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Category Archives: French
Duck Breast Aquitaine
This recipe from the Aquitaine region of France is one of my favorites, perfectly blending the flavors of vanilla, balsamic velours/glaze, apples and butter sauteed onions with duck breast. This enormous duck comes from the preferred duck breed in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged apples, Aquitaine, balsamic vinegar, cooking, duck, food, food photography, France, magret, recipe
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Duck Legs with Roasted Fennel, Carrots, Onions and Potatoes
My husband asked me to bring his camera out to our stream the other day. When I got there, there was a handsome drake and a hen with her ducklings! And just like that, it reminded me that we had … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged cooking, duck, food, recipe, roast, Vegetables
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Cuisses de Grenouille
My father and his beer buddies used to capture live frogs to bring home for frogs’ legs parties. Sometimes these were served with rabbit stew and cornbread. The frog legs were such a treat for the children of the family. … Continue reading
Posted in American, Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes
Tagged cooking, cuisse de grenouille, deep fried, deep south, food, food photography, French, frogs' legs
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Attitude Readjustment
Having lost our joy because we realized that we are probably not going to France this autumn because 1) we might be barred from France, because we’d be coming from a country with the most lackadaisical, irresponsible and dangerous response … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Hors d'oeuvres
Tagged appetizer, Brie, cooking, cremant, foie gras, food, France, quail, wine
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Lapin a la Moutarde
This rabbit, from The Butcher Shoppe in Lake Pocono was imported from Montreal and you just knew that the French were involved in some way because the important inner organs came with. However, for good or bad, you also could … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged braised, cooking, food, food photography, French, mushrooms, mustard, rabbit, recipe
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Guinea Fowl and Mushroom Ragout
“Thanks God!” as my friend Magdalene says. I’ve found a wonderful butcher shop about an hour away from Honesdale that can and will provide me with the joy and enthusiasm for cooking and blogging in the U.S. which has been … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes
Tagged cooking, food, food photography, guinea fowl, mushrooms, pasta, pintade, ragout, recipe
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Herb Crusted Echine de Porc with Romanesco
I like this French cut of echine for both pork steaks and roasts. My favorite recipe for this is when it is coated with herbs and roasted with prune stuffed apples, whole garlic heads and onions. When the roast is … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged apples, cooking, food, food photography, garlic, herbs, onion, prunes, recipe, roasted pork
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Mont d’Or
Mont d’or is a rich, unctuous cheese that is heated in the oven in it’s box until melted and bubbly. Like it’s cousins, fondu and raclette, it’s eaten with baguette, cornichons, charcuterie and sometimes small, boiled potatoes. If you’d like … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes
Tagged cheese, cooking, food, French, mont d'or
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Les Moules
I don’t know how I forgot about this meal and the pictures for the blog. That was the first time I’ve made mussels since I returned and our M. Parret was with us. I only remembered when we were having … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes
Tagged cooking, cooking with wine, food, food photography, French, marinieres, moules, mussels, recipe, Seafood
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Pont sur Yonne Market
Pont sur Yonne is a charming town about 6 miles from Sens. The gothic Notre Dame church there was built between 1130-1140 and consecrated in 1169. You can still see the remnants of the “old bridge” built 1684-1700 and mostly … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes
Tagged Chicken, cooking, food, food photography, France, market, pont sur yonne, potatoes, rotisserie, saucissons, sausages
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