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This dish is named after Antoine Parmentier , a French pharmacist, nutritionist , and inventor who, in the late 18th century, promoted the potato as an edible crop and important ressource to feed the country. We use the "Hachis-Parmentier" reciepe very...

Ingredients (serves 6 to 8 persons):- 1 red bell pepper- 1 zucchini- 5 eggs- 100 ml fresh cream- 2 tablespoons corn starch- salt and pepper- Provence herbs Preparation of the recipe:1. Wash the vegetables and cut them in small cubes. Fry them with a drop...

This dish is perfect with ratatouille! Ingredients (serves 6 to 8 people)- 500 g fresh squid- 1 redbell pepper- 50 g black olives- 1 leave laurel- ½ clove garlic- fresh basil- 50 ml olive oil- 1 lemon juice- salt and pepper- Provence herbs Preparation...

Ratatouille is typical from Provence (south-west of France). My Bonne-Maman (the way I used to call my grandmother) used to prepare it very often in summer. We ate it the day after, cold, mixed with rice and black olives and with 1/2 boiled eggs on top....

Here is a wonderfull spread for spring and summer apéritif! Delicious with a good red or rosé wine. The perfect choice for a nice picnic by the sakuras! Ingredients (serves 6 to 8):- 150 g of green olives without kernel (+ a few more for decoration)-...

Ingredients (serves 6 to 8): - 600 g chicken- 200 ml fresh cream- ½ lemon juice- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard (or mustard “à l’ancienne”)- salt and pepper Beets purée:- 125 g canned beets- 600 g potatoes- 50 to 100 ml milk- 15 g butter- salt, pepper Preparation...

Ingredients (serves 6 to 8 persons): - 3 leeks- 1/4 shallot- 2 table spoons balsamic vinegar- 3 tablespoons olive oil- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard- salt and pepper Preparation of the recipe: 1. Wash the leeks, dry them and cut off the hard green leaves....

Ingredients (serves 6 to 8): - 700g potatoes- 100g grated cheese- 3 tablespoons olive oil- 1 tablespoon Provence herbs- 1/2 tablespoon thyme- Salt and pepper Preparation of the recipe : 1. Peel and cook the potatoes in boiling water for 10 minutes, until...

In France we like to eat duck for Christmas! Here is a nice sweet and salty pie (tourte) for all the family to enjoy. Ingredients:- 2 puff pastry- 200g duck breast (magret)- 1 big onion- 1 or 2 apples- 30g raisins- 1 potato- 50 ml fresh cream- salt, pepper-...

Very fresh and fruity as an entrée (first dish) for a Christmas or winter menu! Ingredients:- 2 grapefruits- 3 avocados- 150g smoked salmon- 1/2 lemon juice- chives or dill- salt and pepper Preparation of the recipe:1. Wash the chives, dry and chop.2....