The original flemish name for the dish is "Paling op t groen" (eels on/at the green) which was rather faithfully translated in French "anguilles au vert". But in English "eels in green herb sauce" is the most common translation. These are plump river eels which have a ..

This recipe differs from the classic in that it contains brown butter to give it a nutty hutterscotch flavor.

A Provençal stew containing fish, vegetables, and white wine, thickened with aioli and served over bread.

This homey gratin is a standard in my kitchen because it’s reliably delicious and easy to make. It’s also versatile. While it makes no pretensions to grandeur with its rustic good looks, this gratin won’t disappoint. Home-cooked cannellini beans and braised carrots are two great side dishes ..

For this risotto, we use two types of clam: cherrystones for the stock, because they are the most flavorful but a little too big and tough to put whole into the risotto, and the smaller vongole veraci (palourdes, or carpet-shell), which have a lighter, more delicate flavor. The stock is the same as ..

For some desserts we make at the restaurant, such as the poached pears served with ice cream, we candy the vanilla beans, then chop them in a food processor until they turn into a powder, which we dust over the ice cream.

Once you’ve made or bought puff pastry you can make these straws in just a few minutes. If you have pastry trimmings, this is a perfect use for them. Keep the pastry dough cool so it stays manageable as you work with it, and shape the straws before you preheat the oven. Keep moving the pastry in ..

A delightful light and extremely tasty starter that is a joy to make and to eat!

Even though puff pastry swans are one of those old-fashioned decorations that look great on dessert plates or platters, most of us don't bother with them any more, in part because they look a lot harder to make than they are. The only tricky steps are piping out the teardrop shapes thatform the ..

Crema catalana is a delicious custard covered with caramelized sugar. There are several Catalan chefs who take credit for having transformed this popular dessert into an ice cream. This version is served in glasses or bowls and drizzled with a creamy caramel sauce.

These rich, slightly chewy little butter cookies are made with melted butter - or, even better, brown butter - almond flour, and cake flour. Bake the financiers in a silicone mold. Even though silicone molds are completely nonstick, brush them with butterfor more flavor and to give a slight ..

Easy appetizer once you've mastered the trick of opening the oysters! I love oysters hot off the grill and the sauce in this is perfect on them.

Before long the practice of slow-roasting whole hogs over smoldering wood became a favorite choice for outdoor shindigs, attracting large crowds and no small amount of revelry.

These cookies, which use basic butter cookie dough, are fun to make with kids. Play around with different flavors and colors of jams and jellies.

Curry is a generic description used throughout European culture to describe a variety of spiced dishes, especially from Indian or other South Asian cuisines. It is analogous to "soup" or "stew" in that there is no particular ingredient that makes something "curry." The ..

Serve this fancy ice cream in a chilled glass dish. Top ice cream with curls of lemon peel for garnish.

These mushrooms may not look like much, especially after they have sat awhile and turned dark, but the darker they are, the better their flavor. For the best flavor make them the day before serving.

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 ..

Fresh and green, this peanut sauce is thin in texture but big on flavor. It’s particularly good with tofu and tempeh, over brown rice or Asian noodles.

The most famous version of poached trout is truite au bleu - blue trout - named after the blue tint it takes on when it is poached. Blue trout can only be made with a trout that has recently been caught (or pulled out of a tank) and carefully handled (wrap it in waxed paper ifyou buy it from a fish ..

If you want the pumpernickel to be dark brown instead of gray, add some cocoa powder to the dough during kneading. This recipe can be made with a natural starter or with yeast. Makes two 6-cup or three 4-cup loaves.

The perfect breakfast if you've overindulged the night before - warm and comforting with a strong yet soothing seafood flavour.

Oysters, clams, and mussels must be alive when you buy them. Their shells should be tightly closed. Live mussels sometimes gape open ever so slightly, but they should close right away when you tap on them.

This gratin requires a good tomato sauce, but that can be made Well ahead of time. If you’re starting it from scratch, broil the eggplant while it's cooking. You needn’t salt the eggplant if it’s very fresh, but if less than stellar, salt the slices, let them stand for 30 minutes or more, ..