A classic French recipe....
Ingredients:
Poached Pears
1 cup sugar
3 cups white wine or white grape juice
3 cups water
Zest of 1 orange, in 1 by 3-inch strips
1 cinnamon stick
8 whole cloves
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 slightly underripe Bosc pears,... (Continue)

Bouillabaisse ia a traditional fish soup from Marseille made with local fish and seafood products (from the Mediterranean sea).

Ingredients (for 4 persons):
4 cleaned scorpion fishes
4 cleaned stingfish
4 slices of conger
1kg cleaned John Dory
6 po... (Continue)

The famous French recipe... not really the best choice if you are on a diet... but undoubtedly a joyful moment for our senses!!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 kilos chestnuts
1 cup sugar
3 cups milk
1 vanilla bean, about 5 cm long
2 Tablespoons butter
1... (Continue)

France is weel knows all over the world for its kinds of cheese: there are over 500 French cheeses available in a delicious range of flavours, for every tastes! French cheeses are high in nutrients and big on flavour and there are plenty of recipes ... (Continue)

The expression "Nouvelle Cuisine" has been coined from two critics: Christian Millau and Henri Gault. With this expression  they wanted to describe a culinary style created by group of chefs, among which Paul Bocuse, Michel Gu... (Continue)

French food, or I should say the French way of cooking is well known all over the world. I especially love French sweets and cakes: they offer that special result, combining simple tastes with elaborated recipes.

Recipes such as tarte tatin, cr&... (Continue)