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    25 Best French Holiday Recipes

    October 30, 2022

    reaching for a calisson - les 13 desserts

    Here are the 25 Best French Holiday recipes, made simple, from Le Chefs Wife.com which are sure to impress your guests this holiday season. Whether as an elegant side for Thanksgiving or the starring attraction at Christmas, these dishes will elevate your holiday menu. From French Onion Soup Gratinée to Duck Magret with squash and...

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    Roasted Duck Magret with Apples and Squash

    October 23, 2022

    duck magret in a pan with apples and squash

    This Duck Magret with apples and squash recipe tastes like Fall and is perfect for a dinner party. The duck breast is seared to perfection, tender and juicy. The sautéed apples and delicata squash melt in your mouth and bring a just the right level of sweetness to the dish. The combination of flavors will...

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    The best Tomatoes Provençale Recipe

    October 16, 2022

    tomatoes Provençale with garlic pesto in a copper baking dish

    This Tomatoes Provençale recipe is incredible. Melt in your mouth, velvety tomatoes with a vibrant pesto, made from scratch. Even out-of-season tomatoes are rendered sublime with this recipe. The best part? No one would ever know they are vegan! You can make all of your friends happy with this festive Thanksgiving or holiday side dish...

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    Lemon Thyme French Roast Chicken (Poulet Rôti)

    October 8, 2022

    poulet roti - roast chicken with lemon and thyme and garlic fresh out of the oven

    This Lemon and Thyme French Roast Chicken Recipe (Poulet Rôti au thym et citron) with Roasted Garlic is one of our family's favorite dishes. The meat is juicy and tender with the delicate perfume from the lemons, garlic and thyme. The skin is crispy and flavorful. Simply exquisite as well as super easy to make!...

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    Coq au Vin made simple

    October 2, 2022

    Coq au Vin with mushrooms, chicken, onions and parsley served with mashed potatoes

    Coq au Vin sounds fancy but the dish can actually be made rather simply. The chicken is seared, then braised in a rich red wine sauce with bacon, mushrooms and beautiful pearl onions that infuses it with so much flavor, you will say, "mmmmm" with every bite. Elevated to a French Culinary superstar recipe by...

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    Authentic Ratatouille Recipe

    September 25, 2022

    ratatouille topped with fresh basil

    Ratatouille is a delicious & healthy side dish from Provence made of baked eggplant, zucchinis, peppers, tomatoes, garlic and onions, seasoned with fragrant Herbes de Provence. The vegetables are robust in flavor, each distinctly seasoned. Each velvety forkful melts in your mouth, offering the beauty of Provence in each bite. If you are looking for...

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    Easy Eggplant Ragu Pasta Recipe

    September 18, 2022

    two bowls of eggplant ragu with fresh basil and parmesan

    This Eggplant Ragu Pasta recipe has everything you love about a hearty Bolognese sauce, but has the added velvety, decadent texture of the eggplant, or aubergine. The kids do not know that we have hidden lots of healthy veggies into one of their favorite dinners! My husband, (Le Chef) and I have a tradition of...

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    30 Simple French Fall Recipes

    September 11, 2022

    fancy cream of cauliflower soup with roasted cauliflower

    Fall in the South of France is wonderful. The days are bright and sunny yet the evenings bring a slight chill that makes you want to cozy in with a fragrant, warm dish. The markets abound with such incredible produce. Fresh figs! Apples! Pears! The last of the eggplant and summer squash converge with butternut...

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    One pot cheesy chicken and orzo

    September 3, 2022

    a blue pot with orzo, olives, chicken and mozzarella cheese

    Tender chicken thighs simmered in a Provençal sauce with olives, tomatoes, peppers and fresh herbs topped with melted mozzarella and basil. This one pot, cheesy chicken and orzo recipe can be made in under 30 minutes and is super simple to prepare. A taste of the South of France that you can make any night...

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    Roasted pork tenderloin with apples and sage

    August 27, 2022

    a plate of mashed potatoes topped with sliced roast pork tenderloin with apples and sage

    This dish is a comforting taste of fall in every fork full. The roast pork tenderloin is moist and juicy while the baked apples and sage complement the flavor of the meat to perfection. Roasted Pork tenderloin with apples and sage is easy enough to make on a Tuesday night for a hungry family, but...

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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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