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Bergamot Fresh Fruit Salad With Scented Pelargonium Leaves

Posted by French Tart  

This fruit salad is amazing, and all the more for the addition of bergamot leaves and flowers! The fragrant leaves of this versatile herb delicately flavour the syrup whilst the gorgeous shaggy red flowers and scented pelargonium leaves decorate... MORE»

Recipe #381682

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Easy Chocolate Cake - Jacques Torres

Posted by swissms  

Bon Appetit, September 2003. Use high quality chocolate in this bittersweet cake. MORE»

Recipe #381474

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Chicken Salad in a Creamy Chive and Lovage Dressing

Posted by French Tart  

I love my lovage! Moreover, this is a delectable way to use up cold cooked chicken with this wonderful old-fashioned herb! This salad would be perfect for a light luncheon dish or an elegant dinner party starter. I have also made this to take on... MORE»

Recipe #381286

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Spinach and Cheddar Soufflé à La Barefoot Contessa

Posted by Manami  

This wonderfully tasty souffle of Ina Garten's is foolproof, I am not kidding! So many of my friends who are not "cooks" have made this - for company or just to impress and it has come out beautifully! To make in advance, prepare the... MORE»

Recipe #381116

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Really Easy, Really Good French Bread

(5 reviews) Posted by stonecoldcrazy  

A dear friend gave me this recipe, swearing that it is too easy to mess up- and she was right! It was delicous, better than anything fresh from the bakery! MORE»

Recipe #380748

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Old-Fashioned English Summer Berry Jelly and Ice Cream!

Posted by French Tart  

Little wibbly-wobbly ruby red jellies with mixed summer berries, so cooling and great with ice cream. There is nothing I love more than taking a basket to the end of my garden to pick an assortment of ripe summer berries when they are in season!... MORE»

Recipe #380500

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Tarte Aux Abricots - Glazed French Apricot Tart With Almonds

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

This is my favourite type of French fruit tart, even more so than apple tart! Our local Patisserie makes a wonderful Tarte aux Abricots, but they are quite expensive and VERY large, much too big for the two of us when we have no B and B guests!... MORE»

Recipe #380423

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Charlotte Russe

Posted by gailanng  

A French dessert created for a Russian Czar. Dress it up with a fruit topping. MORE»

Recipe #380390

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Chilled Summer Lettuce, Lovage and Garden Pea Soup

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A delightful and refreshing chilled soup for summer - this savoury soup takes its flavour from freshly chopped lovage leaves, which impart a savoury, lemony and celery-like taste. I like to serve this pale green soup in clear glass bowls for... MORE»

Recipe #379954

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Lemon Verbena Ice Cream from a French Country Herb Garden

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

I grow many old fashioned and unusual herbs in my garden in France, and although many people know Lemon Balm, Lemon Verbena is not so well known, which is such a shame! For me the flavour is MUCH more lemony and intense than Lemon Balm - think... MORE»

Recipe #379780

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Rose Cottage Fragrant Old English Rose Liqueur Syrup

Posted by French Tart  

This is my mum's recipe for rose syrup - and the name of their cottage in England! Try to use old English shrub roses, as they are highly fragranced and impart a delicate flavour to the syrup. The correct word for this recipe would be a Shrub or a... MORE»

Recipe #379765

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Lemon Verbena Syllabub for Lazy Summer Days or Dinner Parties!

Posted by French Tart  

Just the job when it is hot and humid, a simple and elegant dessert to finish off a special summer dinner party outside and under the stars! This is also a wonderful accompaniment for fresh summer berries or gently poached fruits. Try to make sure... MORE»

Recipe #379754

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Très Rapide French Summer Tarragon Chicken

(8 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A simple supper or luncheon recipe that can be whipped up in a trice! Organic chicken breasts that are diced and then sautéed with fresh tarragon and crème fraiche with just a hint of lemon juice! This can be made in less than 15... MORE»

Recipe #379531

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Potato, Beetroot and Sweet Potato Gratin

(1 reviews) Posted by taxingwoman  

If you are looking for a sweet potato dish that looks beautiful and isn't loaded with brown sugar and marshmallows, this is it. From the Australian Women's Weekly. An excellent winter side dish with roast meat or as a vegetarian main course. I... MORE»

Recipe #379297

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Parmesan Parsley Roasted Cauliflower

(1 reviews) Posted by Sharon123  

Roasting brings out the sweetness in cauliflower. A little cheese is good too! Adapted from Barefoot Contessa at Home cookbook. MORE»

Recipe #378279

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South Texas Ratatouille

Posted by Sharon123  

Awesome Texas style ratatouille! Great served over rice or pasta, with lamb or beef, also great on it's own! MORE»

Recipe #378024

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Take a Big Bite French Onion Dip

(3 reviews) Posted by Sharon123  

This is made with sweet onion, cooked until they carmalize and mixed with sour cream and mayo. Good stuff! Recipe courtesy Guy Fieri for Food Network Magazine. MORE»

Recipe #377057

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Savoy Raspberry Tart (Tarte De Savoie Aux Framboises)

Posted by swissms  

Scrumptious raspberries top a layer of vanilla pastry cream for a pretty tart that is reminiscent of a classic dessert from Savoy, France. MORE»

Recipe #376442

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Country-Style Coq Au Vin

Posted by nitko  

This is not Croatian or my own recipe. It is French ecipe. I cooked this meal today and I took the recipe from “New concise Larousse Gastronomique”. It is in fact gastronomic encyclopedia with some recipes. I have changed the recipe a bit because... MORE»

Recipe #376313

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Tarte Au Chocolat - Le Florence Restaurant, Reims, France

Posted by swissms  

Decadently fudgy tart. Published in Bon Appetit, May 1994. Would also be good with espresso powder or coffee liqueur added to the filling. MORE»

Recipe #376217

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