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 | 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 | 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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By La Cuisinière | French Language Recipes
French Language Recipes: Unlock the exact meaning of those ingredients and cooking methods lost in translation! Even easy french recipes can create an obstacle course of unknowns in the process of translating the components of a simple recipe. Home Cooking In 1946 Berlin Maman, as I might have already mentioned, was born and raised in […]
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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 | French Country Cuisine Recipes , Veal
Pan Seared Veal Chops – How to cook veal rib chops your way! These pan seared thick and tender veal chops don’t ask for any fancy prep. Sautéed in a dash of garlic infused olive oil and a nugget of salted butter, top them with rosemary and shallots or garlic and parsley. Pour a generous […]
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By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes
Simple Vinaigrette Salad Dressing – Every dinner – and sometimes lunch – is accompanied by “une salade verte”. Often mentioned throughout our collection of French country cuisine recipes, this is the salad we prepare. Somehow, dinner is not complete without a big bowl of mixed tossed salad lettuces or a specific green lettuce. Tarragon Vinaigrette Dressing […]
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By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes , Veal
Veal Stew Recipe Slow Cooker – I’m cooking a veal Marengo recipe. Loin veal chops are in the crock pot for a 6 hour slow cook. I can hear the chef mumbling as I write. “You don’t prepare Marengo with loin chops! Or with veal for that matter.” But I do. Veal or chicken, chicken […]
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By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes
Classic French Cassoulet Recipe – In other words, a recipe for a classic French Cassoulet Maison. This recipe is not as complicated as it reads. Even as a native and a newly minted cuisinière (aka “cook”), I hesitated to tackle what is, in effect, a stew recipe that takes two days to complete. In a hurry […]
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By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes
Artichoke Mushroom Pie – Following a recent trip to France, my sister sent me a the full size photo of a fabulous artichoke mushroom savory pie she made for dinner. I wondered why she did not include a recipe! When the recipe arrived, she sent the following anecdote along with the detailed directions. Best Artichoke […]
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By La Cuisinière | French Country Cuisine Recipes
Pâté de Campagne Recipe – This is our pâté de campagne recipe! At your next dinner party, serve French country style Pâté De Campagne. You’ll really impress your guests. It is often referred to as Pâté Maison for the simple reason that you can vary the recipe in so many ways and make it a home style […]
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