By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes
Poulet Sauté Sauce Bercy – Friday nights meals are prepared from orchestrated sweeps of the pantry and fridge. Sometimes, all those leftovers and random ingredients come together to create a restaurant style dinner. Tonight, the main ingredient is chicken in the form of split boneless and skinless breasts. For Mom, I bought some boneless and […]
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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 | Seafood
Easy Pan Seared Sea Scallops – During a quick trip to the supermarket earlier this week, I came across fresh sea scallops at the seafood counter. I usually buy them three or four at a time for Mom but these scallops were so fresh and reasonably priced that I bought enough to make dinner for two. […]
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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 | Pennsylvania Dutch Country Recipes
Pennsylvania Dutch Pork Ribs – This recipe for braised country style pork ribs with sauerkraut and apples is without a doubt a close cousin to French Choucroute Garnie. During the summer, the country ribs are bathed in tangy barbecue sauce and served over spicy saffron rice or pilaf but when the temperatures dip, I prepare this version […]
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By La Cuisinière | Comfort Foods
Simple Beef Chili – It’s officially Fall and the temperatures drop as soon as the sun goes down. Time for beef chili. The temperature does not drop dramatically (we’re now starting the day in the ’40s rather than the high 70’s) but after a long Indian summer and what seems like endless weeks of brutal […]
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By La Cuisinière | Soups
Italian Pasta E Fagioli Soup – Admit it. Garlic bread is the best side to have with a huge bowl of fresh soup. This first day of Fall brings memories of quick trips to the scenic Italian seaside town of Trieste. And Trieste means some of the best soups I’ve ever eaten – Minestrone or Pasta […]
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By La Cuisinière | Soups
Chunky Tomato Basil Soup Recipe – Most Sunday mornings are very busy. It’s usually when I purchase all the groceries Mom needs for the coming week. Busy too? Pin the recipe for later. Recently, it has also become easier for me to prepare “dinner” and tote it along rather than prepare the entire meal in […]
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By La Cuisinière | Baked Goods
Bite Size Cheesecake Recipes – Ice cream cake is all she really wants for dessert but I could not help but wonder if I should make some of these tempting bite size cheesecake recipes. My daughter has a July birthday and ice-cream cake is de rigueur as a dessert. We’ve tried ice cream cake from various […]
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By La Cuisinière | All Recipes , Soups
The Best New England Clam Chowder – My grandsons and I always have fun cooking “special” requests during the summer. The chowder was one such request they thought of as the perfect side dish to have with their packed sandwich lunch. They are growing boys – taller than me this summer of 2017. A sandwich […]
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By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes
Veal Sauté Recipe – This recipe is a standard company dish from my Aunt’s kitchen. Imagine this – beyond tender chunks of veal in a creamy sauce ladled over buttery egg noodles – or rice. Oui, it’s comfort food à la Bibi! 🙂 Everyday French dishes involve just a few main ingredients seemingly thrown together. Carma Veal […]
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