Time:

1 hr 10 min (30 min to prepare, 40 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dessert

Ethnicity:

French

Notes:

Fill 6 ramekins about...

Ingredients:

16 fl oz Heavy Cream
2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Caster Sugar...
3  Egg Yolks
2  Whole Eggs
6 tsp Caster Sugar...

Directions:

Preheat oven to 275. Pour the cream and vanilla into a saucepan. Bring to boiling point, then turn off the heat and put a lid on. Leave to infuse for five to ten minutes. Beat the sugar and all the eggs together in a large heat-proof bowl until pale and creamy. Bring the cream back to boiling point, then pour over the egg mixture, whisking all the time until thickened - this indicates that the eggs have begun to cook slightly (you should have a smooth custard the consistency of double cream ...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Main Dish

Ethnicity:

French

Ingredients:

4  chicken thighs
3/4 teaspoons SALAD:
3/4 teaspoons fresh ground pepper
1 cup diced onion
1 1/2 tablespoons coarsley chopped...
3 cups washed and diced...
1/3 cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives

Directions:

Arrange the chicken thighs, skin side down, on a cutting board. Using a sharp paring knife, trim off any excess skin at the edges and cut about 1/2 inche deep into the flesh on either side of the thigh bone (this will help meat cook more quickly). Sprinkle the thighs with 1/2 tsp each of the salt and pepper and arrange them, skin side down, in one layer in a non-stick skillet with a tight fitting lid.

Place the skillet over high heat, and when the thighs start sizzling, red...

Time:

2 hr (30 min to prepare, 1 hr 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Main Dish

Ethnicity:

French

Ingredients:

4 lb roasting chicken

Directions:

Ingredients:
1 (4 to 5-pound) roasting chicken
1 large yellow onion, sliced
Good olive oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 lemons, quartered
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
6 cups (3/4-inch) bread cubes (1 baguette or round boule)

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Take the giblets out of the chicken and wash it inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pinfeathers...

Description:

This mushroom flavoring is...

Time:

25 min (15 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

French

Ingredients:

8 OZ Mushrooms, well...
1 1/2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp finely minced...
1 tbsp dry sherry or...
1/4 cup heavy cream...
1 pinch Salt and pepper -...
1 pinch dried thyme or...

Directions:

It is important to squeeze all the moisture out of the chopped mushrooms or they will not brown properly.
Chop mushrooms very fine or pulse in a food processor until they resemble coarse sand.
Squeeze about � cup of the mushrooms at a time in dampened cheesecloth or a thin cotton towel and wring them very hard to extract their bitter juices. The mushrooms will be in a solid lump if you have squeezed hard enough.
Heat the butter and oil in a medium skillet of the unti...