Turn your home into a French bistro.

These recipes are here to help you capture that spirit at home.

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Overhead view of a platter of partially sliced flank steak and french fries next to a small bowl of sauce and fork all on a wooden tabletop

Simply Recipes / Sara Haas

Give yourself about 5 hours before you serve the cassoulet to cook, assemble, and bake."

The potatoes need to make prolonged contact with the hot pan to get properly browned."

Proportionally scale the recipe up or down based on how much dressing you need."

French Onion Soup

Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

Coco Morante, Recipe Developer

Coq au Vin

“Coq au vin is delicious the next day.

Like many stews, coq au vin improves on day two as its flavors to meld together.

Store coq au vin covered in the refrigerator for up to five days.

Poached Egg Bacon Salad Lyonnaise

Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

Its a seasoned mushroom concentrate.

Simply mix it with hot water to make the mushroom broth.”

Elise Bauer, Founder

Nicoise Salad

“Use quality canned albacore in oil tuna for Salad Nicoise.

Quiche lorraine with a piece set on a plate behind it.

Simply Recipes / Lori Rice

Get solid tuna; we don’t recommend chunk light for this recipe.”

Soaking removes excess starch from the potatoes and prevents excess browning.

Otherwise, the exterior of the potato will brown too quickly before the inside cooks."

Bowl of cassoulet with bread and white wine.

Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas

Small whole fish can be added as well.

Also traditional are mussels, squid, and crab."

If not, it’s possible for you to used dried, but use a quarter as much."

Lyonnaise potatoes on a platter at a tablet setting with a small plate of crushed peppers, bowl of minced parsley, and a plate

Simply Recipes / Alexandra Shytsman

Just confirm there is a little bit of room as the potatoes will rise slightly as they bake."

Elise Bauer, Founder

Cherry Clafoutis

“Oh my, this was good.

A nice custard like filling and not too sweet.

Easy Duck Confit

Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek

Next time, I might make a little sauce with the juice that collected under the frozen cherries.”

Anne, Simply Recipes Reader

salad dressing in a jar next to microwave

Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe

Croque Monsieur

Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

A plate of mussels ready to eat

Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

5-minute mousse in a cup with some whipped cream and shaved chocolate pieces

Simply Recipes / Coco Morante

Coq au Vin

Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas

Vegetarian French onion soup with mushroom broth.

Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas

A plate of peppercorn steak with mashed potatoes

Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

Overhead view of a nicoise salad.

Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe

Tray of Homemade French Fries Served with a Bowl of Ketchup

Simply Recipes / Karishma Pradhan

A whole pear tarte tatin on a plate, ready to slice and serve

Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

Overhead view of a bowl of bouillabaise and sliced bread.

Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas

How to Make Creme Brulee spoon cracked into a ramekin of creme brulee

Simply Recipes / Alison Conklin

French Green Beans Haricot Verts

Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

close up view of a dish of Chantilly Potatoes

Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe

beef bourguignon

Simply Recipes / Laura Heller

Cherry Clafoutis Dusted With Powdered Sugar in a White Baking Dish

Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer