Appetizers & snacks, French Recetas

Spicy Shrimp on Spinach

We made this as one of the dishes at our annual stay at the Koehler Winery near in Los Olivos near Santa Barbara. Everything we made was delicious,…

Mushrooms with Butter, Garlic and Croutons

This is a delicious and easy to make mushroom dish. It tastes as good as fancy stuffed mushrooms, but is half…

Apple Brie Appetizer Soup

Well, this appetizer soup certainly surprised me! It's reminiscent of a Brie appetizer that's garnished with apples, but made into a soup appetizer…

Amazing Cranberry-Pumpkin Pastries

Every Fall I pick several "sugar pie pumpkins," bake them and freeze in 16 ounce increments. This way I have…

Hollandaise Sauce

Brown Sugar Clafoutis with Pears

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Hollandaise Sauce

This recipe uses clarified butter to emulsify the sauce. To keep this sauce from breaking, keep it warm, but not hot. Equipment: wire whisk

Jacques Pepin's Ravigote Sauce

Including this here so I can always find it -- wonderful on poached salmon.

Strawberry Ice Cream

More like gelato because there is little cream in it. It really highlights the strawberries. You may reduce sugar if your strawberries are sweet…

Fondue - Gouda/Gruyere & Bacon

A really tasty (albeit decandent) fondue. I've done this for a cocktail party & for an X-mas appetizer. It always goes over well (though if only a…

Kir Royal

Kir is a popular French cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis (black currant liqueur) topped up with white wine. Equipment: Peg…

Mini Italian Quiches

A delicious quiche inspired by the more traditional Italian Quiche but made into individual servings for parties, pot lucks and picnics! Or simply…

French razzleberry cream pie

Petits Choux au Fromage

* A savory version of Pate A Choux that many upscale restaurants use as a filler at the beginning of a meal or as an appetizer for those who are…

Quiche with Beet Greens