Find traditional and classic food from France, that is easy to make. With the emphasis on “Easy”! No one has time for elaborate recipes that take 3 days to prepare. So here are the quick food recipes and French meal ideas, adapted for modern times.
If you are not sure where to start, I recommend starting here:
Bon appétit!
The classic French apéro is not just a thing for young and hip Parisians. It goes much beyond that. If you are wondering what it is, it is one part cocktail party, andone part casual gathering of good friends, with…
Côtes du Rhône wines are not the fanciest on the block, but they do get around. A lovely glass of wine, while lounging around in the sunny south of France, what could be better!? On either side of the Rhône…
The wines of the Loire Valley may not be as famous as its châteaux, but that is not to say there is not some great wine in the region. And really, who doesn't want to sip wine while dreaming of…
As the famous saying goes, not all wines are created equal. France may be renowned for its wines, but with so much choice, they don't make it easy to pick a bottle. In a country that loves complexity, the French…
Along with Bordeaux, the other heavy hitter amongst French wines is the Bourgogne (Burgundy) region. If you are looking for fancy (and who isn't?), Burgundy wines can go toe-to-toe with the best wines in the world. Red wines from Burgundy…
With some of the most popular wines in the world, Bordeaux is a wine region to be reckoned with. However, here is the confusing bit: in general, wines are sometimes named after the grape, not the region. But in Bordeaux,…
The historical province of Beaujolais doesn't officially exist anymore. It has long been absorbed into the neighboring region of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (Burgundy) region in the central-east side of France. And yet as an area, Beaujolais produces some of the most…
Over the centuries, it has been it has not been easy to be a winegrower in the Alsace region. With continual wars between France and Germany since the era of Charlemagne, the region had the distinction of being a battleground,…
When you think of luxury and prestige, it is usually accompanied by a glass of Champagne. It doesn't need to be New Year's eve to indulge in a bit of fizz. (If you are French, you know that it makes…
If you have ever walked into a wine shop and been completely perplexed as to what to get, you are not alone. There are more than 3000 French wines with different names, designations, appellations (and price points). Looking at a…
There are over 1600 types of French cheeses, but never fear, we are not going to cover them all. I'm sure none of us want to read a 20-volume encyclopedia on cheese. So to pick the cream of the crop…
As the saying goes, "Paris is a moveable feast", and that is certainly the case when it comes to desserts. And all over France for that matter. There are so many wonderful French desserts, that it is impossible to catalog…
Now if you want to have a French-style picnic, i.e. the classic Parisian picnic apéro (whether or not you are by the Seine River), you are going to have to need a few ingredients. Not to worry, they are all…
French waiters have a reputation for being rude, and one of those rites of passage of any visitor is ordering a cup of coffee in Paris. Unless it is a venti at Starbucks, you are bound to be disappointed when…
There is nothing scarier than walking into a restaurant and being handed a menu where you don't understand anything. French cuisine may be much-vaunted but are you accidentally going to be ordering frog legs or pig guts? Not that there…
If you are wondering what escargots are, it is a snail. Yes, we eat snails in France, and yes they are delicious. French cuisine has some odd things in there, like triperie (organ meats) and cuisses de grenouilles (fried frog legs,…
The French tradition of having loooong dinners means that you need a way to break up the meal. And thus was born the entrée, plat, dessert (starter, main, dessert). Eating slowly, gradually building up the flavors, and tantalizing the tastebuds,…
If you enjoy sushi and sashimi, you will love salmon tartare. Known as tartare au saumon, the French recipe is gluten-free starter that features the delicate taste of fresh wild salmon with very little accompaniments, similar to the Japanese sushi.…
Soupe à l'oignon is one of those French recipes that sounds intimidating and a bit wrong. Onion topped with cheese? In a soup? Rest assured those Michelin-starred French chefs are not crazy, French onion soup is a recipe that is…
If you are tired to cooking pasta for your family every night, you have come to right place. French food that your kids will eat (without complaining) may sound like a fantasy, but actually there are plenty of recipes that…