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Rouille

This piquant French sauce comes together in the blender in just five minutes.

Classic French Bouillabaisse With Rouille

This flexible recipe is all you need to bring this iconic Provençal seafood stew to your table.

Classic Kugelhopf

Studded with golden raisins and a crown of almonds, this yeasted Alsatian sweet bread is an ideal holiday loaf.

Île Flottante

Originally called omelette à la neige (snow omelet) in reference to the fluffy snow-like appearance of the meringue, île flottante (floating island) has a lengthy history that dates back to the 17th century.

Palets Bretons

Palets bretons are oversize cookies that feature butter, and because they’re from Brittany, they’re traditionally made with beurre salé, salted butter.

Our Favorite French Onion Soup

Caramelized onions, melty Gruyère, and a deeply savory broth deliver the kind of comfort that doesn’t need improving.

Béchamel Sauce

This classic 15-minute sauce is your secret weapon for homemade mac and cheese, chowder, lasagna, and more.

Gourmet’s Classic Ratatouille

Summer’s best produce cooked into one vibrant, silky, flavor-packed dish.

Beurre Blanc

This velvety white wine sauce imparts tangy, rich flavor to everything it touches.

How to Make Clafoutis, With (Almost) Any Kind of Fruit

The classic French custard is easy to make anywhere, anytime, and with all sorts of mix-ins.

Champagne Chicken

Champagne is the perfect wine to pair with this braised chicken, not only because it’s festive but because the bubbles cut right through the creamy, mustardy pan sauce.

French Buttercream

French buttercream eschews meringue in favor of pâte à bombe, a combination of whipped egg yolks and sugar, for the ultimate lush frosting.

Aioli

Simple, garlicky aioli comes together in just a couple of minutes and improves everything from sandwiches to grilled fish to fresh vegetables

Fiori di Sicilia Pound Cake

A gâteau quatre-quarts, or four-fourths, traditionally called for a pound each of butter, flour, sugar and eggs. This version of the cake adds vanilla and fragrant citrus extract.

Galette des Rois

This celebratory French tart is baked for the Feast of the Epiphany in the first month of the new year. Here it’s made easy for home bakers with frozen puff pastry.

Duck à l’Orange

This midcentury take on a medieval dish is bright and balanced, with a luscious sauce and crispy duck skin.

How to Make a Roux for Mac and Cheese, Gumbo, Gravy, and More

All you need is fat, flour, heat, and time.

Sweet Palmiers

Transform a sheet of puff pastry and a bowl of sugar into these stunning holiday cookies.

Lyonnaise Potatoes

In this Lyonnaise potatoes recipe, Yukon Golds are sliced, browned in butter, tossed with caramelized onions, and showered with chopped parsley.

Chocolate Croissants

This illustrated guide to making pains au chocolat will point you toward patisserie perfection.
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