Category: Main Courses

This is a very simple pie to make, especially if you use ready-made pastry like I do! It’s great for snacks, lunch, as a starter ...

Daube Nicoise, is a beef stew, and part of the cultural gastronomy of Nice as much as the pan bagnat and pissaladière. It’s a dish ...

This recipe for Truffade is simple and quick to make. It’s one of those full of flavour, feel-good dishes that’s a little bit rustic and ...

Lyonnaise cuisine is world famous, and Lyon is generally acknowledged to be the food capital of France. So as you’d expect a Lyonnaise omelette is, ...

A traditional dish from the Basque country, southern France, piperade is simple to make and features the local speciality – peppers. Ingredients for 4 30g ...

We love this recipe  for pumpkin soufflé from chef Nicolas Gaulandeau at Le Jardin Secret at the fairy tale looking Château du Rivau in the ...

Did you know that saffron is produced in the Touraine area? Just a few pounds of “red gold” is produced each year, one of the ...

Reblochon cheese is a true taste of the French Alps. Made in Haute-Savoie it’s used in many dishes and this baked Reblochon pithiviers style pie ...

Saffron is the world’s most precious spice and it might surprise you to know that it’s produced in Touraine, Loire Valley. Just a few kilos ...

Salmon or trout fillets cooked over hay on the hob is an easy dish to cook but it packs a whole bunch of flavour. And ...