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Authentic Savory French Pastry Basil Palmiers When one thinks of palmiers – the tiny scroll-like pastries - sweet, flaky cookies come to mind. While these are flaky and delicate like the original, that’s where the similarities end. This recipe for basil palmiers uses a pesto-like filling of fresh basil and garlic for a wonderful, savory flavor.
Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:

* 1/3 cup packed fresh basil leaves
* 3 cloves garlic cloves, crushed
* 1/4 cup olive oil
* 1/2 lb puff pastry (1 sheet store bought)
* 1 egg, beaten
* 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Preparation:

Preheat an oven to 400F.

Pulse together the basil, garlic, and olive oil until it forms a finely textured paste.

Roll the pastry dough into a large rectangle, about 15-inches by 12-inches. Using a pastry brush or spoon, spread the basil paste in a thin, even layer over the dough. Starting at the long ends of the rectangle, loosely roll each side inward until they meet in the middle. To hold difficult pastry together, brush it with the egg, if needed.

Slice the pastry crosswise into 1/4-inch palmiers – they’ll look like little scrolls - and arrange them on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle them with the ground black pepper and bake them for 12-15 minutes, until they puff and turn golden brown. Remove them from the baking sheet and serve warm or at room temperature.

This recipe makes 30 basil palmiers.

Variation: Sprinkle 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese over the basil paste and dough before rolling it into palmiers.
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French dessert recipes hold a legendary status. Delicious and sometimes elaborate, they fool most people into believing they can only be had at bakeries and restaurants. The real trickery is that the average cook can very easily prepare most French desserts.

Basic Chocolate Truffles Basic chocolate truffles are so rich they require being eaten slow. Ganache and the proper rolling technique are the secrets of this recipe's success.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:

* 2/3 cup heavy cream
* 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped into very small pieces
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1/3 cup premium cocoa

Preparation:

In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the heavy cream just to a boil. Remove from the heat immediately. Add the chopped chocolate and vanilla extract and stir until the mixture – ganache - is completely smooth.

Chill the ganache until it is hard enough to roll into balls. Measuring out a heaping teaspoon, quickly roll the ganache into a ball. Roll the ball in the cocoa powder and chill.

Makes 16 servings.
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Make it easy on yourself: make either a "Croque Monsieur" or a "Croque Madame," or both The "Croque Monsieur" is a ham and cheese sandwhich that has been toasted on what appears to be a type of buttered waffle iron. The "Croque Madame" is the same concept, except it uses chicken instead of ham.

"Croquer" means "to snack" in French. Good luck.

ratatouille is really easy--it traditionally comes from the south of France and actually isn't that popular as a restaurant dish there, because it's sort of a cheap meal, but it's still great. basically veggies, but you can serve it with chicken/pasta to make a meal out of it.

Cassoulet is a rich, slow-cooked bean stew or casserole originating in the southwest of France, containing meat (typically pork sausages, pork, goose, duck and sometimes mutton), and white haricot beans.In my opinion one of the best traditional country dishes from France.

Coq-coq-vin ( a chicken stew)
Beef Bourguignon (beef, vegetable stew)
Monte Cristo sandwich
French Toast

An easy dish would be quiche Lorraine :
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Quiche-Lorr…
Crepes are very good if made correctly.

Make cream puffs. They're delicious. In french they're called profiteroles.

http://www.joyofbaking.com/CreamPuffs.ht…

Make a tarte tatin. Or make a couple of croque monsieurs to cut up and share! See http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/croque_…

Mmm, Cassoulet!!! it's really delicious.

Nicoise salad. Not to hard to make and a classic.