Lamb and Butternut Squash Gratin with Hazelnut Crust is a great comfort dish to keep you warm during the cold season and my little twist to the traditional French “Hachis Parmentier” made of ground beef or leftover meat, mashed potatoes, and topped with a crust made of bread crumbs and cheese. Lamb in this dish adds…
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Sheet Pan Roasted Chicken with Summer Squash
After a few days on vacation, I am back in my kitchen with this delicious Sheet Pan Roasted Chicken with Summer Squash from Giada De Laurentiis. In this recipe, I love the addition of the bread because it absorbs all the flavor of the cooking juices. Squeezing roasted lemons before serving the dish adds brightness….
Sheet Pan Mustard Chicken with Potatoes, Apples, and Cranberries
Sheet Pan Mustard Chicken with potatoes, apples, and cranberries is an easy meal, ready in less than an hour, and so fragrant! What I love about this type of recipe is that you cook an entire meal in a single dish that you leave in the oven without worrying too much and cleaning it up…
Lamb Tagine in Granite Ware Roaster
While the weather is getting colder, I am back to making one of my favorite comfort foods, tagine, which I made previously here. This time I wanted to make a different recipe, Lamb Tagine in Granite Ware roaster (a great cooking method that I talked in this article), to see the difference. When trying this…
Chicken in Vinegar – Pressure Cooker
Chicken in Vinegar cooked with a pressure cooker is a rustic French dish really easy to make and perfect for a dinner during a busy week. The vinegar gives a tangy taste and the cream a nice velvety texture to the sauce which my family enjoys with rice and steamed green beans or peas on the…
Melted Red Pepper Chicken in Granite Ware Roaster
After 3 years of not seeing my family, I traveled to eastern (Metz) and southwestern (Bordeaux and Arcachon Bay) France this summer. I am back in the U.S.A. with my head full of memories and my palate satisfied with so much good food and drinks! Today I am writing about a cooking method that I…
Beef Bourguignon – Pressure cooker
Beef Bourguignon is a traditional dish of French gastronomy and more precisely of the Burgundy region. In the traditional Beef Bourguignon, the meat is marinated and cooked in red wine from Burgundy, with a garnish of mushrooms, carrots, small onions, and bacon to develop all the flavors. For this kind of recipe, I love to use…
Turkey Marengo Stew
Turkey Marengo stew is a classic French dish usually prepared with veal in a white wine tomato sauce with carrots and mushrooms. It is one of my favorite simmered comfort food and easy to make. For the little story, this recipe was invented by Napoleon’s cook, Dunand. He created this recipe to celebrate one of…