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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25 Easy French Summer Dishes
Here are 25 Easy French Summer Dishes you can make at home. The dishes are light and colorful, filled with the flavors of the season. Whether you are celebrating Bastille Day with a Bastille day dinner party or simply want to journey to France for a light lunch, you will find all the French summer...
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...
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...
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...
La Salade Lyonnaise - the best brunch salad ever
La Salade Lyonnaise is the best brunch salad ever! A soft poached egg served on top of a crouton with a rich, savory jam of shallots reduced in red wine. A zingy garlic vinaigrette. Fresh mixed greens, tossed with crispy bacon. This is the Brunch dish that will transport you to the French meal experience...
La Salade Parisienne - the best French Potato Salad
Potato salad is one of my favorite summer dishes. The perfect side dish for BBQ meats, but also a stand alone dish that tastes even better the next day. There are many types of potato salad but this one has a decidedly Parisienne flair. La Salade Parisienne is the best French potato salad - a...
French Salade Niçoise Recipe
The authentic French Salade Niçoise recipe from the city of Nice, France made with tuna, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, radishes, capers, olives & artichokes. One of my all-time favorite salads that is full of protein and with lots of fresh vegetables. It is simple to make yet impressive to serve and is perfect for picnics...
The Best Chocolate Soufflé Recipe
A beautiful rise. A fluffy, flavorful, lighter than air, filling. A dessert that sighs as you delve in to it with your spoon. These are the makings of a perfectly made Soufflé. A French dessert so iconic that all the best restaurants feature one but few people attempt to make them at home. I am...
Tips for cooking with young kids
Cooking with your kids can be so much fun and a great way to keep them occupied while learning essential life skills. One of the most frequent requests I get on my instagram is for tips for cooking with young kids. If you are a frequent reader of this blog you know that our family...