Adventures of an American cooking, eating and living in France

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Poached Cod with Peas and Broccoli

Poached Cod with Peas and Broccoli

French cooking is known for its rich, heavy dishes, but sometimes you just need something light. Enter poached fish. Poaching fish delivers big flavor with a relatively easy cooking method that has a lot of options to add flourishes. In this recipe I use cod, […]

Sinfully Simple Roasted Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce

Sinfully Simple Roasted Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce

In French food, you have to have sauce. What better use of French baguette is there than to sop up the sauce on your plate at the end of a satisfying main course? You’ve probably heard that there are essentially 5 sauces in French cooking: […]

Easy pork tenderloin in cider sauce

Easy pork tenderloin in cider sauce

Until I moved to France, I always thought the term for “filet mignon” was reserved for that delicate and delicious cut of beef. However, I recently learned it also applies to pork tenderloin. One of my favorite cuts of pork, the tenderloin is indeed tender. […]