281 french recipes

French onion quiche with two pounds of slow-caramelized onions, Swiss cheese, bacon, and egg custard in a pastry shell. A deeply savory, golden-topped quiche Alsacienne.

Veal cutlets pan-fried until golden, then simmered in a tangy apple-lemon pan sauce with mushrooms and a velvety apple puree. A French-Norman style weeknight veal dinner.

French coq au cidre with chicken braised in sparkling dry cider and Calvados with caramelized onions, bacon, prunes, and a bouquet garni. Normandy comfort food at its finest.

Chicken simmered in cream with bechamel, mushrooms, curry powder, and a squeeze of lemon. A rich, French-inspired sauce with a subtle warm spice kick.

A rustic French chicken stew from Normandy's Auge Valley with golden apples, mushrooms, creme fraiche, and a splash of calvados. Slow simmered comfort food at its finest.

Chocolate tile cake with a flourless souffle cake layered with whipped truffle cream and covered in handmade chocolate tiles. A stunning, multi-component French-style showpiece dessert.

Classic French onion soup with slow-browned onions in olive oil, topped with toasted bread and bubbly Gruyere cheese. Simple, warming, and ready in under an hour.

An elegant chilled walnut custard cream spiked with kirsch, unmolded and drizzled with warm chocolate sauce. A make-ahead French-inspired dinner party dessert that serves 10.

Beef and onion stew, French-style: thinly sliced leftover beef layered with a Dijon-mustard onion sauce and crowned with a buttery breadcrumb crust baked golden.

Country-style beef ragout slow-braised in red wine and beef broth with onions, garlic, mushrooms, and ripe olives. Hearty French-Italian stew served over noodles.

Turkey legs braised Provencale-style with tomatoes, olives, almonds, rosemary, garlic, and white wine. A rustic French one-pot braise with Mediterranean flavors.

Pets de soeur: traditional Québécois cinnamon rolls made with lard pastry, brown sugar, and butter. No yeast, no rise time, ready in an hour. A French-Canadian classic.

Mandarin chicken is a skillet dinner with browned chicken breasts in a citrusy orange pan sauce, sauteed mushrooms, and mandarin orange segments. A quick 30-minute twist on classic French chicken a l'orange served over rice.

Cornish hens stuffed with turnip-apple-potato mash, browned in clarified butter, and braised in Calvados and apple juice. An elegant French-inspired dinner with autumn flavors in every bite.

Spinach crepes filled with a roux-based spinach and nutmeg sauce, then baked until set. A simple vegetarian main dish with classic French technique.

Veal and mushroom ragout with leeks, bacon, artichoke hearts, and dry vermouth braised in a casserole. A hearty French-inspired stew served over rice.