French Food Recipes

Food Recipes from France or French influenced. Homemade French dishes, meals, and DIY. All dishes here are either traditional French or French-inspired meals and recipes.

How to Roast a Chicken in the Oven

Last updated on March 7, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 19 Comments

I will show you how to roast a chicken in the oven easily step by step in my video recipe further below. Your perfect baked whole chicken will be perfectly crispy on the outside and juicy flavorful on the inside. How to cook a whole Chicken in the oven? My mother would frequently make a […]

Fig Jam Recipe – How to make Fig Jam

Last updated on January 31, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 6 Comments

Homemade Fig Jam Recipe – Prepared, all natural, with fresh beautiful figs, without pectin, and with only 3 ingredients. This is a French jam preserve recipe. Learn how to make your own fig jam at home easily and quickly with my video and essential jam making tips below! AND get some inspiration with fig jam […]

Easy Apple Jelly Recipe

Last updated on January 31, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 1 Comment

Homemade Apple Jelly is a wonderful fall treat! Especially when you have a load full of gorgeous apple waiting to be used. What better way to use up your apples than turning them into a two ingredients apple jelly. Jelly VS Jam – What’s the difference? The difference between Jelly and Jam is clear. Both […]

Stuffed Baked Apples with Walnuts

Last updated on February 5, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 2 Comments

Stuffed Baked Apples with Walnuts is my mum’s French recipe. Easy and quick, this fall dessert will leave an impression! My mum used to prepare this fall dessert almost every Sunday. As a child, I didn’t particularly like it but nowadays I adore this dessert, especially with some ice cream. Yet, whole baked apples are also […]

Flammkuchen Recipe – Alsatian Tarte Flambée Pizza

Last updated on February 5, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 2 Comments

Flammkuchen or Tarte Flambée is a delicious flat pizza-like dish, topped with fresh cream, bacon, and onions. What is Flammkuchen aka Tarte Flambée? Flammkuchen is a Pizza-like dish with cream bacon and onions as the main original topping ingredients. Flammkuchen is also known as Tarte Flambée/Flammekuechen and is primarily an Alsatian French pizza dish. The […]

5 Spice Poached Pears – How to Poach Pears

Last updated on February 5, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 2 Comments

Poached Pears are a very seasonal treat and can be infused with various flavors. Today’s poached pears are infused with 5 spice seasoning. Besides the poached pear recipe, you can watch how poaching is done. What are poached pears? Poached Pears are cooked/stewed peeled dessert pears. The pears can be poached in whole, half or […]

Cold Green Bean Salad with French Mustard Vinaigrette Dressing

Last updated on February 18, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 1 Comment

Cold Green Bean Salad is a great summer side with most meat, fish or vegetarian meals. However, the French green bean salad is usually best served with lovely beef steak, quiche lorraine, fish parcels, and even omelets because the Mustard vinaigrette salad dressing adds a lovely tang which makes it a tasteful dinner delight. What is the […]

Easy Zucchini Boats Recipe [Vegetarian]

Last updated on February 8, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 4 Comments

Zucchini Boats are a great dinner meal during the warm summer months. Zucchini is in season and those who are this amazing summer squash will know that once you have grown one more will follow suit quickly. Preparing baked stuffed zucchini boats for dinner is the best way to use up this amazing vegetable! For […]

How to make Pineapple Jam?

Last updated on March 5, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 1 Comment

I adore Pineapple jam slathered over my breakfast bread! Did you know that it’s super easy to prepare a 2 ingredient pineapple jam? You are going to love pineapple jam if you are into tropical fruity flavors! I have put together a how to make pineapple jam video and recipe further below with some lesser […]

Fluffy Waffle Recipe [+Crispy]

Last updated on February 10, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 4 Comments

The Fluffy Waffle Recipe is a classic and usually, my mum used to prepare waffles the French way once in a while as a special dessert afternoon treat for us. Nowadays light and crispy waffles are one of my favorite brunch meals. To make fluffy waffles is not rocket science there is a great technique to create […]

French Quiche Lorraine Recipe [Easy Classic]

Last updated on February 10, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 19 Comments

French Quiche Lorraine Recipe is a classic quiche from my childhood. My Mama and grandmother always prepared this gorgeous quiche for lunch or dinner with a little salad. Learn how to make an easy French quiche Lorraine from scratch with the dough and crust as well with our family recipe from the Lorrain. Classic Quiche […]

Roasted Cauliflower Mac and Cheese Casserole [Video]

Last updated on February 17, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 9 Comments

Roasted Cauliflower Mac and Cheese Casserole was the dish that my mum made to get us to eat our vegetables when we were kids. And it worked! I always happily gobbled up my cauliflower cheese bake. This cheesy cauliflower casserole bake is a skinny french version, without the unnecessary calories, and it’s meatless. What is cauliflower […]