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A spliced together overhead photo, showing roux cooked to different levels of browness, from pale blonde, to golden, do dark brown.
How to Make a Roux and Use It Right
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Introduction to French Macarons
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Eggs en Cocotte: An Easy (But Often Forgotten) Egg Breakfast
French charcuterie board
Charcuterie 101: Essential French Cured Meats and More
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Eat This Cheese: Délice de Bourgogne
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The Serious Eats Guide to Cru Beaujolais
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Snapshots from the South of France: Bouillabaisse and Rouille
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Quatre Épices Glazed Carrots Recipe
Butter being scooped from a bowl with a knife loaf of bread in the foreground
Beurre d'Escargot (Garlic-and-Herb "Escargot" Butter)
A plate of croissants with a hand holding a halved croissant showing its layers
Buttery, Flaky Croissants
A plate of chicken served with vegetables and bread next to a bowl of soup
Creamy Braised Chicken With Bacon and White Wine (Blanquette de Poulet)
A mortar and pestle filled with a green herb-based sauce (pistou)
Pistou Provençal
A hand holding a spoon over a bowl of hearty bean and vegetable stew
Pistou Provençal Vegetable Soup
Tomato tart with layered tomato slices on top of a golden crust placed on a wooden surface
Tarte à la Tomate et à la Moutarde (French Tomato and Mustard Tart)
A plate with four cruller doughnuts
French Crullers
A plated dish of leeks topped with vinaigrette and chopped ingredients, displayed on a patterned surface with tableware
Leeks Vinaigrette
Closeup of old fashioned artichokes barigoule with mushrooms, served in an enameled casserole dish.
Old-Fashioned Artichokes Barigoules
Close up of slice of bostock on a blue plate doused in powdered sugar
Bostock
Overhead view of pot de cremes
Chocolate Pot de Crèmes
Overhead view of Daube de Boeuf ala Gasconne
Daube de Boeuf à la Gasconne (Gascogne-Style Beef Stew)
2 plates of Galette des Roi, one with a fork full of cake. A third plate with the remaining galette on it
Galette des Rois (French Kings' Cake)
Overhead view of almond cream
Crème d’Amande (French Almond Cream)
Sable Cookies
French Sablé Cookies
Overhead view of pie crust
Pâte Sablée (Sandy Tart Dough)
Side view of mille feuille
Mille-Feuille
Overhead view of crepes suzette
Crepes Suzette
Cutting into pork croquette
Pork Belly Croquettes With Sauce Gribiche
Overhead view of trout almondine
Trout Almondine
Steak and french fries with Green Peppercorn sauce being poured on top
Green Peppercorn Sauce
Overhead view of scallops
Coquilles Saint-Jacques
Hache Steak with a bite on a fork on a white plate
Steak Haché
Overhead view of Oeufs Mayo
Oeufs Mayonnaise (French Boiled Eggs With Homemade Mayonnaise)
Overhead view of lardons cooking in skillet
Lardons (Crisp and Chewy Bacon)
Overhead view of quiche
Quiche Lorraine
Overhead view of steak tartare
Classic Steak Tartare
Salade Lyonnaise on antique blue and white plates with sparkling water, and utensils on white and grey striped napkin on a white marbled surface
Salade Lyonnaise (French Bistro Salad)
Overhead view of cherries Jubilee
Cherries Jubilee (Works for All Types of Cherry)
Meringue cookies in a bowl.
Bakery-Worthy Meringue Cookies
Overhead view of fruit tart
How to Make a Fresh Fruit Tart
A plate of blanched asparagus dressed with creamy sauce gribiche.
Sauce Gribiche
Side view of crepe cake being served from a white porcelain cake stand.
Crêpe Cake (Gâteau de Crêpes)
Overhead view of ile flottante in creme anglaise
Crème Anglaise
Overhead view of creme brulee
Crème Brûlée
Genoise Sponge cake
Genoise Sponge
Overhead view of sliced brioche loaf on a cutting board next to jam
Brioche
Overhead view of Lemon Tart
Lemon Tart Recipe
Side angle view of a spoon lifting up chocolate mousse
Chocolate Mousse
Overhead view of ile flottante
Île Flottante (French Floating Meringues With Crème Anglaise)
Soubise being spooned onto a plate alongside roasted chicken.
Soubise (French Onion Sauce)
Overhead view of madeleines in box
Madeleines
Crouquemboche
Croquembouche
Overhead view of a slice of Flan Pâtissier
Flan Pâtissier (French Custard Tart)
Overhead view of financiers
Financiers (French Mini Almond Cakes)
Sole meuniere on a dark green plate on a marbled countertop.
Sole Meunière
Duchess potatoes served in a dish.
Pommes Duchesse (Duchess Potatoes)
finished lyonnaise potatoes
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Closeup of a serving platter of fondant potatoes with a ramekin of flaky sea salt on the side.
Pommes de Terre Fondantes (Fondant Potatoes)
A golden brown potato pancake sits on a plate. It is round, thick, and is made up of clearly defined potato strands.
Pommes Darphin (French Potato Pancake)