Baked Goat’s Cheese and Tomato

Now before you click away from this recipe, don’t … it’s worth hearing us out. We love goat’s cheese but...

Moules à la Provençale

We love mussels and our favourite is the classic Moules Marinière which is, of course, mussels cooked in wine not...

Poor Man’s Cassoulet

OK, let’s be up front about this, this is not a cassoulet in any kind of true sense, but it...

Brandy & Mustard Sauce

Brandy and mustard sauce will go with most meats and fish. It is a creamy sauce that has a really...

Port & Red Wine Sauce

This sauce is a fantastic accompaniment to lamb or steak and is really well worth the effort. It does take...

Posh Cheese on Toast

OK, so cheese on toast is hardly a revalation but … this is different! This is a real bistro type...

Super Marie Rose Sauce

There is Marie Rose sauce and there is Marie Rose sauce. The former is a rather lack lustre mixture of...

Carbonade Flamande

We love this slow cooked authentic Carbonade Flamande recipe originating from the flemish region of Belgium and influencing northern France....

Pain Boulot

There is nothing like good bread and this bread is no exception. Known in our house as ‘Douriez Bread’ after...

Fondant Potatoes

This is a classic French way of cooking potatoes but it is really delicious so we like to cook them...

Moules Marinière

Who doesn’t like a good mussel? We certainly do! Why do so many restaurants insist on adding cream to them...

French Onion Soup

There are hundreds of recipes for French Onion Soup out there. We have tried many but this one is the...

Tarte aux Pommes

Somehow any recipe site without a decent recipe for Tarte aux Pommes doesn’t seem right. Apples are a classically English...

Duck à la Rhubarb

Ok, now you may be thinking that rhubarb and duck is an odd combination, but it is actually a classic...

Ratatouille

This recipe comes from The Complete Robuchon and is one of the best ratatouille recipes we have ever seen. It...