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"This spiced cinnamon hot chocolate is liberally laced with brandy and topped with whipped cream, it is the type of hot chocolate I remember drinking après-ski in Germany and in the French Alps. It is the perfect drink to warm your tingling fingers and toes on a cold and frosty evening or morning. Great throughout the Holiday season, as well as..."

Ingredients: chocolate, cinnamon sticks...

13 Reviews

Prep Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 10 mins

Après-Ski Holiday Hot Chocolate With Brandy and Cream

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A Grape Picker's Lunch! Sausages and Lentils With Thyme and Wine

By French Tart on November 26, 2009

Recipe #393717

"I am lucky enough to live in the Cognac and Pineau grape growing area of South West France - we also grow grapes for the excellent local (Charente-Maritime) wine in this area. Our woodman, Monsieur Jacquot, has a small chateau with several vineyards, and every year we are invited to join in on the first or last day of the "Vendange" - the..."

Ingredients: pepper, sausages...

9 Reviews

Prep Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 1 hrs

A Grape Picker's Lunch! Sausages and Lentils With Thyme and Wine

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Pommes Duchesse

By *Bellinda* on May 31, 2009

Recipe #365349

"So simple and so good.
If you like mashed potatoes, you'll like this.
A good side dish for so many dishes."

Ingredients: egg yolks, eggs, milk...

4 Reviews

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Pommes Duchesse

By *Bellinda*

Photo by wicked cook 46

Crispy Roast Chicken With Riesling, Grapes and Tarragon

By French Tart on June 18, 2010

Recipe #420280

"Crispy roast chicken is served with a creamy Riesling, shallot and grape sauce - elegant enough for a dinner party or simple enough for a family meal, this really is a great recipe. This is a new Delia Smith recipe that she devised for Waitrose, and it is simply stunning! I have made it twice now and with great success. Delia says: "Now that roasting..."

Ingredients: pepper, creme fraiche...

3 Reviews

Prep Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 1 hrs 35 mins

Crispy Roast Chicken With Riesling, Grapes and Tarragon

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Pommes De Terre Au Lard or Speckkartoffeln (Bacon Potatoes)

By Nif on June 24, 2011

Recipe #456385

"This recipe is popular in the canton (region) of Vaud, which is located in Romandy, the French-speaking southwestern part of Switzerland. They are rustic and delicious! I modified the recipe because the original called for lard and I didn't see any reason to waste good bacon fat! Also, they want you to boil your potatoes whole, cool, then peel..."

Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, potatoes...

3 Reviews

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Pommes De Terre Au Lard or Speckkartoffeln (Bacon Potatoes)

By Nif

Photo by Baby Kato

Spargel - White Asparagus With Easy Hollandaise Sauce

By BecR on July 3, 2011

Recipe #458804

"A traditional spring or early summer dish of sauteed white asparagus (spargel), drizzled with a simple warm hollandaise sauce. Pairs beautifully with light, simple spring or summer fare such as slices of premium quality cured ham (try Black Forest ham), sliced boiled eggs and boiled new potatoes served with melted butter and sprinkled with fresh snipped..."

Ingredients: fresh edible flowers, white asparagus...

3 Reviews

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

Spargel - White Asparagus With Easy Hollandaise Sauce

By BecR

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Asperge Violette: Violet Asparagus With Hollandaise Sauce

By French Tart on April 8, 2010

Recipe #359811

"A springtime treat in France, violet asparagus - gently steamed and then served with hollandaise sauce, divine! All that is needed to accompany this seasonal delicacy is crusty bread and chilled white wine. There are several ways of making this classic French sauce, I give you a very simple method here, and this recipe is well behaved enough to stay..."

Ingredients: fresh edible flowers, egg yolks...

2 Reviews

Prep Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 15 mins

Asperge Violette: Violet Asparagus With Hollandaise Sauce

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Hippocras (Non-Alcoholic)

By Anissa Wolf on November 12, 2008

Recipe #157091

"Hippocras is a medieval spiced drink traditionally made with wine, but the Society for Creative Anachronism feast we attended served this non-alcoholic version of it. I imagine would be as delicious hot as it was cold! A yummy and unique alternative to iced tea or mulled cider."

Ingredients: cinnamon, fresh ginger, honey...

2 Reviews

Prep Time: 0 mins

Total Time: 4 hrs

Hippocras (Non-Alcoholic)

By Anissa Wolf

Photo by Baby Kato

Tarte Flambée (Elsässer Flammkuchen)

By *Bellinda* on May 6, 2009

Recipe #365298

"This recipe is from an area in France that is at the border of Germany and used to belong to Germany. The dish is popular in both countries and there are as many variations as families that make it.
Eat it as a snack or add a green salad and maybe a hard boiled egg and you have the perfect summer lunch."

Ingredients: creme fraiche, oil, onions...

2 Reviews

Prep Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

Tarte Flambée (Elsässer Flammkuchen)

By *Bellinda*

Photo by *Bellinda*

Rustic Sausage With Potatoes Casserole

By TOPCAT TONY on August 20, 2012

Recipe #474517

"Ready, Set, Cook! Special Edition Contest Entry -- This is the ultimate comfort food. The Italian dressing and wine combine to maximize all the flavors. The perfect dish for a lazy or rainy weekend. Be sure to have crusty bread for the sauce that remains and a glass of full-bodied red wine to complement the flavors."

Ingredients: cilantro, dry white wine...

1 Reviews

Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Rustic Sausage With Potatoes Casserole

By TOPCAT TONY

Photo by Cooking_4_5

Fresh Flower/Herb Syrup

By awalde on July 8, 2011

Recipe #460070

"This is a traditional family recipe that I would like to keep as this syrup is really delicious and fresh.
Usually I use bee balm flowers. This latin name of this herb is Monarda didyma. Other names: bergamot herb, scarlet beebalm, scarlet monarda, Oswego tea, or crimson beebalm.
The same recipe is also applicable for flowers such as elder,..."

Ingredients: fresh edible flowers, citric acid...

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Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 48 hrs 30 mins

Fresh Flower/Herb Syrup

By awalde

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Grandmother's Strawberry Jam

By BecR on September 3, 2009

Recipe #388115

"Old fashioned strawberry goodness! This delicious jam with its rich, fruity Strawberry flavor is lovely served on warm buttered Strawberry and Cream Scones with Devon or Cornish cream (see my Homemade Lemon Clotted Cream) for a traditional English Strawberry Cream Tea. An updated old family recipe. Enjoy!"