French Recipes

The French nation celebrates Bastille Day on July 14 to memorialize the 1789 storming of the Bastille, a Paris prison. The Bastille symbolized the oppressive regime of the French monarchy and its storming planted the root of the nation's revolutionary ideals. Whether you want to commemorate the birth of liberty and democracy or just... more »

The French have a reputation for eating very rich, elegant, almost fussy meals, but in fact everyday French cooking can be surprisingly simple. Many famous dishes originate from humble ingredients or even from legendary kitchen disasters--onion soup is nothing but onions and water, tarte Tatin is an apple pie that crashed to the floor... more »