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.

Cold Green Bean Salad with French Mustard Vinaigrette Dressing

Last updated on July 6, 2018 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 a lovely beef steak, quiche lorraine, fish parcels and even omelettes because the Mustard vinaigrette salad dressing adds a lovely tang which makes it a tasteful dinner delight. What is […]

Easy Zucchini Boats Recipe [Vegetarian]

Last updated on July 3, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 3 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 June 22, 2018 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 June 22, 2018 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 July 15, 2018 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 […]

Roasted Cauliflower Mac and Cheese Casserole [Video]

Last updated on June 22, 2018 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 […]

Brioche Bun Recipe – French Brioche Bread Roll

Last updated on June 22, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 51 Comments

Brioche Bun Recipe is easy to make from scratch and almost effortless if done properly. I love the smell of a freshly baked sweet brioche bun in my house! I am sharing my grandmother’s authentic French soft brioche bread roll recipe so that you can make these brioche buns too! Learn how to make brioche […]

Whole grain Mustard Recipe – French Moutarde à l’ancienne [EASY DIY]

Last updated on July 15, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 47 Comments

Whole grain mustard is a staple in my fridge and my kitchen. We enjoy it as a sauce, as in this mustard vinaigrette with green beans, or sometimes I catch myself even mixing it into food to give flavor to a dish (I like it will lentil soups!). Learn how to make homemade whole grain […]

Savory Crepes Recipe – Buckwheat Crepes with Ham and Egg aka Galette Bretonne

Last updated on June 22, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 10 Comments

Savory Crepes are a common sight in France – not just sweet crepes – and they appear in all different variations with tasty regional filling and types of crepes doughs. Today, I decided to focus on the savory crepes, prepared with buckwheat and stuffed with ham and egg. These crepes are better known as Galette […]

Easy Yule Log Recipe – Christmas Bûche de Noël Cake [French]

Last updated on June 22, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 26 Comments

Yule Log Recipe is a Christmas Roulade cake, common in French speaking countries and it’s neighbors. The Yule Log is better known as Bûche de Noël in French and both names will tell you that the cake looks like a wooden tree branch. So, how do you easily make a Yule Log look like a tree […]

Orange Marmalade Recipe – How to make orange marmalade

Last updated on July 14, 2018 By Helene Dsouza 63 Comments

I make my mum’s sweet orange marmalade recipe every year in winter when the first gorgeous scented oranges appear! The fragrant fruity citrus jam with fresh organic oranges is an authentic family recipe prepared without pectin, all natural, from scratch and includes only two ingredients. Learn how to make orange marmalade from scratch further below. Whenever […]