French recipes - common easy recipes from France
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DESSERT RECIPES
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The recipes above are the most traditional French dishes. For a wider selection of French recipes see our more detailed Easy French Recipes section.
French Recipes and Food Guides:
cassoulet recipe - great sausage duck
and beans dish from Toulouse
boeuf bourguignon recipe - rich
beef in red wine stew
coq au vin recipe - !!!
navarin recipe - traditional French lamb
stew
choucroute garnie recipe - sauerkraut
and sausages from Alsace
(see more main course recipes)
Desserts :
Cherry Cake recipe- very quick and
easy
Apple tart - tarte aux pommes - recipe
- very traditional
Ile flottante recipe - as served by
every low-price restaurant in France
Creme brulee recipe - as served by every
single restaurant in France
Mousse au chocolat recipe - yum
Sabayon - light and fluffy custard
(see more cake and dessert recipes)
Moules Frites - mussels and chips
Confit de Canard - preserved duck (don't
misss this one!)
Truffle Omelette - south west france speciality
Quiche Lorraine - known by all eaten by
real men?
Piperade - tomatoes, peppers and...scrambled
eggs
Snacks - gouter!
Our commune meal - the menu for our local commune dinner: vermicelli soup, melon with port, venison...
Other French Food Specialities:
Cheese - roquefort (recipe - cauliflower and roquefort soup)...brie de meaux (recipe - cheese and onion tart)...
French mustard - dijon...
(see salad and dressing recipes)
Something to drink
Pastis, Diabolo menthe and Monaco - Three refreshing drinks to enjoy on your summer holiday
Absinthe - the drink with a reputation!
Related Articles about french food and Cookery
French Food
The recipes here are those that best represent the food that French people eat day in and day out, with locally available ingredients, and are quick and easy to make at home, as well as being very tasty. Food is of great importance to the French, and forms a great part of the French tradition. See French food for general information about regional variations or French cuisine for a basic introduction.
We also have articles looking at the French wine classifications and the Michelin guide, the ultimate guide to the best French hotels and restaurants, and some notes about Basque Cookery.
Quantities
I have not always bothered too much with quantities in the French recipes, since these depend on how many people there are and so on, and because the quantities are reasonably unimportant. If your cassoulet has more pork and less toulouse sausage, that is not a big problem! For critical recipes I have included quantities.
You will also see that I have included some of the more derided recipes, such as coq au vin and quiche lorraine. It's not my fault if 1000 pubs and restaurants have ruined them, try making them yourself!
Guest articles
See our guest article on the 'Cooking with French cookware'
Other European Cooking and Cusine
Had enough of French recipes and cuisine? Try Spanish cookery - discover many of the famous recipes from Spain such as paella, zarzuela, gazpacho and fideua at Spanish recipes and cuisine, and then head over to recipes UK for some UK recipes and cookery lessons.
We've also been impressed by some of the Popular recipes at recipigg (where people can 'vote' for their favourite recipe and over at the Mwnch - Eat and drink blog there are often some cool ideas and things to learn.
