Cheese friands sometimes evoke memories of school cafeterias where they were a classic starter, often more successful than the rest of the meal. Nothing complicated about them – just a few quality basic ingredients, and you’re ready to make this crowd-pleasing recipe. Here’s a classic version of cheese friands.

Here’s a delicious way to prepare tomatoes as a side dish for fish, meat, or a beautiful vegetarian meal with rice or quinoa.

Tiramisu is a classic Italian dessert that’s both indulgent and quick to make! Here’s the traditional recipe with tips to ensure perfect results every time.

Truffles are probably the easiest chocolate treat that exists. They’re eaten without hunger (and without end…) and are perfect with coffee. Here’s a chocolatey, indulgent recipe that’s dairy-free!

This savory cake with tuna and olives is a classic you’ll never tire of, and you can vary it endlessly. Use this recipe as a base and customize it however you like.

Savory cake is a staple for summer cold meals, appetizers, or buffets. This recipe makes a moist savory cake with deli meat, olives, and chives. You can use this base and adapt it to your liking.

Lovely little Italian amaretti with orange blossom water that will be a hit with coffee, a great recipe for using up your egg whites.

Kaaks are small, lightly crumbly cookies flavored with orange blossom water that pair perfectly with tea or coffee.

Beautiful crackled chocolate cookies with orange blossom water, perfect for using up egg whites.

A refreshing dairy-free strawberry smoothie that’s creamy, easy to make, and naturally delicious.

If you love chouquettes (and even if you don’t), you’ll adore these little cheese puffs with herbs de Provence.

Arancini are crispy little balls on the outside and melty on the inside. They’re perfect if you have leftover risotto from the day before, but they’re so good you might make risotto just for this! Here’s a vegetarian version with pesto and mozzarella.

Roasted and marinated vegetable antipasti are a cornerstone of Italian starters. Colorful and flavorful, they can also be served as a side dish alongside beef carpaccio or beautiful burrata mozzarella.

Here’s a recipe idea using phyllo sheets, this time without frying - crispy phyllo with merguez sausages! A quick and flavorful recipe.

A classic brownie enhanced with creamy cheesecake swirls. This original cake is a must-try dessert that combines the best of both worlds.

Stuffed artichokes are a quick family meal we don’t always think of. I like serving them with a yellow pea sauce.

Crispy and tender shrimp (substitute) fritters, just like at your favorite Chinese restaurant.

Here’s a quick and excellent recipe for crispy basil shrimp that will impress whether served as an appetizer, starter, or main course in a composed salad.

These puff pastry sausage rolls are a quick idea that everyone loves.

An excellent traditional bolognese sauce recipe. The secret is long, slow cooking, which develops deep flavor.

Chicken nuggets are a fun way to get kids to eat chicken. After several tries, here’s my homemade chicken nuggets recipe, tested and approved by the whole family!