Mon Gateau Au Chocolat by Ali El Safy

An absolutely wonderful cake; most traditionally served without icing. If you're including kids, might want to add your favorite, but I love it the "old school" way!

Truffle-crusted Beef Tenderloin by Roland Passot

You'll want to serve this dish immediately after it's cooked over haricot verts with a truffle Madeira sauce.

Moules a la Provencale by Ali El Safy

One of our favorite appetizers. Also makes a great meal with fries. I recommend that home chefs get their butcher to clean the mussels before you take them home. Most stores will do this for you.

Daube de Boeuf by Ali El Safy

This is a wonderful wintertime stew. A great centerpiece for a party or a large family get together. This will be the hit of any pot luck!

Apricot Clafoutis copyright 2011 art of living.PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati by maria liberati

This recipe is from my latest book and winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards-The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions. I created this recipe originally when I was spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology…

Healthy Carrot Cake by Nathan Willow

With the rise in the number of diabetics in the world, there has also been a rise in the search for sugar free recipes such as carrot cake recipe. Here is a tried and tested mouthwatering and sugar free carrot cake recipe that you can prepare at home and enjoy without any worry about the harms of sugar.

Quail eggs in purple potato nest with smoked salmon, chive sauce on a bed of lemon greens by Citronetvanille

Warm mango, banana and pineapple crisp with mascarpone cream by Citronetvanille

This is a light and fruity dessert made with wholewheat filo dough and a combination of fruits, so you’ll get a light dessert, extremely tasty, warm and crispy that will satisfy any sweet cravings. The combination of mango and banana’s textures…

Authentic French Crepes by Cedric Tesson

A crepe is a type of very thin, cooked pancake usually made from wheat flour. The word, like the pancake itself, is of French origin, deriving from the Latin crispa, meaning “curled.” While crepes originate from Brittany, a region in the northwest of France.

Grilled Niman Ranch Sirloin Steak with Tapenade, Roasted New Potatoes and Baby Leeks by Michael Leviton

Cheddar scalloped POTATO gratin simile DAUPHINOIS by Foodessa

Very high in flavour...very high on calorie reduction too! I’ve been trying desperately to replicate a 'Potato Dauphinois gratin'...The king of gratinées! After having made these scalloped potatoes...I think I’ve come darn close to realizing my simile version of this great dish. If I may...I'll call her the 'Queen' to her King…

French Onion Soup Gratinee' by Elaine

Slowly cooked onions in delicious beef stock make this a rich and satisfying side dish. Prep:15m Cook:45m Servings:24

My Old-Fashioned Delicious Red Velvet Cake by Nathan Willow

The colorful history of red velvet cake recipe dates back to the 1940s. It is said that the recipe was actually discovered by accident when some vinegar fell into the cake batter, reacted with the cocoa in the cake, and gave a deep red color. Since then, many variations of the red velvet cake recipe from scratch have come up, but the…

Pizza Provençal by Ken Hulme

French Pizza??? You bet! A classic provincial French bread - Fougasse - with traditional toppings.

Sauce Diable by Roland Passot

Serve with my Roasted Loch Duart Salmon with Chanterelle Mushrooms