Two Typical French Recipes

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In France food plays an essential role in French society and if you are French, then breakfast, lunch and evening snacks and dinner are a must. You might be thinking if French people eat so much, then the people must be fat or obese, but my dear friend let me correct you here. French people do [...]

Boeuf Bourguignon Recipe

Boeuf Bourguignon Recipe

A mouthwatering recipe that makes French cuisine proud. It is basically beef stewed with red wine. It uses Burgundy wine, bacon, onion and mushrooms. There are many versions of this recipe, but all lead to same delicious Boeuf Bourguignon. Let me share one of the ways to make Boeuf Bourguignon. Preparation time: about 30 minutes [...]

Fancy French Toast for a Special Day

Fancy French Toast for a Special Day

This weekend is special and calls for a special breakfast or dessert. A French Toast that is different and delicious.  Not just plain French Toast but “Pain Perdu” as the French call it.  Real French Toast with all the extras. Almonds, orange, and even liqueur! You deserves to feel like you are in France, even if [...]

The Perfect Crepe Pan

We tried everything.  First idea was to use a frying pan and add a lot of PAM or a little butter.  Didn’t work.  Then we went to the other extreme.  Spending $80 to buy a special crepe pan that was suppose to do everything including eat the crepe for you!  Not worth the money.  So [...]

Simple Crepe Batter

Making a crepe seems like an easy thing to do.  The batter consists of a few ingredients and takes minutes to blend. The trick is to refrigerate the batter for a few hours or more.