Recipes With French Inspiration

A French Cassoulet is the product of centuries of practice focusing on multiple preserved foods. At the heart of the Cassoulet are beans (dried) and rich flavors of pork and …

Pâte Sablée (roughly translated as sandy dough) is the perfect base for many sweet pastries such as fruit tarts. Learn to make this one and you are well on your …

How do you know you have arrived in Paris? You have arrived in Paris if you can walk into a patisserie and get a fabulous French Lemon Tart. Tarte Au …

The mystique of Champagne and the aura of Burgundy, two of France’s most honored wine regions combine together to make this elegant soup. This Champagne Escargot Soup is a rendition …

Simple ingredients with the right flair — that describe this French Carrot Soup. Serve as an appetizer or a light lunch. Whipped cream, a poached egg, radish sprouts, and parmesan …

Simple, but elegant. Shrimp with Sorrel Sauce is an excellent touch of French cuisine without much effort. It takes advantage of the taste of fresh shrimp and the unusual taste …

Summer lunches of French tomato mustard tart have made me a tomato lover. For years I never was much of a tomato fan. With the exception of cooked tomatoes, I …

This recipe calls for a pound of flour and adds some flour. Just barely enough for three 9.5 inch (25 cm) tarts. Somewhat impractical for the home baker, but is …

One of the Foundation Pastries It is not an overstatement to say that all savory tart pastries can be traced back to the Escoffier Fine Short Paste. Reviewing the savory …

In her beautifully produced book, Around My French Table, Dorie Greenspan presents recipes easy to incorporate into home life. One recipe particularly has been useful to adapt to whatever is …