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    Quick & Easy French Holiday Event Recipes

    Basil Cream Chicken
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    This is the easiest and one of the most impressive chicken dishes I make. Serve with grated parmesan at the table.

    Basil Cream Chicken

    Recipe #32735

    Basil Cream Chicken

    By MizzNezz on June 30, 2002

    Recipe #32735

    "This is the easiest and one of the most impressive chicken dishes I make. Serve with grated parmesan at the table."

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    Ingredients: pepper, fettuccine...

    Prep Time:12 mins

    Total Time: 19 mins

    Steak Diane
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    This one's a truly memorable dinner without a lot of time spent in the kitchen.

    Steak Diane

    Recipe #19464

    Steak Diane

    By MizzNezz on February 11, 2002

    Recipe #19464

    "This one's a truly memorable dinner without a lot of time spent in the kitchen."

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    Ingredients: pepper, rib eye steaks...

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 15 mins

    Chocolate Mousse
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    ...from THE REALLY GOOD FOOD COOK BOOK. You won't believe how wonderful this mousse is! You can serve it at the most elegant dinner parties or at...

    Chocolate Mousse

    Recipe #8995

    Chocolate Mousse

    By Sandra Silver on May 15, 2001

    Recipe #8995

    "...from THE REALLY GOOD FOOD COOK BOOK. You won't believe how wonderful this mousse is! You can serve it at the most elegant dinner parties or at family dinners and, I promise you, it will be all gone."

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    Ingredients: chocolate chips, confectioners' sugar...

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 20 mins

    Baked Chicken Dijon
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    Found this in a Lady's Home Journal a couple of years ago. Very quick and very good!

    Baked Chicken Dijon

    Recipe #23364

    Baked Chicken Dijon

    By MizzNezz on March 28, 2002

    Recipe #23364

    "Found this in a Lady's Home Journal a couple of years ago. Very quick and very good!"

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    Ingredients: Dijon mustard, boneless chicken breast halves...

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 25 mins

    Chicken With Basil And Parmesan
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    Creamy sauce and tender chicken, a very nice dinner.

    Chicken With Basil And Parmesan

    Recipe #21961

    Chicken With Basil And Parmesan

    By MizzNezz on March 9, 2002

    Recipe #21961

    "Creamy sauce and tender chicken, a very nice dinner."

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    Ingredients: cream, fresh basil, milk...

    Prep Time:12 mins

    Total Time: 22 mins

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

    Garlic Shrimp

    Recipe #22758

    Garlic Shrimp

    By MizzNezz on March 16, 2002

    Recipe #22758

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

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    Ingredients: fresh cilantro, garlic, oil...

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 21 mins

    Haricots Verts With Warm Shallot Vinaigrette
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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...

    Haricots Verts With Warm Shallot Vinaigrette

    Recipe #175266

    Haricots Verts With Warm Shallot Vinaigrette

    By lauralie41 on June 28, 2006

    Recipe #175266

    "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"

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    Ingredients: French haricots vert, olive oil...

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 30 mins

    Fruit and Yogurt Treat
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    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...

    Fruit and Yogurt Treat

    Recipe #172160

    Fruit and Yogurt Treat

    By Mama's Kitchen (Hope) on June 9, 2006

    Recipe #172160

    "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!"

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    Ingredients: fruit preserves, mint...

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 5 mins

    Yogurt Parfait
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    This is for 2, but is easy to adjust for more. Makes a great breakfast or lunch. I use low fat yogurt.

    Yogurt Parfait

    Recipe #25343

    Yogurt Parfait

    By MizzNezz on April 16, 2002

    Recipe #25343

    "This is for 2, but is easy to adjust for more. Makes a great breakfast or lunch. I use low fat yogurt."

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    Ingredients: granola cereal, strawberries...

    Prep Time:8 mins

    Total Time: 8 mins

    Scallop Saute
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    This is SO easy, and very good. I just pile this on a plate and add a side , and a small salad.

    Scallop Saute

    Recipe #25370

    Scallop Saute

    By JerriLea on April 16, 2002

    Recipe #25370

    "This is SO easy, and very good. I just pile this on a plate and add a side , and a small salad."

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    Ingredients: pepper, fresh parsley, garlic...

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 13 mins

    Recipe #22929

    French Madeleines
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    These wonderful little light sponge cakes are an individual buttery treat. They freeze very well but they won't last long when your family samples...

    French Madeleines

    By Gingerbee on March 18, 2002

    Recipe #22929

    "These wonderful little light sponge cakes are an individual buttery treat. They freeze very well but they won't last long when your family samples these goodies."

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    Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, oranges...

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 17 mins

    Classic Entrecote Bordelaise - Steak in Red Wine With Shallots
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    Entrecote Bordelaise is a French classic, impressive yet simple to prepare - it is a very chic way to serve a steak! Here are my easy step by step instructions...

    Classic Entrecote Bordelaise - Steak in Red Wine With Shallots

    Recipe #234065

    Classic Entrecote Bordelaise - Steak in Red Wine With Shallots

    By French Tart on June 11, 2007

    Recipe #234065

    "Entrecote Bordelaise is a French classic, impressive yet simple to prepare - it is a very chic way to serve a steak! Here are my easy step by step instructions for a perfect Entrecote Bordelaise! Serve with sauté potatoes or frites and haricots verts......and a good bottle of Saint Emilion, from the little Medieval town just to the east of Bordeaux...."

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    Ingredients: steaks, demi-glace, parsley...

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 30 mins

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