French
Palets Bretons
Palets bretons are oversize cookies that feature butter, and because they’re from Brittany, they’re traditionally made with beurre salé, salted butter.
Our Favorite French Onion Soup
Caramelized onions, melty Gruyère, and a deeply savory broth deliver the kind of comfort that doesn’t need improving.
Béchamel Sauce
This classic 15-minute sauce is your secret weapon for homemade mac and cheese, chowder, lasagna, and more.
Gourmet’s Classic Ratatouille
Summer’s best produce cooked into one vibrant, silky, flavor-packed dish.
Beurre Blanc
This velvety white wine sauce imparts tangy, rich flavor to everything it touches.
How to Make Clafoutis, With (Almost) Any Kind of Fruit
The classic French custard is easy to make anywhere, anytime, and with all sorts of mix-ins.
Champagne Chicken
Champagne is the perfect wine to pair with this braised chicken, not only because it’s festive but because the bubbles cut right through the creamy, mustardy pan sauce.
French Buttercream
French buttercream eschews meringue in favor of pâte à bombe, a combination of whipped egg yolks and sugar, for the ultimate lush frosting.
Aioli
Simple, garlicky aioli comes together in just a couple of minutes and improves everything from sandwiches to grilled fish to fresh vegetables
Fiori di Sicilia Pound Cake
A gâteau quatre-quarts, or four-fourths, traditionally called for a pound each of butter, flour, sugar and eggs. This version of the cake adds vanilla and fragrant citrus extract.
Galette des Rois
This celebratory French tart is baked for the Feast of the Epiphany in the first month of the new year. Here it’s made easy for home bakers with frozen puff pastry.
Duck à l’Orange
This midcentury take on a medieval dish is bright and balanced, with a luscious sauce and crispy duck skin.
How to Make a Roux for Mac and Cheese, Gumbo, Gravy, and More
All you need is fat, flour, heat, and time.
Sweet Palmiers
Transform a sheet of puff pastry and a bowl of sugar into these stunning holiday cookies.
Lyonnaise Potatoes
In this Lyonnaise potatoes recipe, Yukon Golds are sliced, browned in butter, tossed with caramelized onions, and showered with chopped parsley.
Chocolate Croissants
This illustrated guide to making pains au chocolat will point you toward patisserie perfection.
Sardine Rillettes
This simple but delicious sardine rillettes requires only two motor skills: opening a can of good sardines and smashing things together with a fork.
Green Beans Amandine
Made with haricots verts, nutty brown butter, and toasted almonds, this French classic is a perennial favorite.
Béarnaise Sauce
This easy blender béarnaise sauce stems from classic creamy hollandaise. A combination of vinegar, lemon juice, and tarragon gives it a bit of bright, fresh flavor.
How to Make Brown Butter, the One-Ingredient Sauce That Makes Everything Better
Plus, how to substitute brown butter for melted butter in virtually any recipe.