France

There are many regions in France where mushrooms can be found during the autumn and this season is when many French people go out early in the mornings with their knives and baskets in hand to collect these treasures of the woods. Here are four French dishes which have wild mushrooms as one of the
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We all occasionally have to grab a quick lunchtime snack due to our busy lifestyles and I think that one of the nicest is a Croque Monsieur. Not only is this snack really quick to make but it is also really deliciously filling, especially with a nice cup of grand crème coffee. This toasted cheese
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I really enjoy cooking potato dishes especially the French way. If I am having either beef or lamb, I particularly like to serve piping hot potatoes covered with a creamy cheese sauce. In France the recipe for this dish is called Gratin Dauphinoise and the aromas of the dish as it is baking in the
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If you are planning to have a few friends over for a meal and need to come up with a starter that will really make a good impression, there are some lovely French ones which are easy to prepare well in advance. This is great because it means you have less to do on the
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If like me you always have the family descend on you at weekends, then you know how difficult it is to come up with new ideas to serve for either a Sunday lunch or an evening meal. I am always on the look-out for new recipes although I do like to keep to the traditional
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The Aquitaine region of France has many lovely traditional dishes and when the weather is cooler I love to prepare a few of these to keep the winter chill off. Stew, casseroles and thick soups are lovely when served with hot crusty French bread, either baguettes or pain de campagne with lots of good quality
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If like me, you love to do out for dinner in a French restaurant, there is one course that I always look forward to and this is the dessert. I must say that I am quite boring and usually like to have the same dessert because I just cannot resist crème  brulée. Whenever I prepare
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I have always loved rich creamy French chicken dishes and really enjoy preparing these for my family because they are so nourishing and good. Winter months means cooking wholesome meals which keep the cold chill off and I particularly like stews and casseroles because I can prepare them well in advance. These two dishes are
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I love seafood dishes and the French have devised some superb dishes which can easily be prepared in your own home. Fish is very good for you and I love to occasionally try to eat healthily and encourage my family to do the same by preparing some wonderful French seafood meals. Here are three of
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I love to organize dinner parties and have a lot of fun choosing the dishes I would like to prepare for my guests. The best part is buying all the produce which of course has to be the best quality possible. I like to buy my meat a few days before I intend cooking it
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