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French Country Recipe for Baked Apples

 Recipe for Baked Apples Pommes au four (baked apples) is an old fashion French dessert – a simple rustic dessert filled with the nutritious goodness of apples and the sweetness of homemade caramel. It is an affordable seasonal recipe that will make you, and everyone in your family, want to eat an apple a day! And you […]

Classic French Stew: Boeuf Braisé aux Carottes (Braised Beef with carrots)

Today, we’re featuring a simple French classic stew recipe — the boeuf aux carottes (braised beef with carrots). A braised beef with carrots is a delicious dish that gives great aroma to your home as you are cooking it. It also warms up our bodies and hearts when we are eating it! It’s even tastier […]

Poached Pear Recipe: Pear Belle-Helene

Poached Pear Recipe Collection How about an easy dessert made of a fresh fruit poached in homemade syrup and topped with chocolate sauce? We have a sweet seasonal recipe for you that will dazzle your guests! The main season for pears starts in September so it’s a perfect time to try our poached pear recipe and […]

Peach Preserves Recipe

Peach Preserves Recipe – A Spoon of Summer Peaches are summer fruits but how about bringing a slice of summer to your fall and winter? We have an easy peach preserves recipe for you that could do just that.  Fall has been here for about a month but you may still be in luck and […]

French Kitchen Classic: Pain au Chocolat

Today, we’re featuring another favorite French snack sure to be enjoyed by your loved ones — the pain au chocolat (chocolate croissant). French bakeries are stocked up with fresh pains au chocolat around 4pm when children typically get their snacks in France — or their “quatre heure” (four o’clock) as it is also called. Pains au […]

Easy Pear Tart Recipe

Are you looking for an easy Fall fruit tart recipe?  Pears are in season so we recommend this delicious pear tart recipe to treat your loved ones to a creamy seasonal dessert.  And consider this, Art of the Home easy pear tart recipe is done in a flash — set it in the oven for […]

Low Fat Recipe: Sauteed Marinated Scallops

Recipe for Scallops: Sauteed Marinated Scallops (Poêlée de Saint-Jacques Marinées) How about a healthy 5-minute seafood dinner? We have an easy recipe for scallops you may want to consider. The season for Atlantic sea scallops will open next month in France and typically in December for the US. But you don’t have to wait, there are great […]

Low Fat Leek and Potato Soup Recipe

Soupe du Jour: Low Fat Leek and Potato Soup Recipe How about a soothing and warm leek soup for dinner? Our “soupe du jour” recipe is a low fat leek and potato soup recipe (soupe de poireaux-pommes de terre). Perfect to serve as a low calorie meal starter or a light dinner with baguette, Art […]

French Country Buffet Food Ideas for Labor Day Weekend

Check below for French country buffet food ideas and a weekly French diet tip for this upcoming Labor Day weekend. Convenient links for dish recipes already published are included, as well as drink suggestions that pair well with our French country buffet food ideas. And since we all tend to overindulge a bit on holiday weekends (rightfully so!), our […]

French Kitchen Bistro: Croque-Monsieur

Today, we’re featuring a French bistro classic — the croque-monsieur. The croque-monsieur (also simply called croque) is similar to a grilled cheese sandwitch in the US. Nobody really knows where the name comes from but literally it means “bite-mister.” It is said that the first croque-monsieur dates back to 1910 when it was served in a […]