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Category: FRENCH DISHES

SAUSAGE AND LENTILS WITH MUSTARD CREME FRAICHE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • May 18, 2026
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This Sausage and Lentils dish with a Mustard Creme Fraiche from yotam ottolenghi   Comfort is good! We often use herby Italian sausage, but the Polish sausage impacts a smokiness. … Continue Reading →

BRAISED RED CABBAGE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • May 11, 2026
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Braised red cabbage goes with almost any winter dish. It takes minutes to prepare, then 3 hours of gentle cooking – you need do nothing except have a glass of … Continue Reading →

CHICKEN WITH PRUNES IN RED WINE SAUCE 

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • March 9, 2026
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  Inspired by the cuisine of south west France, this chicken is cooked alongside prunes while the chicken itself has an herbed crust of bread crumb, garlic and parsley. INGREDIENTS: … Continue Reading →

BEEF CHEEK DAUBE à LA PROVRNçAL

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • January 5, 2026
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There are dishes that transcend time without ever losing their modernity. Beef cheek is one of them. Long relegated to humbler tables, it has now become a symbol of bistro … Continue Reading →

A SIMPLE CASSOULET

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • November 3, 2025
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  Being French, this rich, leguminous casserole passes as “a voluptuous monument to rustic tradition. In truth, however, it is both: soothingly starchy and deliciously savoury. Felicity Cloak’s take on … Continue Reading →

ALIGOT

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • January 27, 2025
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  A speciality of Auvergne in south-west France, where it’s claimed it was created by the monks of Aubrac to serve hungry pilgrims on their way to Compostela, aligot – … Continue Reading →

CHICKEN FRICASSEE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • October 28, 2024
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Fricassée comes from the French words frire (to fry) and casser (to break into pieces). Sometimes, chicken fricassée is called poulet á la crème, a similar creamy chicken dish. Both … Continue Reading →

MOTHER POULARD OMELETTE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • February 27, 2023
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The mother Poulard omelette is a traditional culinary specialty emblematic of Norman cuisine served in her restraunt in Mont-Saint-Michel. It based on a souffle omelette with fresh eggs and salted … Continue Reading →

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