Roast beef is a classic recipe to add to your repertoire. Perfect for cold meals.

Peppercorn sauce is one of the essential sauces in French cuisine for accompanying meats, and even fish, like in this delicious pepper-crusted tuna steak recipe. Today I’m sharing a lactose-free peppercorn sauce recipe, perfect for accompanying your meats, especially a roast beef.

Stuffed cabbage is a charming, old-fashioned dish that belongs to the family of comforting home-cooked meals. I discovered it in Israel where it’s deeply rooted in home cooking, an Ashkenazi heritage recipe. It has many cousins as stuffed dishes of all kinds are part of Jewish culinary tradition.

Chicken with black mushrooms and bamboo shoots is a fragrant Chinese recipe I’d been wanting to make again for a long time. Last week I found the missing ingredients, so here’s the recipe.

Basque-style chicken is a colorful and delicious recipe where chicken cooks in a sauce with tender bell peppers, perfect for those who don’t enjoy the acidity that can sometimes come with pepper-based sauces.

When the weather starts to cool down, I usually swap my lentil salad for a more wintry version, the traditional lentils with sausages.

Gnaouia (gnaouiya, ganaouia or gnawia) is a specialty of Tunisian Jewish cuisine that’s always a hit. The star ingredient of this delicious dish is okra, prepared with beef or chicken. A staple at celebrations and especially for Shabbat, while relatively unknown in European cooking, okra is widely used in African and Middle Eastern cuisines.

Beef stir-fried with onions is undoubtedly one of the most popular dishes in Chinese restaurants. Here’s an easy and quick recipe to make it at home.

Roast chicken, a family classic you need in your repertoire. A chicken with perfectly golden, crispy skin and tender, juicy meat. This recipe is always a hit - I’ve been making it for years and haven’t changed a thing.

Hachis parmentier is one of those easy, family-friendly dishes that deserves a spot in your recipe collection.

Hachis Parmentier is a comforting French dish, and this duck confit version with sweet potato is a delicious and festive twist on the traditional hachis parmentier recipe. You can make this recipe with duck or goose following the same method.

This tartar sauce pairs perfectly with fish, cold meats like roast beef or grilled meats, or delicious fish burgers. The secret to success, as with mayonnaise or rouille sauce, is having all ingredients at the same temperature.

Schnitzel is practically Israel’s national dish alongside hummus and falafel. Beautiful crispy chicken cutlets, first marinated then breaded. An excellent way to prepare your chicken cutlets.

Chicken Tikka Masala is as iconic as Naans. It’s a curry with a creamy, flavor-packed sauce.

Empanadas are Spanish and South American turnovers filled with a typically meat-based filling, with spices that vary by country. Here’s an easy and delicious version of this specialty.

Confit goose legs are a French specialty from the Southwest (Périgord), less common than duck confit. Goose has a more refined and delicate flavor than duck, and we love it here. I’m sharing two cooking methods, stovetop or oven, your choice! You can enjoy them as is, with crispy skin hiding tender confit meat inside. Or use them to create other dishes, see recipe ideas below.

Nothing beats a tangy broth to whet the appetite! Discover this Iraqi dish with delicate, aromatic flavors—kubbe dumplings cooked in a lemony broth that’s unlike anything you’ve tried before.

Just like at a restaurant! Everyone will think you ordered takeout 😄

Psal ou Loubia (or Bsal ou Loubia), meaning “onions and beans,” is a traditional slow-cooked dish from Tunisian cuisine. Excellent and essential, it features beef, onions, and white beans in a thick, velvety sauce. Here’s my family recipe for Psal ou Loubia.

For a change from nuggets, here’s an easy chicken tempura recipe (toriten), crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Chicken ballotines – just the mention of this dish will have your guests wondering if a professional chef snuck into your kitchen to help. Not at all! This is an impressive presentation with a preparation that’s much simpler than it looks. Go for it!