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A spliced together overhead photo, showing roux cooked to different levels of browness, from pale blonde, to golden, do dark brown.
How to Make a Roux and Use It Right
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Introduction to French Macarons
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Eggs en Cocotte: An Easy (But Often Forgotten) Egg Breakfast
French charcuterie board
Charcuterie 101: Essential French Cured Meats and More
One Pot Wonders: Easy Ratatouille with Chicken
One Pot Wonders: Easy Ratatouille with Chicken
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Cookbook Love Letter: Anne Willan's La Varenne Pratique
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Eat This Cheese: Délice de Bourgogne
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Tiny Ovens, Hidden Cranberries: How to Survive Thanksgiving in Paris
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The Serious Eats Guide to Cru Beaujolais
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Snapshots from the South of France: Bouillabaisse and Rouille
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Quatre Épices Glazed Carrots Recipe
2 plates of Galette des Roi, one with a fork full of cake. A third plate with the remaining galette on it
Making a Classic French Galette des Rois Is Easier Than You Think
Overhead view of pear tart
This Is the Pearfect Dessert I'm Bringing to All My Holiday Parties This Year
Overhead view of almond cream
This French Ingredient Will Unlock a Lifetime of Pastry Possibilities
Sable Cookies
These One-Bowl French Cookies Are the Most Delicious Way to Repurpose Pie Dough
Overhead view of pie crust
The Classic French Dough I Use to Make All My Tarts
Side view of mille feuille
Mille-Feuille
Overhead view of crepes suzette
Crepes Suzette
Cutting into pork croquette
Pork Belly Croquettes With Sauce Gribiche
Overhead view of trout almondine
Trout Almondine
Steak and french fries with Green Peppercorn sauce being poured on top
Green Peppercorn Sauce
Overhead view of scallops
Coquilles Saint-Jacques
Hache Steak with a bite on a fork on a white plate
Steak Haché
Overhead view of Oeufs Mayo
Oeufs Mayonnaise (French Boiled Eggs With Homemade Mayonnaise)
Overhead view of lardons cooking in skillet
Lardons (Crisp and Chewy Bacon)
Overhead view of quiche
Quiche Lorraine
Overhead view of steak tartare
Classic Steak Tartare
Salade Lyonnaise on antique blue and white plates with sparkling water, and utensils on white and grey striped napkin on a white marbled surface
Salade Lyonnaise (French Bistro Salad)
Overhead view of cherries Jubilee
Cherries Jubilee (Works for All Types of Cherry)
Meringue cookies in a bowl.
Bakery-Worthy Meringue Cookies
Overhead view of fruit tart
How to Make a Fresh Fruit Tart
A plate of blanched asparagus dressed with creamy sauce gribiche.
Sauce Gribiche
Overhead view of crepe cake
Crêpe Cake (Gâteau de Crêpes)
Overhead view of finished tarte tatin
Tarte Tatin
Overhead view of ile flottante in creme anglaise
Crème Anglaise
Overhead view of creme brulee
Crème Brûlée
Genoise Sponge cake
Genoise Sponge
Overhead view of sliced brioche loaf on a cutting board next to jam
Brioche
Overhead view of Lemon Tart
Lemon Tart Recipe
Side angle view of a spoon lifting up chocolate mousse
Chocolate Mousse
Overhead view of ile flottante
Île Flottante (French Floating Meringues With Crème Anglaise)
Soubise being spooned onto a plate alongside roasted chicken.
Soubise (French Onion Sauce)
Overhead view of madeleines in box
Madeleines
Crouquemboche
Croquembouche
Overhead view of a slice of Flan Pâtissier
Flan Pâtissier (French Custard Tart)
Overhead view of financiers
Financiers (French Mini Almond Cakes)
Sole meuniere on a dark green plate on a marbled countertop.
Sole Meunière
Duchess potatoes served in a dish.
Pommes Duchesse (Duchess Potatoes)
finished lyonnaise potatoes
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Closeup of a serving platter of fondant potatoes with a ramekin of flaky sea salt on the side.
Pommes de Terre Fondantes (Fondant Potatoes)
A golden brown potato pancake sits on a plate. It is round, thick, and is made up of clearly defined potato strands.
Pommes Darphin (French Potato Pancake)
A cast iron skillet full to the brim with baked potato tartiflette, topped with melted and browned soft-rind cheese.
Tartiflette
A trio of profiteroles being doused in chocolate sauce
Profiteroles
Overhead view of a sliced gateau basque cake with a hand reaching in for a slice
Gâteau Basque
A large savory cheese souffle with someone holding a spoon of souffle above the casserole.
Savory Cheese Soufflé Recipe
Soufflé omelette on a black plate with mixed green salad on the side.
Soufflé Omelette With Cheese Recipe
Overhead view of a single single serving of traditional French Cassoulet next to the pot.
Traditional French Cassoulet
Two quarter-folded filled crepes garnished with chopped herbs on a plate
Basic Crepe Batter Recipe