Have you got a craving for something French this Thanksgiving? Of course, Thanksgiving is not celebrated in France, so there’s no traditional menu to follow. But the French are experts at eating well and hosting convivial feasts. So we’ve taken a page from their book and collected some recipes that will bring a little joie de vivre to your Thanksgiving meal.
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8 of Our Favorite French Comfort Food Recipes
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.
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…
Make Bastille Day Party Plans
Feasts, fêtes, and fireworks are the traditional ways to celebrate Bastille Day, the national day of independence in France. And where there are parties, there is food. While there is no traditional food associated with Bastille Day, many choose to eat peasant food in a nod to the proletariat nature of the uprising that Bastille…
Pardon My Foie Gras: Between the Covers
Pardon My Foie Gras was written by the prolific cookbook author Ruth Chier Rosen, and published in 1956. You can see her astounding collection of vintage cookbooks that span decades and cuisines at her blog Food of the Fifties. She even has an app! Though a far cry from the comprehensive volumes Julia Child penned on French…