Mackerel escabeche
In this tutorial we learn how to make the warm marinade called escabèche and create a beautiful and tasty cold starter: Mackerel escabèche.This particular marinade is used to “cook” fish...
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Asparagus sauce Fleurette
In this recipe we will learn how to make a dish called Asperges sauce Fleurette (asparagus with a sauce Fleurette). This is one of the many derivative sauces based on...
French Cooking Basics Video Tutorials
Learn french cooking basics for free. I have just made a series of video tutorial that are dedicated to all the beginner cooks out there. My French cooking basics online course will...
Wine and Food Pairing Guide
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The French Pantry: essentials ingredients
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Mackerel escabeche
In this tutorial we learn how to make the warm marinade called escabèche and create a beautiful and tasty cold starter: Mackerel escabèche.This particular marinade is used to “cook” fish...
Asparagus sauce Fleurette
In this recipe we will learn how to make a dish called Asperges sauce Fleurette (asparagus with a sauce Fleurette). This is one of the many derivative sauces based on...
Tagliatelle sauce foie gras
In this video tutorial you will learn how to make an authentic sauce foie gras (foie gras sauce). This delicious...
French Cooking Basics Video Tutorials
Learn french cooking basics for free. I have just made a series of video tutorial that are dedicated to all...
French Culinary Terms With English Translation
This comprehensive list of French culinary terms will be very useful especially if you are following the French cooking basic...
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Dining Experience
Today I would like to spend a few words to talk about a topic that is not often mentioned, but is in my opinion very important: dining experience. If you...
Ham Cheese & Mushroom Savory Crepes
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Champagne and Sparkling Wine
As promised this week we are going to cover a little more in depth the world of Champagne and sparkling...
Holiday Wine Guide
It is finally that time of the year. The holidays are getting really close and I am sure that a...
How to make Duck Leg Confit at Home
While it is made across France, the duck confit it is seen as a specialty of Gascony. The confit is...
Wine and Cheese
Today we are talking about one of the most famous pairing that everyone loves: wine and cheese. Even without being...
Christmas Frangipane Almond Cake
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Introduction to Champagne
This week we are talking about Champagne! As always let us start from the beginning and let us define what Champagne is. Before being a wine, Champagne is in fact...
Classic Soupe aux Choux (cabbage and pork soup)
This is a classic French version of the cabbage soup ( soupe aux choux ). Fresh cabbages are blanched, sliced...
Dolcetto and Chicken Marengo
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Marengo Chicken Recipe for Napoleon
Many of you must have heard of Napoleon Bonaparte and perhaps also his victory over the Austrian army in Italy...
Financiers cakes Tutorial
Financiers (formerly known as a visitandines) are small bite size almond cake which are flavored with a beurre noisette (...
Wine Clarification
After watching Stephane’s last video on how to make a beef consommé, I thought this week could be interesting to talk a bit about wine clarification. If you think about...
Beef Consommé with Deslignac Royales
The consommé is the evolution or shall I say transformation of freshly made broth (usually beef or chicken) into a clear soup that is actually called a consommé. Consommé in...