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Classic Escoffier French salad platter

Today we explore the several classic french dressings from the Escoffier culinary guide and recreate the classic a French salad platter using 3 of those base dressings. for this particular platter we will combine beetroots, celeriac, lettuce and tomatoes to create a delicious and colorful starter or side dish to...

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July 21, 2019

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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 fillets and meats (although using meat with an escabeche marinade is not as common) using a wine and vinegar based...

Stephane

April 21, 2019

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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 near the village of Marengo on the 14th of June 1800. But did you know that the recipe called the Poulet Marengo (Marengo chicken) was actually created as a celebration...

Stephane

November 16, 2018

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