Fish Soup with Rouille - Made from Heads and Bones
Fish Soups & creamy soups Make-ahead Winter Light French cuisine Fall Batch cooking

Fish Soup with Rouille - Made from Heads and Bones

Here is a flavorful, simple way to make homemade fish soup, served with rouille sauce. If you’re not in the habit of asking your fishmonger to set aside the heads and bones for you, it’s time to start! Top this soup with the fish of your choice, steamed and added just before serving.

Smoked Salmon and Leek Quiche
French cuisine Quiches & savory tarts Buffet Leeks Fall Winter Make-ahead Fish Shavuot Picnic Salmon Batch cooking Lactose-free Appetizer

Smoked Salmon and Leek Quiche

Leek season has begun! Smoked salmon and leek quiche is a wonderful seasonal recipe, and a great way to use up an already-opened package of smoked salmon. If you like fish quiches, you’ll probably also enjoy white fish and mushroom quiche and salmon, spinach and ricotta quiche.

French Onion Tart - Melt-in-Your-Mouth Onions on an Egg-Free Olive Oil Crust
Appetizer French cuisine Onions Brunch Fall Winter Freezable Make-ahead Batch cooking Quiches & savory tarts

French Onion Tart - Melt-in-Your-Mouth Onions on an Egg-Free Olive Oil Crust

Discover this melt-in-your-mouth French onion tart, easy to make. With an egg-free pie dough and onions slowly cooked down and flavored with white wine, it’s perfect for a light lunch or a cozy dinner. Serve it warm with a green salad for a simple, comforting and delicious dish. Kosher, dairy.

Duck Confit Parmentier with Sweet Potato Mash (French Shepherd's Pie)
French cuisine Sweet potatoes Potatoes Kids Make-ahead Fall Winter Lactose-free Meat Batch cooking Duck Goose Festive

Duck Confit Parmentier with Sweet Potato Mash (French Shepherd's Pie)

Hachis parmentier, the French shepherd’s pie, is a dish made for sharing, and this duck confit and sweet potato version is a delicious, festive twist on the traditional hachis parmentier recipe. You can make it with duck or goose, the method is exactly the same.

Endive Gratin with Smoked Salmon - a Twist on the French Classic
French cuisine Smoked salmon Fish Salmon Endives Fall Winter Make-ahead Batch cooking

Endive Gratin with Smoked Salmon - a Twist on the French Classic

Endive gratin with smoked salmon is a wonderful variation on the famous French endives au jambon (endives wrapped in ham). To be honest, this is the recipe that won me over to cooked endives. If, like me, you don’t love them, here is a recipe (with tips) that should help you enjoy them. And if you already do, it’s simply delicious, so you should have a treat too!