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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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"From "Cooking with Beer", Good Food Magazine March 1988"

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

"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...

"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...

"Any gourmet meal worth serving, deserves the time and attention in the preparation of this magnificently incomparable dessert. Following your sumptuous dinner of ROAST RACK OF VENISON, Horseradish Potatoes, Sauteed Carrots and Leeks, and Salad of Beets and Curly Endive, you and your guests will have experienced the "Lifestyles of the Rich and..."

Ingredients: cloves, compressed yeast...

"Lightly steamed and tossed in butter, a dash of salt & pepper and a pinch of nutmeg--sometimes simple is best! Top sprouts with crisp crumbled bacon, freshly grated lemon zest, and a dollop of creme fraiche to dress them up, if you like! This is my favorite Brussels sprouts recipe, since childhood."

Ingredients: creme fraiche, fresh Brussels sprouts...

"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...

"From Good Food Magazine, January 1988. A good use for that lone leftover pork chop!"

Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, dried sage...

"Apple cider vinegar marinade for chicken is an easy way to make chicken tender even if the bird is tough. My grandma also used on game,pork or beef to make it tender and moist."

Ingredients: honey, molasses, cold water...