With all the duck fat, cheese, cream, butter, and bread, French cuisine is a treasure trove of comfort food recipes. Thick sauces, satisfying stews, and long braises, not to mention potatoes, all have a place in the comfort food hall of fame. Read on for eight comforting classics that are easy to master and perfect for winter cooking projects.
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Have You Cooked this Classic? Try Our Short Rib Beef Bourguignon Recipe
As part of our culinary classics recipe series, we made a little adaptation to beef Bourguignon. Hey, the rules are there to be understood, and then broken. Why use beef stew meat when you can use beef short ribs? So satisfying on a chilly day, beef Bourguignon is super easy to make and well worth…
Have You Cooked this Classic? Master Our Simple Blanquette de Veau Recipe
It’s back-to-school time – culinary school, that is! We will be covering some of the classic dishes this fall, and hope you will be inspired to get back in the kitchen for a tasty cooking project. A French family favorite, blanquette de veau is a velvety white veal stew with vegetables and mushrooms. Unlike other…
Rediscover a Culinary Classic: What is Coq au Vin?
The classics sometimes get a bad name, associated with stuffy old restaurants that are no longer stylish, or even in existence. But there are good reasons that these recipes became classics. In this post, we will share the story of the ultimate one-pot comfort food dish: coq au vin. You will also get some recipes…
Rediscover a Culinary Classic: What Are Hasselback Potatoes?
The classics sometimes get a bad name, associated with stuffy old restaurants that are no longer stylish, or even in existence. But there are reasons that these recipes became classics. In this series, we will share some of those stories, and our versions of the recipes so that you can rediscover these dishes at home….
Saucy Series Part V: Sauce Robert
Welcome to guest blogger Deana Sidney of Lost Past Remembered, a blog dedicated to discovering, replicating and adapting historic recipes. In this saucy series she demystifies one of the cornerstones of classic French cuisine: the mother sauces. Sauce Robert Sauce Robert is one of the ancient sauces. Mentioned in literature and dating from at least…