French Food Questions

Black Currant Liqueur Substitute  Question: I want to try your recipe for raspberry coulis. However in Oklahoma, black current liqueur is impossible to find. What other types of common ...

Top Ingredients in French Cooking  Question: What are the top ten mostly used ingredients in French cooking. I know they say the three main ingredients to French cooking are butter, butter,...

French Salad Vegetable  Here's a reader with a question about a French salad vegetable.

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Hi. I live in France too! I have eaten a salad with pear, goats cheese ...

French eating customs  French eating customs and hours are pretty standardized throughout the country.

Question: What are the French eating patterns?

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Cooking Leeks   When cooking leeks, it's not always clear how much we should use, prompting one of my kind readers to write with this question.

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Savarin Cake  Question: Have you ever heard of a cake called severain? I am looking for the recipe for a friend.

Answer: Hi Sandra, Thanks for writing in with ...

French Pantry  Question: What are the common ingredients that are found in hand in a French kitchen and pantry?

Answer: Hi Jessica, Thanks for stopping by and ...

Cooking With Wines  Question: I am a novice when it comes to cooking with wines. I was wondering if all of the alcohol is removed from a wine when it is cooked slowly ...

Bain Marie  Question: When cooking an egg dish in a bain marie should I preheat the bain marie before adding the egg/veggie terrine?

Answer: Unless a recipe ...

Reheat Bearnaise Sauce  Question: Good afternoon - Your wonderful Bernaise sauce requires that it is best made just before serving.

I am giving a dinner party for 14 next ...

French Breakfast Food  Question: Recently on a trip to France, I ate something for breakfast that the waitress said was sounded like "Jewel" au lait. Do you know what it ...

Baguette Sandwich  Question: What goes in a Parisian baguette sandwich? What is a good French cookbook to have in my library? I was thinking Mastering the Art of French ...

Replacement of Alcohol in Food Preparation  Question: Due to religious reasons, I do not take alcohol. In some of your recipes, alcohols are used such as rum, wine, beer in stews, cakes etc. What ...

Soupe de Chapelure  Question: I see "soupe de chapelure" in French recipes. Is this "breadcrumb soup"? Do you know where I could find a recipe for this? Or is it just another ...

Profiteroles  Question: Hi. I recently had a French dessert at my French friend's house. It was something like vanilla ice cream in a bun and hot chocolate over ...

Mignardise  Question: I need to find out how to spell this word properly. It means dessert served before or with the bill. migurgese?

Answer: That would ...

Poutine  Question: Is poutine popular in France or only in Canada?

Answer: Hi Ryan, Thanks for writing to me with your question.

Poutine is most definitely ...

Strawberry Tarts  Question: My parents recently went to France. I was told to make my dad's dream dessert as his birthday present, which is a strawberry tart sold at vendors ...

Mise en Bouche  Question: I would love more information about the 'little something' first course of a French meal. What is served/how it is served/how it is chosen ...

French Breakfast Food  Question: What are five food items French people eat for breakfast?

Answer: Well, I hope I'm not answering your homework question, but here goes ...

Entrees for a French Meal  Question: What are some normal 'entrees' served at French family meals (say Sunday with the relatives) and how much time passes between the entree and ...

Cream Puff Shells  Question: How far in advance can I make cream puff shells?

I am going on a short journey and have been asked to bring an appetizer, I would like ...

French Cheesecake  Question: Do you have a French recipe for cheese cake? If I am correct, they are much more creamy and smooth than other types for example New York ...

Chocolate Bouillie Recipe  Question: I am looking for a chocolate bouillie recipe. Please advise me on quantities and method.

Answer: Chocolate bouillie is just a simple ...

Parsnip Recipe  Here's a simple parsnip recipe that you may like to try. A reader wrote wondering what this vegetable is called in French.




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Breton Galette 
The Breton galette is a large buckwheat crepe that is stuffed with various savory fillings. Here are a few tips for successful galette making. (Photo ...

Making French Bread 
Wondering about making French bread at home? It can be done. Here you'll find some tips to help you get started in what is really an art.
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French Snails  Find out what French snails you might find on your dinner plate in the answer to a reader's question on this subject.

Question : What type of snails ...

French Cream Puff Cake - Croquembouche  This fabulous, towering French cream puff cake is called a croquembouche - as delicious as it is gorgeous. Just right for your next celebration?

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Famous French Chefs  Question:

Who are some of the famous French chefs of today?

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Beginning in the middle ages with Guillaume Tirel, alias Taillevent (1310 ...