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"Haricots verts are green beans that are small, slender, and a vivid green. While haricots verts is french for "green beans" regular green beans can be substituted and the cooking time adjusted to increase by 5 minutes. This recipe was adapted from a popular cooking magazine and posted for the 2006 Zaar World Tour - FRANCE"

Ingredients: French haricots vert, olive oil...

"I found this delicious recipe on another site, and unfortunately cannot remember which one. I made this to have with our Christmas lunch and was impressed with the ease of making a dish that tasted so yummy!"

Ingredients: pepper, olive oil, parsley...

"Roasting a whole chicken in a covered pot is a classic French technique where the meat turns out juicy, intensely flavourful, and especially tender and also creates a rich jus top serve with the chicken. This recipe is from America's Test Kitchen and was published in "Cook's Illustrated Magazine" (Jan. 2008). The cooking times in..."

Ingredients: kosher salt, lemon juice...

"Here's a quick and simple fish dish that is very good. I found this recipe on About.com. Adjust the heat level by adjust the amount of Creole seasoning."

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, fresh parsley...

"From 70 Medecins de France Le Tresor De La Cuisine Du Bassin Mediterraneen and found in The Good Cook Classic Desserts. 1/2 lb dates is about 2 cups."

Ingredients: dates, egg whites...

"Lightly spiced with toasted coriander seeds and doused in an olive oil dressing with orange, garlic and sun-dried tomatoes, these are always a huge hit in the Auberge! Serve them with Cocktails, Aperitifs or assorted Hors D'oeuvres. They also make wonderful gifts - place them up in an attractive jar or container, add a ribbon with an olive wood..."

Ingredients: coriander seeds, oranges...

"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...

"Pommes de Terre au Saffron
The potatoes should be peeled and "turned" which is easiest done from top to bottom, so you get an attractive egg shape. I have a turning knife to do this, but you can do it with any old veggie knife ;-)"

Ingredients: pepper, potatoes...

"Healthy dish of tilapia, shrimp, and summer vegetables baked in paper. This can be made ahead up until the baking step and refrigerated until you are almost ready to eat. From Fusion By Mark restaurant in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin."

Ingredients: tilapia fillets, olive oil...

"So many mushroom soups - so much milk & cream! Well not this one! This soup is warming and very tasty. It can be Kosher if you like. You can substitute 1/2 the olive oil with butter if you like. I used about 1/2 cup reconstituted dried exotic mushrooms for flavor too."

Ingredients: pepper, dry white wine...

"A version of pizza from the South of France. Take your cooking the onions, so that they can become wonderfully soft and sweet. Prep time includes time for dough to rise. I've not yet tried it and posted the recipe here for safekeeping and to share."

Ingredients: pepper, dried yeast, olive oil...

"From Cooking Light (June 2005)"

Ingredients: dried oregano, fennel seeds...

"(Salade de Poulet Rôti aux Noix) A delicious recipe off the Williams-Sonoma site. Posted here for posterity. Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Savoring Series, Savoring France, by Georgeanne Brennan (Time-Life Books, 1999)."

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, leaf lettuce...

"I have found this recipe on a french vegetarian forum (http://vegeweb.org) and i fell in love with it. It's amazing on rye bread, crackers, melba toast or on top of breaded tofu."

Ingredients: cornichons, fresh ground black pepper...