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Perfect Poached Eggs

Poach eggs before you head to bed and you’ll have a quick breakfast on hand in the morning.

5 New Globally Inspired Weeknight Dinners

Make like a jet-setter without packing your bags—these fast and easy recipes will take your tastebuds around the world and back.

3 Life-Changing Tricks We Learned from a French Cooking Teacher

The trick to cooking like you're in France? Forget everything the French taught you.

A Parisian Cook's Trick to Flawless Fries

The French know their frites, so take it from this master home cook and teacher: Start your fries cold. Very cold.

How to Make Patricia Wells' Magic Mushroom Soup

We're pretty sure you could make this soup with your eyes closed.

"Cold-Fry" Frites

In this method, potatoes and oil begin cooking together at room temperature, totally defying all the rules of deep-frying.

Monte Cristo Sandwiches

A delightfully mustardy version of the battered and fried turkey, ham, and cheese sandwiches.

Panisses With Sage Leaves and Lemon

These fry-like chickpea fritters are best enjoyed hot, while their centers still have a custardy texture.

A Surprisingly Simple Make-Ahead Dessert for Dinner Parties

What's more romantic than a platter of sweet crepes?

Quick Raspberry Charlotte

Saturated with brandy, cream, and raspberry purée, dried Italian-style savoiardi get the French treatment here.

Roasted Breast of Veal with Springtime Stuffing

There's no doubt about it: this magnificent cut of meat puts any humble braised brisket to shame.

Joan Nathan's French Rosh Hashanah Dinner

Need inspiration for your Rosh Hashanah menu? Try these recipes that explore the rich traditions of French-Jewish cooking, from renowned cookbook author Joan Nathan

Hazelnut and Buckwheat Financiers With Figs

These financiers are moist and nutty from the addition of brown butter and hazelnuts; in this recipe, resting the dough amplifies all of those flavors.

Free-Form Chocolate Candies

Known as mendiants in France, these adorned chocolate bites are a holiday tradition.

Golden Potato Cake

This classic French preparation makes potatoes taste—and look—amazing. And yes, there's lots of butter involved.

Coq au Vin With Cocoa Powder

In this hearty, velvety stew, chicken slowly braises in red wine with bacon, mushrooms, and a touch of enriching cocoa powder.

Garlic Soup With Potatoes and Poached Eggs

For this soup recipe, whack the garlic cloves with the side of a chef’s knife; the papery skins will loosen from the cloves and you can slip them right off.

Basic Crepes

Classic recipe. Superior flavor. Flawless brunch.

Potato Blinis

These potato blinis are inspired by a Thomas Keller recipe. They're the ideal base for caviar.

Cheese Fondue With Beer and Bourbon

Ah, Babybel cheese, the fancy French chef’s secret weapon for fondue—it keeps the molten mixture from separating, and its unassuming flavor lets the Gruyère shine.
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