By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes
I’m cooking Country style braised duck with leeks and carrots and potatoes – in other words, un ragoût de canard au vin blanc – the way my Grandmère prepared it using vegetables from the garden. When she brought out her battered fait tout from the pantry shelf we knew a scrumptious dinner was in the making. Guinea hens, […]
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By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes
Wild Mushroom Bisque Soup – The temperatures may not be representative of the season but it’s soup time regardless. I thought it would be fun to cook my way through an old cookbook I found at home in France while visiting earlier this month. The 200 plus page cookbook has an entire chapter on mushroom […]
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By La Cuisinière |
My Kitchen Musings – “Just write about it!” Thoughts, resources, where to find authentic ingredients, how-to. No recipes here. Just recommended resources and writing about the perfect piece of cookware or kitchen appliance, a unique source for a favorite ingredient, traditional table settings, favorite cookbooks or where to locate the elusive replacement part for “vintage” kitchen […]
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By La Cuisinière | Kitchen Musings
French Food Gift Ideas – Earlier this week, I returned from a trip to France loaded down with a variety of unique ingredients required to prepare some of my favorite recipes. I’m a native of Picardie and we definitely have our share of regional specialties! I’ve spent many years adapting said recipes to make use of […]
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By La Cuisinière | Side Dishes
Jello Mold Salads – My first introduction to molded gelatin salads came back in the early fifties. I had no clue what Jello® was back then but I knew it was sweet so it had to be dessert. We did not have gelatin in any “flavor” where I came from (deep in the French countryside) – […]
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By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes
Poulet Rôti Four – With this easy week night recipe for a roast chicken dinner, we’re taking on everyday homestyle French cooking à la mode de chez nous. In other words, the way we cook at home. It could not get any simpler than this reasonably priced recipe for the best roast chicken dinner. It’s […]
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By La Cuisinière | Seafood
Baked Seafood Platter Recipe – It’s rare when I am faced with preparing dinner without the slightest clue as to what to we could eat. On Monday, I hoped an easy menu would come to mind as I walked through the grocery store. You know the routine – some of this, some of that and […]
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By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes
White Coq Au Vin – Call it Coq au Riesling because this easy recipe for a chicken stew in white wine is as varied as there are regions and cooks in France. This recipe is perfect for a crowd – economical and very tasty! Even I have prepared this recipe with different cuts of chicken […]
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By La Cuisinière | Kitchen Musings
Mary Lake Thompson Recipe Towels – Are you wondering about gift ideas for someone who loves to cook? Years ago, when we still received APO parcels in the post, several of the packaged items were wrapped with decorative flour sack kitchen towels. The towels were used to protect the gifts but they were also a gift […]
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By La Cuisinière | Menu Ideas
Thanksgiving Meal Menu Ideas – With just over a week to go before Thanksgiving, I woke up in a start very early this morning overcome by a sense of complete panic. As the chief cook for this big meal, I have never felt so unprepared. Help is needed if for no other reason than for […]
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By La Cuisinière | All Recipes , Side Dishes
Southern Sweet Potato Casserole: – Every year, as we inch closer to Thanksgiving, we think turkey…and all the trimmings. It also brings back vivid memories of Aunt Grace and her southern style cooking skills. Years ago, my “Aunt Grace” was a highly sought after caterer in the Willow Grove area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her cooking […]
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