonnaise

I love potatoes, it’s no secret. Saut

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Herbes 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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Baked Trout with Lemon and Herbs

Trout are wonderful, flavorful fish and this is a very low fat recipe, if you don’t serve the Trout with a big dollop of herb butter, as I am wont to do. This is a really simple recipe, with very little...

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Eggs, Leeks and Potatoes au Gratin Cooking made easy

This is one of my all time favorite recipes, and an excellent winter warmer. It is a very simple, easy to do recipe and a great, inexpensive meal. All in all, this recipe will take about half an hour, perhaps...

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French 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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