Beef carpaccio is a French classic - paper-thin slices of beef dressed with a fresh, slightly tangy topping. Easy, beautiful on the plate, and you can prepare it ahead!

I really love vegetable carpaccios: they’re pretty, delicious and simple to make.

Whole roasted sea bass - this is a dish that smells like the South of France and summer vacation. Serve it with a few vegetables and a good olive oil mashed potato.

Chicken ballotines: just the name of this dish will have your guests wondering whether a Michelin-starred chef snuck into the kitchen to help you make dinner. Not at all! It’s a presentation that makes an impression, with a preparation that is much simpler than it looks. Give it a go!

With summer on its way, here’s a starter that always has a place among my fresh salads: raw artichoke, sliced into a carpaccio and simply dressed.

This velvety fava bean and spinach soup makes a nice change from the usual flavors. A simple recipe for rainy winter days.

A rich, flavorful creamy soup of zucchini scented with bay leaf and topped with a swirl of goat cheese cream!

A creamy cauliflower soup, comforting and quick to make for weeknight dinners.

A rich, velvety broccoli soup that pairs beautifully with stronger cheeses like blue cheese, gorgonzola or shavings of cheddar.

Here is a very easy summer recipe. It’s perfect for a last-minute aperitif, a picnic, or as a topping for a thin tart with tapenade and red mullet.

A pretty green vegetable soup, with no potatoes. A vitamin-packed bowl that’s rich in fiber. The secret to a really velvety texture is not to add too much of the cooking liquid, so you get a soup that’s flavorful and smooth.

It’s soup season, so today I’m sharing a traditional French onion soup, comforting and indulgent. It’s excellent and calls for only a handful of ingredients.

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.

Who said soups were boring? Here’s an easy butternut squash soup. It’s comforting, filling and packed with vitamins, perfect for fall and winter. Vegan and parve when made with vegetable stock.

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.

A simple, flavorful leek quiche, filled with a creamy custard of crème fraîche, tender leeks and a hint of nutmeg.

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.

Quenelles are a classic of Lyon’s cuisine. Here is an excellent recipe for plain quenelles. Filling without being heavy, they are delicious served in a sauce or pan-fried. This version is dairy (and kosher, of course).

An original way to cook duck or goose breast. Duck and mango are a wonderful pairing.

A flavorful recipe for beef shank so tender it falls apart, very simple to make for an excellent result.

Hachis parmentier is one of those easy dishes the whole family loves, a recipe to keep in your recipe notebook.