MIGNONETTE ( Shallot Vinaigrette )
Fresh Oysters with Mignonette (Shallot Vinaigrette) are truly one of life’s little luxuries. The contrast of creamy, briny oyster flesh with a tangy vinaigrette is a match made in culinary … Continue Reading →
Category: FRENCH DISHES
LENTIL AND TOULOUSE SAUSAGE CASSEROLE
This dish is a classic. Easy to make and very tasty. INGREDIENTS Serves 6 300g Puy lentils 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 onions finely chopped 3 sticks of celery chopped … Continue Reading →
DUCK LEG WITH BABY TURNIPS
A classic combination, if you have never tried braised duck, get ready for a great melt-in-the-mouth meal Serves 6 Ingredients 6 ducks legs 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped … Continue Reading →
CHICKEN WITH SHERRY VINEGAR AND TARRAGON SAUCE
The wonderful combination of chicken cooked with sherry, sherry vinegar and tarragon is simply superb creating delicious flavours. It is also good to spread the love. We cooked this dish … Continue Reading →
SALAD NICOISE
Perhaps a controversial Salad Nicoise using anchovies instead of Tuna, but in actually fact the original french recipe as always been anchovy, only when it came to the UK did … Continue Reading →
ONION TART
Described by chef Simon Hopkinson as “a classic among-st tarts”, this deliciously sweet recipe from Alsace-Lorraine is somewhere between a quiche and flammkuchen. The pastry method is a bit … Continue Reading →
QUICHE LORRAINE
Another classic French pastry which has been “overused” by mass production: however imaginative the filling. Any resemblance to the Quiche Lorraine is purely accidental. Only a home cooked one, can … Continue Reading →
CHICKEN WITH CREME FRAICHE & VERMOUTH
This recipe is taken from Diana Henry’s fabulous cookbook “From oven to the Table”. We just love her books, and her chicken recipe are “to die for” and this … Continue Reading →