french recipes

Chicken and Mushroom Fricassee

This lightened up classic is fast to pull together—especially if you buy presliced mushrooms. It has a rich, slow-c...

Blanquette de Veau

Chef Daniel Boulud prepares his classic, creamy veal stew with veal stock, sometimes adding sweetbreads and finishing...

Camembert Baked in the Box

This tender, melty cheese bakes in its box to keep it from collapsing. Be sure to buy Camembert in a box that's stapl...

Chicken Dijon

Melissa Clark's favorite part of the chicken is the drumstick, because it's juicy and easy to brown. She likes using ...

Crêpes Suzette

While restaurants traditionally make the buttery, orange-flavored sauce for this famous dessert tableside from start ...

Chanterelle Omelets with Fines Herbes Sauce

Why does chef Thomas Keller make a one-egg omelet? Because the result is so much more delicate and alluring than the ...

Ratatouille

This vegetable stew from the South of France is a celebration of summer vegetables at the height of their seasonality.