A so-called American potato salad is made with mayonnaise instead of the vinaigrette the French traditionally use, and a little diced celery is added for crunch. Buy large potatoes, to cut down on peeling time. This is usually tossed but looks more elegant left layered.

Blue crabs are perfect candidates far soup because they are inexpensive and y0u d0n’t have ta extract the meat, unless you want crabmeat in the soup and you don’t want ta buy it already out of the shell.

The idea for this soup comes from the Brazilian vatapa, a hearty seafood stew flavored with peanuts and coconut milk.

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Extra buttery French-style sweet dough, pâte sablée, makes a rich and delicate pie crust - and great cookies - because it contains a high proportion of butter; and eggs are the only liquid. Because of all this butter, the pastry dough can be hard to roll out. If too cold, the butter congeals and ..

Here, the still-warm potato slices are dressed with a shallot vinaigrette, rather than mayonnaise. The combination produces a lighter result than the American version. Again, larger potatoes will mean less peeling time.

Sometimes simple can be most sensational.

You will want to have your grill as hot as you can get it for this recipe. The idea is to get the seasonings to blacken before you flip the red snapper. Then serve it up with the salsa sauce.

This Tunisian condiment makes scrambled eggs, a sandwich, or a bowl of chickpeas truly exciting. It will keep for weeks, refrigerated.

Here we use the shoulder to make a delicious pot roast. The pot roast is tied up into a spherical shape, what the French call "en ballon". Makes 4 to 6 main-course servings.

In this easy recipe for Limoncello ice cream cake, the liqueur is combined with meringues, lemon curd and vanilla ice cream to make a luxurious summer dessert.

Moules Marinière (Moules = Mussels and Marinière being any shellfish cooked in white wine with onions and herbs) is the classic French mussel dish and the most common recipe used in restaurants nowadays.

I needed something quick to make for dinner tonight, and this was quick and fabulous. I used sirloin instead of skirt steak. poked holes in it during marination and cooked it to medium rare. Very wonderful flavor. Would definitely make again.

Salmon is one of the healthiest foods you can eat. It's bursting with omega-3 fatty acids, protein, vitamins, and minerals. It may help reduce the chance of developing heart disease and Alzheimers. In fact, the American Heart Association recommends eating some type of fatty fish at least twice ..

Shortcrust pastry is a type of pastry often used for the base of a tart or pie. It does not puff up during baking because it usually contains no leavening agent. It is possible to make shortcrust pastry with self-raising flour, however. Shortcrust pastry can be used to make both sweet and savory ..

I might start this meal with a zucchini and basil soup, include a salad on the plate, and end with a platter of fresh figs and raspberries, possibly accompanied by a Muscat sabayon. A Rhone-style rose from California's south-central coast, such as an Ojai Vin Gris, would be good with all the ..

A Tarte Tatin is a French upside-down apple tart. Because it needs to cool thoroughly and then warm to room temperature for serving, its best started the day before. You'll be buying a ludicrous number of apples, but keep in mind that they shrink a lot as they cook. Golden Delicious apples are ..