Beurre Blanc – This French Butter Sauce was Spot On

Beurre Blanc – This French Butter Sauce was Spot On

French Cuisine Sauces Seafood

I can’t believe after all these years of posting videos, I hadn’t done a proper beurre blanc! Well, I guess I still haven’t, if you take into account bit of cream we sneak in, as beurre blanc purists do not approve. That’s okay; we’ll just distract them by pronouncing it wrong. They [...]

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Tartiflette – French Potato, Bacon, and Illegal Cheese Casserole

Tartiflette – French Potato, Bacon, and Illegal Cheese Casserole

Cheese French Cuisine Potato Side Dish

There’s nothing I like more than getting a food wish for something I didn’t know existed, and thanks to a Mr. Patrick Ryan, I now know that tartiflette exists. This striking looking dish is basically a potato, onion, and bacon casserole, topped with Reblochon cheese. If you haven’t [...]

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Spring Vegetable Tartine with White Anchovies – Food Wishes and Little Fishes

Spring Vegetable Tartine with White Anchovies – Food Wishes and Little Fishes

Appetizer French Cuisine Sandwiches Seafood Spanish Cuisine Vegetables

It’s not unusual for me to borrow ideas from the various restaurants I visit, but they’re normally tweaked, altered, or otherwise adapted. This time, however, I just blatantly stole this spring vegetable tartine with white anchovies, as it. Why mess with perfection? Yes, this spring [...]

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Cassoulet – The World’s Most Complex Simple Recipe

Cassoulet – The World’s Most Complex Simple Recipe

Duck French Cuisine Legumes Pork

There are so many reasons not to make cassoulet. You need lots of ingredients, some of which take effort to find. There are many steps, and even some of the steps have steps. It will also seem like you used every pot and pan in the kitchen, which will be trashed by the time you’re [...]

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Poached Pears “Belle Helene” - Why Escoffier Really Created This Dish

Poached Pears “Belle Helene” - Why Escoffier Really Created This Dish

Dessert French Cuisine Tips and Techniques

They say Auguste Escoffier created this dish in honor of the opera, La Belle Helen, but we chefs know the real reason. How else are you going to use up bruised pears in such a delicious and beautiful way? Okay, so maybe that wasn’t his motivation, but as you’ll see in the video, [...]

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