Traditional Recipes

Almost a Classic! My Recipe for Pork Tenderloin in a Mustard Cream Sauce

August 26, 2025

Do you have go-to recipes that you can practically make in your sleep? I have been tweaking this recipe for pork tenderloin in a mustard cream sauce for decades. When I say tweaking, the beauty of this recipe is that there are six (6) ingredients, and it’s easy to make and almost failproof. Recently, I …

David Scott Allen · Main Course · Provencal Recipes · Taste · Veal

Blanquette de Veau a Classic French Recipe

April 21, 2025

Blanquette de veau is a traditional French main course that an aspiring French cook should have in their repertoire. The good news is that it’s easy to prepare and deeply satisfying on a cold day. Walking along the arcade of the Palais Royal in Paris, we found ourselves hungry for a bite. Although there were …

Dessert · François de Mélogue · Pastries · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Delicious Recipe Rum and Orange-Scented Beignets for Dessert

February 19, 2025

While I cannot promise that these feather-light beignets are low-calorie, they are delicious. A traditional French recipe for rum and orange-scented beignets that most likely got their nickname pets de nonne (literally “nun’s farts”) from a slight bastardization of the earlier term paix-de-nonne (“nun’s peace”). They are delicious dipped in a rich, homemade hot chocolate. …

Beef · François de Mélogue · Main Course · Pork · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Provencal Pot au Feu a Traditional Recipe from France

November 27, 2024

Growing up, the beginning of winter was marked by the first pot au feu appearing on our table. My mother’s version is more traditional and typical of what you would find in most homes. It is made with different cuts of beef that are slowly simmered together. The vegetables are cooked afterward in the resulting …

Fish & Seafood · Main Course · Provencal Recipes · Taste · Virginie Van Der Wees

The Story of Bouillabaisse: Marseille’s Seafood Delicacy and a Recipe

October 14, 2024

When French immersion students stay with us, they are always surprised that my children love garlic confit, olives, and fish soup. So, sometimes we eat bouillabaisse at home. My cousin lives in Marseille and has a delicious bouillabaisse recipe shared below in English and French. In this article, I will also share the story of …

Beef · François de Mélogue · Main Course · Provencal Recipes · Taste

My Recipe for a Traditional Provencal Beef Stew a Daube

October 31, 2023

A daube is a slow-cooked stew you will find simmering at a grandmotherly pace in kitchens across France, though the best known are from southern France. Traditionally daubes can be made from lamb or beef, though one does not need to travel too far to find pork daubes, bull daubes, bull testicle daubes, goose daubes, …

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Provencal Recipes · Soup · Taste

A Traditional Soupe au Pistou Recipe from Provence

August 25, 2023

Marie-Helene Beriot is the president of Remember Provence, an online store selling only genuine French creations. She also enjoys cooking traditional recipes such as soupe au pistou for her family, which she shares below. Having grown up in Provence, Marie Helene has an innate ability to identify authentic, high-quality goods from those that might be …

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Traditional Recipes

Almost a Classic! My Recipe for Pork Tenderloin in a Mustard Cream Sauce

Blanquette de Veau a Classic French Recipe

Delicious Recipe Rum and Orange-Scented Beignets for Dessert

Provencal Pot au Feu a Traditional Recipe from France

The Story of Bouillabaisse: Marseille’s Seafood Delicacy and a Recipe

My Recipe for a Traditional Provencal Beef Stew a Daube

A Traditional Soupe au Pistou Recipe from Provence

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