• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Recipe Index
  • About Le Chef's Wife
  • Press
  • Contact

Le Chef's Wife logo

  • Start Here
  • Soup Sunday
  • Riviera Recipes
  • Entertaining
  • Boutique
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • About
  • Start Here
  • Riviera Recipes
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • ×
    Home » Recipes » Recipes

    Published: Dec 18, 2022 · Modified: Nov 13, 2023 by Anina Belle Giannini

    French Holiday Recipes

    French Holiday Recipes to cook between Christmas and New Years. Looking for some inspiration for your holiday menu? Over the years I have written lots of recipes for Christmas eve and Christmas Day but what about that delicious expanse of time that is between Christmas Day and New Years? The one week in the year where time seems to slow down. Where the top priority is spending quality time with family and dear friends. A time that seems to call for slow roasting, if you ask me!

    I look forward to the week between Christmas and New Years each year. It is a time to truly reconnect and recharge. You might even want to try out a new recipe - something you wouldn't have tried necessarily on a busy weekend in November, but that seems perfectly suited for that delicious Wednesday when you are at home with nothing else to do.

    Here are my suggestions of French recipes to cook over the holidays

    Swiss Cheese Fondue
    Swiss Cheese Fondue

    J'Adore! Would you like to save this recipe?

    We'll email this post to you, so you can come back to it later!

    Authentic Swiss Cheese Fondue - the perfect dish for a fun night at home. The dipping of bread in cheese always brings a smile to your guests face!

    Daube provençal in a white bowl - beef stew with fettucine with a yellow napkin
    La Daube Provençale made simple

    Daube Provençal - tender pieces of beef slow roasted with wine and orange zest. The French Riviera version of Boeuf Bourguignon that is our family favorite.

    two bowls of french onion Soup on a table with wine
    French onion Soup

    Le Chef's French Onion Soup Gratinée - the BEST recipe for French Onion Soup! Le chef learned to make this while working at a 2 Michelin star restaurant in Courchevel. This recipe calls for chicken broth (not beef) and whiskey (not wine). It is amazing!

    poulet roti - roast chicken with lemon and thyme

    Super Simple French Roast Chicken Recipe (Poulet Rôti) - Nothing warms a cold day like a Roast Chicken and Potatoes hot out of the oven. Surprisingly simple to make.

    duck magret with apples and squash

    Roasted Duck Magret with Apples and Squash

    Sea Scallops with leeks
    Seared White Wine Scallops and Leeks Recipe

    Seared White Wine Scallops and Leeks Recipe

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

    Coq au Vin made simple

    Christmas Capon

    Christmas Capon - The traditional Christmas Meal in France. The white wine, mushroom, shallot and cream sauce is incredible!

    beef bourguignon in a plate with potatoes tournées and a glass of wine
    Classic Beef Bourguignon

    Classic Beef Bourguignon

    Soups

    Do yourself a favor and make a big pot of vegetable soup before you start the week. It freezes beautifully and will offer you a light, healthy meal when you need to balance out all the Christmas Cookies and Roasts.

    Here are some suggestions of my favorite light soups:

    Potage aux légumes
    Super Easy Potage aux Légumes - made with leftover vegetables

    Healthy Potage aux Légumes - French Vegetable Soup

    poule au pot - chicken with carrots and leeks and potatoes in broth with fresh dill
    La Poule au Pot - the easiest way to cook a whole chicken

    La Poule au Pot - the easiest way to cook a whole chicken

    Magical Leek Soup

    Magical Leek Soup

    two bowls butternut squash soup with cream and sage on a table with a fresh baked baguette
    Creamy Butternut squash Soup with Crispy Sage

    Creamy Butternut squash Soup with Crispy Sage

    Holiday Baking

    close up of lemon sugar crepes
    The Best Lemon Sugar Crêpes Recipe

    The Best Lemon Sugar Crêpes Recipe

    French Baguettes on a striped cotton towel
    Baking Baguettes for beginners

    French Baguettes for Beginners - if you haven't tried baking your own baguettes at home yet, this is the time to try! This recipe is so easy and takes only 2 hours start to finish. A great starting point for learning to bake delicious, crusty French bread at home.

    French Toast
    Simple French Toast Recipe

    Simple French Toast Recipe - great for using up any leftover baguette!

    Cranberry Cake
    Kids love this Lemon Cranberry Cake

    Easiest Lemon Cranberry Cake Ever

    Classic French Desserts

    Perhaps you want to try your hand at a classic French Pâtisserie Recipe? Once you have made your own Crème Brulée you will never go back!

    homemade creme brulee that has a bite out of it - sugar crackly crust
    How to make Crème Brûlée like a French Chef

    How to make Crème Brûlée like a French Chef

    Moelleux au chocolat
    Le Chef’s Moelleux au Chocolat

    Le Chef’s Moelleux au Chocolat

    chocolate soufflé on a white plate
    The Best Chocolate Soufflé Recipe

    The Best Chocolate Soufflé Recipe

    2 pots of French chocolate mousse with chocolate shavings
    Mousse au Chocolat (French Chocolate Mousse made simple)

    Mousse au Chocolat

    Thanksgiving Recipes

    I wrote an article about how to host a Thanksgiving Dinner Party that you will enjoy. It includes hosting tips and a selection of elevated Thanksgiving recipes

    Christmas Recipes

    If you are looking for the best French Christmas Recipes, I have a whole post dedicated to these:

    French Christmas Traditions: The French Riviera

    La Bûche de Noël is worth trying - the chocolate ganache is a masterpiece!

    Making a Buche de Noel from scratch - the finished cake with chocolate ganache and hazelnut brittle

    New Year's Traditions

    I have also written two articles on how the French Celebrate New Year's Eve.

    French Themed New Year's Eve at home

    or

    6 Tips for Hosting a Chic French Themed New Year's Eve Party

    I hope you have enjoyed this roundup of my favorite French Holiday Recipes. What will you be cooking this holiday? I would love to hear from you!

    About Le Chef's Wife

    Le Chef's Wife in her custom made Apron from the French Cuisine Box

    Bonjour! I am Anina Belle. I translate the fancy cooking of my Michelin-star trained French Chef Husband, Le Chef, into easy to make dishes that busy people with no culinary training (like me!) can make at home. We have two young kids (5 and 2) and I have a full time job in hospitality in addition to this blog. I strongly believe that even busy people deserve to eat well at home.

    I share our home cooking on Instagram, pinterest and tiktok. Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to receive my new recipes and have advance access to cooking classes. I look forward to cooking with you!

    Au plaisir,

    Le Chef's Wife

    More Recipes

    • merguez sandwich with piperade sauce and taboule
      Gourmet BBQ Recipes
    • Le Chef's wife family in the kitchen making bread
      French Mother's Day Recipes
    • Leeks fondue with seared scallops displayed in a blue le creuset pot
      Leek Fondue with Seared Scallops
    • fancy cream of cauliflower soup with roasted cauliflower
      Soup Sunday Challenge

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Primary Sidebar

    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.

    More about me →


    Follow Me On

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

    Popular

    • homemade French baguettes piled up on a striped cotton towl
      Quick Easy French Baguettes (Baking Baguettes for Beginners)
    • a bowl of leek soup with sauteed leeks as a garnish
      Magical Leek Soup
    • oven roasted bone in ribeye steak with potato skewers
      Bone in Ribeye Steak Recipe
    • Branzino on a plate with Vierge Sauce made of tomatoes, capers, shallots, olives and basil
      Mediterranean Branzino Filet Recipe with Vierge Sauce
    • poulet roti - roast chicken with lemon and thyme and garlic fresh out of the oven
      Lemon Thyme French Roast Chicken (Poulet Rôti)
    • french crepe with blueberry compote
      Easy French Crêpes Recipe

    Fall Recipes

    • french onion Soup gratinée in a white bowl with wine
      Le Chef's French Onion Soup Gratinée
    • Parisian Potato salad on a plate with mixed greens and a glass of white wine
      La Salade Parisienne - the best French Potato Salad
    • coq au vin blanc , a chicken stew with white wine, pork belly, celery, onions, mushrooms, parsley
      Coq au Vin Blanc
    • Turkey au vin and mashed potatoes with red wine
      Turkey au Vin
    • Petits Farcis Niçois
      Les Petits Farcis Niçois (or Petits Farcis à la Provençale)
    • 2 pots of French chocolate mousse with chocolate shavings
      Mousse au Chocolat (French Chocolate Mousse made simple)


    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    My Favorites

    • french onion Soup gratinée in a white bowl with wine
    • homemade French baguettes piled up on a striped cotton towl
    • Le Chef's Wife in her kitchen in front of a row of pots and pans

    Search

    Follow

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

    Featured In


    Privacy Policy Accessibility Policy

    Copyright © 2020 Brunch Pro on the Brunch Pro Theme