Easy French Recipes

Would Julia Child's style of cooking — you know, making things from scratch instead of opening a can and adding a spice — be as popular today in the age of Rachael Ray and Sandra Lee as it was 30 years ago? The renowned chef, who would have turned 100 today, had a lot of tips that are worth revisiting for chefs who pride themselves on not taking shortcuts.

Make Paula Deen's Baked French Toast Casserole, from Paula's Home Cooking on Food Network. It's an easy, make-ahead casserole version of the breakfast classic.

Recipe: Mushroom-Cheddar Quiche

This Ham and Cheese Hash Brown Quiche is an easy and delicious way to upgrade your breakfast or brunch for just 183 calories or 5 Weight Watchers points! www.emilybites.com #healthy

Classic split pea soup! Dried split peas are cooked with ham hocks, onions, garlic, and leeks. This filling, hearty soup is perfect for cold winter days.

These strawberry dumplings are an old, old recipe that my grandmother and aunt made when my mother was just a little girl. My gra...

Would Julia Child's style of cooking — you know, making things from scratch instead of opening a can and adding a spice — be as popular today in the age of Rachael Ray and Sandra Lee as it was 30 years ago? The renowned chef, who would have turned 100 today, had a lot of tips that are worth revisiting for chefs who pride themselves on not taking shortcuts.

Similar to potatoes au gratin, get ready to cook and toss some vegetables until this zucchini au gratin recipe is baked and bubbly.

Print Friendly Version “My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.”~Oprah Winfrey I was flipping through Julia Child’s “The French Chef Cookbook,” and came across this recipe for Potatoes Anna. I have made this dish several times, but this recipe is the best. It calls for an…Read more →

Julia Child`s raspberry Bavarian cream

Whether baked or fried, roasted, or boiled, I’ve never met a potato I didn’t like. On its own, it is a humble thing, a lowly tuberous crop that can be had for mere pennies; one that has, at times, provided sustenance to the poorest of nations. But with some oil and heat, a sprinkling of …

Country French Chicken takes your taste buds to the French countryside when you prepare this flavor-packed recipe for whole chicken and veggies that roast to tender perfection with white wine and fresh herbs.

In the recipe for "Potatoes Anna", I have always been unsure who "Anna" was. I now have the answer.......Browsing through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 2; I found this historical note about Pommes Anna: "It was created during the era of Napoleon III and named, as were many culinary triumphs in those days, after one of the grandes cocottes of the period. Whether it was an Anna Deslions, an Anna Judic, or simply Anna Untel, she has also immortalized the special double…