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"This is a recipe I have been making for yonks now.....I first devised it about 18 years ago, when I was following Rosemary Connely's "Hip & Thigh Diet"!! It's a very easy low fat chicken dish, which can be pan fried or baked in the oven - I prefer the latter method, it's much easier! Serve it with a medley of gently steamed..."

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, fresh ground black pepper...

"One of St. Louis's favorite soup recipes was recently printed in the Post-Dispatch. I remember going to St. Louis when I was young and my family going into the department store's restaurant for this famous soup. Enjoy! Famous-Barr's French Onion Soup"

Ingredients: dry white wine, gruyere cheese...

"This soup is simple to make after work. My husband thinks it is as good if not better than any we've ever had in a restaurant."

Ingredients: beef consomme, French bread...

"This recipe is a popular soup served at the Summer Kitchen near Ephraim, WI. It is thick and delicious. I've modified it somewhat by adding the thyme and pepper for even more flavor. It freezes very well."

Ingredients: dried thyme, fresh thyme...

Ingredients: pepper, cooking onions...

"This recipe was submitted to TOH Healthy Cooking and was a runner up in the From the Herb Garden June/July 2010 issue. The recipe is being updated to reflect the use of fresh herbs as that is how it was entered in the contest. It is a wonderful way to serve fresh green beans."

Ingredients: dried basil, dried rosemary...

"This is my family's all time favorite. We serve it with buttered pasta penne noodles- add a sprinkle of garlic powder and parmesan cheese to the noodles to make them taste even better! It is an easy to cook dish you could serve at a dinner party!"

Ingredients: diced green chilies, cumin...

"Exactly as the title says, these are cooked in a muffin or Yorkshire pudding tin! They are a brilliant way to use up leftover potatoes & are so good that it's worth baking or boiling up some potatoes specially!! I use these all the time in our Chambres d'Hotes - it's easy to work out the portions and they freeze beautifully. There is..."

Ingredients: pepper, creme fraiche...

"Ratatouille is usually a savoury vegetable stew cooked on top-of-the-stove ... but roasting in the oven intensifies the flavours. For a main course, serve this with salad and crusty bread. (I enjoy it on top of shredded lettuce with a dollop of yogurt cheese.) The recipe comes from Bonnie Stern's MORE HEARTSMART COOKING."

Ingredients: pepper, fennel bulbs...

"Here's an interesting carrot recipe -- If you can, try making it a day ahead of time & give the flavor time to develop! They do reheat well!"

Ingredients: dried parsley, granulated sugar...

"I call this my magic shrimp. You can have this done in 21 minutes. And it's true restaurant quality."

Ingredients: fresh cilantro, garlic, oil...

"This is a children's favourite in France and has quickly become my children's favourite, here in Canada. I saw Laura Calder's "French Food at Home" show on Food Network Canada (foodtv.ca) where she prepared this quick and delicious recipe. You can substitute or add any vegetable you wish. I have found it is great made with broccoli..."

Ingredients: cumin, onions, salt and pepper...

"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...

"There is a book about "Why French Women Don't Get Fat" that says French ladies eat yogurt daily and that helps them to eat less of the fattening stuff. I am all for anything that helps me eat less- ie NOT GET FATter..... So here is a great recipe I found using fresh yogurt and fruit preserves to ward of the cravings!"

Ingredients: fruit preserves, mint...