By La Cuisinière | Kitchen Musings
Thanksgiving 2014 – The invitation reads “Shall we all gather at Grandma’s house?” For Thanksgiving 2014, this grandma’s house was a shell’s toss away from sand and surf. It was beyond awesome to have every member of the family gather under one roof, if only for a extended weekend – from the family matriarch […]
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By La Cuisinière | Soups
Oven Cook Turkey Wings and make the best turkey wing soup! I was sure winter had arrived early in November. It was definitely cold enough for soup. The temperatures did moderate back into the warm category but I’m sure they will drop back down again. Usually reserved as a post-Thanksgiving meal using the leftover wings, […]
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By La Cuisinière | Kitchen Musings
Fresh Versus Frozen Turkey – When it comes to the turkey, what is your preference for the Thanksgiving holiday table? I update this post every year. There were plenty of turkeys at Wegmans® today… in every imaginable size and in every price range – turkey breasts and whole birds – both fresh and frozen. It […]
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By La Cuisinière | All Recipes , Kitchen Musings
We’ve collected the top 10 recipes of 2018! Judging by the stats for this year, these are our readers’ favorite recipes. However, the favorites keep changing from day to day during the last week of December! Favorites include everything from condiments to one pot meals and classic recipes from both sides of the Atlantic. But […]
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By La Cuisinière | All Recipes
Best Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes – Thanksgiving dinner is the one meal of the year where I make it a point of serving up the family’s favorite traditional style recipes. Down to the desserts. But you’ll have to admit that sometimes, it would be interesting to vary the menu, adapt the recipes or just try […]
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By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes
Rognons De Veau Aux Champignons – In other words, easy sautéed veal kidneys with mushrooms and shallots in a white wine sauce. Now we’re talking home style comfort food for any day of the week. This is one of the many quick and easy dishes my grandmother would prepare when she came across the freshest veal […]
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By La Cuisinière | All Recipes , Soups
Best Bones For Broth – What are the best bones for broth? When making bone broth for soup and cooking in general (like gravies) be sure to include larger bones for the marrow and knuckles pieces to get plenty of collagen. Bone broth is not new on the market. I can remember grandmother and great […]
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By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes
French Poule Au Pot Soup – Poule au pot is not technically a soup. Considered the main dish, it is a quintessential and very traditional Sunday dinner in French country homes. But this country girl never leaves well enough alone in the kitchen or in any recipe. So I made soup instead. I first heard […]
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By La Cuisinière | Soups
Smoked Chicken Rice Soup – A slow cooker smoked chicken soup full of yummy vegetables and wild rice. As much as we love our double noodle soup, smoked chicken rice soup is a nice change from the old fashioned and traditional chicken soup. This is the kind of soup I love to prepare when I come […]
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By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes
French Tarragon Chicken Recipe – With a beautiful big bunch of fresh French tarragon left in the herb keeper, I made a quick change to the “Sunday dinner with Mom” menu – boneless chicken instead of roast pork. T-fal E93808 Professional Total Nonstick Thermo-Spot Heat Indicator Fry Pan, 12.5 Inch, Black $59.99 $32.41 in stock […]
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By La Cuisinière | Soups
Homestyle Soup Recipes – Preparing good soups, even homemade hearty soup recipes, is so easy that it should be featured as one of the first lessons in cooking along with the perfect hard boiled egg and your basic white sauce. Soups are some of the most nutritious, healthy and inexpensive foods, there are so many variations that […]
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