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    Nicoise salad - tomatoes, artichokes, capers, cucumbers olives and capers with tuna

    25 Easy French Summer Dishes

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    Chicken Chicken breasts vierge sauce (tomatoes, olives, capers, basil, pine nuts, lemon)

    August 7, 2022 By lechefswife

    Chicken Breasts with Provençal Vierge Sauce

    These Chicken Breasts with Provençal Vierge Sauce are a delicious way to add some French flair to your menu rotation. The Vierge sauce is tangy and fresh and feels sophisticated and decadent over the grilled chicken breasts. The flavors of ripe tomatoes, fleshy olives, briny capers, rich roasted pine nuts and lemon zest complement the...

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    Sauce Vierge (tomatoes, olives, capers, basil, pine nuts, lemon)

    July 24, 2022 By lechefswife

    La Sauce Vierge: authentic Provençal Recipe

    La Sauce Vierge is a French version of a Salsa, made with diced tomatoes, olives, basil, capers, pine nuts, shallots, lemon zest and olive oil that you will want serve over everything! This recipe for La Sauce Vierge is an authentic Provençal Recipe from my French Grandmother-in-law, Pierrette. La Sauce Vierge is most often served...

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    close up of lemon sugar crepes

    July 17, 2022 By lechefswife

    The Best Lemon Sugar Crêpes Recipe

    Lemon sugar Crêpes (Crêpes Citron Sucre) is one of my favorite treats in France. One bite and I am immediate transported to this little Crêperie in the old town of Nice. The zing of the lemon matched with the sweetness of the sugar and the heavenly buttery richness of the Crêpe is the perfect combination....

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    a glass of French rose over Nice, France on bastille day

    July 9, 2022 By lechefswife

    Best 25 French Recipes for Bastille Day

    Bastille Day is such a fun holiday to celebrate - wherever you are in the world. Especially if you are not in France, hosting a Bastille Day celebration is something unique and fun to do on a day where there are not many other events already planned. I love having a Bastille Day celebration to...

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    2 copper plates with Le Grand Aïoli, shrimp, cod, fresh vegetables, mussels a french baguette and aïoli

    June 26, 2022 By lechefswife

    How to host a Bastille Day Celebration

    “Bastille Day” is France’s national holiday. “La Bastille” refers to the storming of La Bastille, a turning point in the French Revolution that happened on July 14th 1789. Today, the French celebrate Bastille Day much like we celebrate July 4th in the US or July 1st in Canada - with wonderful friends, great food and...

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    la salade mentonnaise : fennel, oranges, pine nuts, artichokes and greens in a serving bowl

    June 16, 2022 By lechefswife

    La Salade Mentonnaise - a delicious Fennel, Orange and Artichoke Salad with Pine Nuts

    La Salade Mentonnaise is a delicious fennel, orange and artichoke salad with pine nuts, topped with lemon zest and a tangy orange vinaigrette. The perfect side dish for grilled fish or chicken that you will crave all summer long! I fell in love with the French Riviera in Menton. A picturesque, citrus-hued village, and the...

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    close up of La Salade Tropezienne with shrimp, peaches, cucumbers, goat cheese, basil and cilantro and lemon thyme on a plate with a glass of Rosé wine and peaches

    June 9, 2022 By lechefswife

    La Salade Tropezienne - a fancy Shrimp, Peach and Goat Cheese salad with a Rosé Vinaigrette

    Do you want to learn to make a salad that looks, and tastes like it comes from a Michelin starred restaurant in the South of France? Let's do it! Here is a step by step guide to making La Salade Tropezienne - a fancy Shrimp, Peach and Goat Cheese salad with a Rosé Vinaigrette inspired...

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    Bonjour. If you are looking for French Recipes, made simple, you are in the right place! I translate the fancy cooking of my French Chef husband into easy-to-follow recipes that busy people with no culinary training, like me, can cook. From French Baguettes to French Riviera classic recipes, I invite you to learn French cooking with me.

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