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Recipes

Minty Fresh French Aperitif and Appetiser Charentais Melon Bowls

Posted by French Tart  

An appetiser and aperitif all in one sunny melon bowl - I use the local Pineau des Charentes to fill up these charentais melon starters, but white port, fino sherry or any fortified wine would be just as good. Charentais melons are grown mainly in... MORE»

Recipe #317396

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Summer Time Easy Courgette - Zucchini Carpaccio

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A delightful and very elegant summer starter dish that is fresh and easy to make. The combination of the parmesan cheese with the hazenut oil and black olives is a very sophisticated flavour, making this a wonderful dish to serve before any... MORE»

Recipe #315903

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Marinated Olives

Posted by JackieOhNo!  

There is a lovely little French cafe I have been to that serves the best olives on the table. The secret is in the marinade. Instead of purchasing seasoned olives from your local olive bar, try seasoning them yourself. You'll be very pleased... MORE»

Recipe #309755

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Beef and Vegetable Aioli Platter

Posted by JackieOhNo!  

This is basically poached meat and vegetables that takes on an air of elegance and sophistication. A nice change of pace to serve at your summer get-together. Adapted from Good Food Magazine, July 1987. MORE»

Recipe #309736

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Cold Double-Berry Souffle

Posted by JackieOhNo!  

Souffles are generally for the ambitious, but they are well worth the effort. While this one is not your traditional kind (there is no rising involved and worries that it will collapse), this one can be made ahead and brought out for a... MORE»

Recipe #309695

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Cheese Twists

Posted by JackieOhNo!  

Served in a napkin-lined basket, these are so attractive on your buffet or serving table. MORE»

Recipe #309685

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Brulot Charentais - Angel's Flames - French Flambé Coffee

Posted by French Tart  

Our local and very dramatic end of meal coffee - La Flamme des Anges - Angel’s Flames or Brulot Charentais certainly provides for lively end of dinner conversation! The sumptuous combination of fine quality Cognac, rich brown coffee and dramatic... MORE»

Recipe #303294

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Bread and Butter Pudding French Toast Sandwiches

(2 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

Yes really! This is a pan-fried version of bread and butter pudding, made in the method of a French toast sandwich! A wonderful recipe, which is just the ticket for a lazy weekend breakfast or brunch, OR as a mid-week quick and easy dessert.... MORE»

Recipe #300509

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Butter Me Up! Baked Butter Bean, Bacon and Thyme Cassoulet

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A delicious combination of butter beans baked au gratin with crisp bacon, onions and thyme - all bound in a tomato, crème fraiche and wine sauce! This should also be known as Fragrant Savoury Room Scenter - as the smell as this cooks is... MORE»

Recipe #299133

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Petits Pois à La Française - French Style Peas

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A delicious combination of peas, onions and lettuce which are gently poached in a buttery sauce with crème fraiche and vegetable stock; this classic French recipe is a wonderful way to serve tender little peas, petits pois. This recipe... MORE»

Recipe #297872

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Roast Balsamic Beetroot With Walnut Crusted Hot Goat's Cheese

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A wonderful combination of roasted beetroot in a balsamic, garlic and olive oil dressing, served with melted walnut crusted goat's cheese and a side salad of baby salad leaves. I made this recipe up for a light lunch for B and B guests one day;... MORE»

Recipe #295532

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Mustard-Crusted Roast New Potatoes With Shallots and Garlic

(3 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A flavour packed roast potato recipe which results in crisp and crunchy little new potatoes with caramelised shallots in a wholegrain mustard crust. Wonderful for dinner parties as well as BBQ's. These are SO easy to prepare, no peeling required... MORE»

Recipe #291504

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Elizabethan English Herb and Flower Salad With Honey Dressing

Posted by French Tart  

An old Elizabethan salad recipe, but with an air of modernity about it, as our interest increases in herbal and floral remedies in today's busy, stressful and hectic world. I have made some suggestions about which flowers and herbs to use - but... MORE»

Recipe #290473

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Paupiettes De Porc - French Stuffed Pork Fillet Parcels

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A wonderful and very elegant dinner party dish, and one that will impress your family and friends! These little parcels can be made ahead of time and frozen uncooked. In France you can buy these ready made in most supermarkets and butchers - but... MORE»

Recipe #288321

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Chateaubriand a La Maison

Posted by Celticevergreen  

Signature dish of the Restaurant Franziskanerplatz in Vienna, Austria. Recipe from a clipping in my grandmother's recipe box. The recipe recommends grilling the tenderloins to just rare but you don't have to. MORE»

Recipe #287315

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Choucroute Garnie a L'alsacienne (Alsatian Pork W/Sauerkraut)

Posted by Celticevergreen  

Was served this recipe by friends. Favorite of the family! MORE»

Recipe #286746

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Canelés De Bordeaux - French Rum and Vanilla Cakes

(3 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

Canelés de Bordeaux, also know as cannelé Bordelais, are magical French bakery confections, little fluted cakes with a rich rum and vanilla interior enclosed by a thin caramelised shell. This brilliant recipe was developed a long ago... MORE»

Recipe #286400

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Pancakes With Lemon and Sugar for Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Day

(2 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

This is my family's old recipe for traditional English pancakes - served the way we like them in the Britain - with a squeeze of fresh lemon and sprinkled with sugar! Please note, that these are NOT thick pancakes, but thin and lacey - more like a... MORE»

Recipe #283565

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Quatre Épices - French Four Spice Mix from the Auberge

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

The literal translation of quatre épices is four spices; however, quatre épices rarely contains JUST four spices, but can have anything up to five or six spices in the mixture! This is my own version of quatre épices, a spice... MORE»

Recipe #283280

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Auberge Roast Chicken Rillettes With Armagnac, Thyme and Garlic

Posted by French Tart  

This is my "secret" recipe, that I make for the guests who stay in our Chambres D'Hotes - Bed and Breakfast! (Not so secret anymore!) It is always popular, and makes a nice change from the usual pork rillettes, and it is MUCH lighter in... MORE»

Recipe #282605

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