One of the most traditional and acclaimed cuisines in the world, French cooking brings delicious soups, stews, appetizers, desserts, as well as cooking techniques to make perfect meals at home. Check out these selected recipes.
Classic creme Puffs
Classic Cream Puffs
simple crepes stacked on a plate
Simple Crepes
1 hr 15 mins
Bechemel Sauce
Béchamel Sauce for Lasagna
french onion soup served with cheesy bread
32 Classic French Recipes That Bring the Bistro Closer to Home
Croque monsier on plate
Classic Croque Monsieur
beets in baking dish on blue background
The French Tian Is the Prettiest (and Easiest) Way to Cook and Serve Vegetables
Dauphinoise Potatoes - sliced on a plate
Dauphinoise Potatoes
Potato Pave
Potato Pavé
Broccoli Cheddar Quiche
Broccoli-Cheddar Quiche
1 hr 30 mins
Chocolate Souffle
Chocolate Soufflé
1 hr 20 mins
lemon tart on a cake stand
Pâte Brisée (All-Butter Pie Dough)
Bacon Cheese Quiche
Cheese and Bacon Quiche
1 hr 30 mins
pate a choux
Pâte à Choux
15 mins
Chocolate Mousse
Our Decadent Chocolate Mousse Recipe Is Easy Yet Impressive
1 hr
Chicken Fricasse
Chicken Fricassee (Fricassee de Poulet a L'Ancienne)
1 hr 50 mins
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Creme Caramel
1 hr
bowl of scrambled eggs
French-Style Scrambled Eggs
10 mins
rartouille
Ratatouille
1 hr 15 mins
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Homemade French Onion Soup
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Croquembouche
Creme Brulee
Favorite Crème Brûlée
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Classic French Vinaigrette
Orange Macarons
Macaron Filling
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Potatoes Anna
1 hr 20 mins
Spinach and Gruyere Quiches
Spinach and Gruyere Quiches
1 hr 30 mins
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Homemade Beef Stock
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Sable Cookies
blancmange martha bakes
Blancmange
Pear Tart Tatin
Pear Tarte Tatin
1 hr
variety of french macarons on pink background
How to Make French Macarons at Home
2 hrs
white sauce in metal pot
Bechamel Sauce
30 mins
Sauteed Mushrooms with Herbs
Sauteed Mushrooms with Herbs
20 mins
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Creme Brulee
basic crepes
Classic Crepes
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Potato Galette
asparagus, gruyere, and leek quiche
Asparagus, Leek, and Gruyere Quiche
1 hr 15 mins
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Champagne Mignonette
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Bostock
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Sauteed Chicken in Mustard-Cream Sauce
20 mins
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Pierre's Salmon with Sorrel
french onion soup served with cheesy bread
French Onion Soup
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Paris-Brest
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Duxelles - A Simple Spread
madeleines on plate
Martha's Madeleines Are the Most Elegant Teatime Treat
Mushroom soup
French Mushroom Soup
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Sole Meuniere
1 hr
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Mulled White Wine
45 mins
freezable quiche lorraine sliced and plated
Freezable Quiche Lorraine
coq au vin on pink placemat
Chicken-Breast Coq au Vin
coq au vin with serving spoon
Coq au Vin
Vichyssoise recipe
Vichyssoise
1 hr 10 mins
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Ham and Swiss Sandwich
Chocolate custard cups
Chocolate Pots de Crème (Custard Cups)
1 hr
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Buche de Noel
Mix-and-Match French Macarons
Mix-and-Match French Macarons
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Beef Bourguignon
3 hrs 15 mins
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Classic Breton Butter Cake
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Navarin of Lamb
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Chicken With 40 Cloves of Garlic
1 hr 15 mins
Fish En Papillote
Fish en Papillote
20 mins
Fried Oysters
Petits Fours Icing
apple galette with easy piecrust sliced
Apple Galette
1 hr 50 mins
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Daube de Boeuf Provencal