Local Cuisine:

• Coquilles St-Jacques: scallops poached in white wine, placed atop a puree of mushrooms in a scallop shell
• Baguette

• Steak-frites: steak and fries – with red wine reduction (even better!) – Check out my recipe HERE.

• Croque-Monsieur: ham and cheese grilled sandwich with béchamel sauce.
• Croque-Madame: Croque-Monsieur + a fried egg
• Duck confit: duck thighs cooked in their own fat
• Jambon-beurre: half baguette sandwich with butter and “jambon de Paris”, a pink-hued cooked ham with optional cornichons (tiny French pickle)
• Raw-milk artisanal cheese

• Croissant
• Acorn-fed ham

• Paris-Brest: wheel-shaped pastry garnished with praline buttercream and caramelized almonds
• Macaroons: two almond meringue shells with buttercream or ganache inside

• Escargot: snails in a butter sauce
• Baked Brie or camembert. Check out my recipe HERE.

• Moules Marinières: mussels in a white wine and herb sauce – Here’s my recipe.

• Buckwheat Crepes: Check out my recipe HERE

• Blanquette de Veau: veal stew
• French onion soup: Check out my recipe HERE

• Hachis Parmentier: beef and potato stack
• French Bourguignon: deeply flavored beef stew

• Cheese Soufflé
• Pepper Steak

• Bouillabaisse: fish stew
• Quiche Lorraine: quiche with speck and gruyere cheese. Here’s MY RECIPE.

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