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
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
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 | All Recipes
Pork Pot Roast Slow Cooker Recipe – Let’s start off 2016 with a succulent pork roast dinner! Packed with garlicky flavor, this slow cooked pork pot roast is simmered in white wine until it is “fall apart” tender. This rolled pork roast is surrounded with crispy bits of Pancetta, carrots, celery and as much garlic as […]
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By La Cuisinière | Comfort Foods , French Country Cuisine Recipes
Pigs feet in white wine – They were a surprise treat for my Maman. In France, [popup_product]Mother’s Day[/popup_product] is celebrated on May 31rst. Pig’s feet simmered in a rich broth for hours on end are not exactly the type of recipe one would prepare during the merry month of May or even someone’s idea of the […]
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By La Cuisinière | All Recipes
Italian Roast Chicken – Deli flavors in a flash! Roast chicken is on the menu for dinner tonight and I’ll prepare a few meals for Mom including a quick and easy Potato and Leek Soup. It’s a “no particular recipe in mind” kind of day but I’ve been on a guilt trip all week thanks to […]
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By La Cuisinière | Seafood
Best Shrimp Grits Ever! Seriously. This recipe for shrimp and grits is my version of a restaurant main dish we enjoyed while vacationing in Wrighstville Beach and the North Carolina Low Country. “Have you ever had Shrimp and Grits?” We lived in Asheville, North Carolina at the time and the question was constantly being asked […]
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