Love French Food is a renowned feature of France, steer any conversation, wherever you are, to food, and the French will go into raptures about what they plan for the evening's meal, like something Traditionally French, what they ate yesterday, what they will consider for tomorrow.
In recent times, some claim that French restaurant food is in decline, and while that may be true of mid-range restaurants, it certainly isn't true of high-end dining in France or home cooking, the food that the home chef makes, you can experience that with these French Vegetable Recipes.
Well, be that as it may, to love French food is homemade and what this website is all about.
It is simple, unfussy, unpretentious food that has been lovingly and honestly prepared by the home chef. A heartwarming daily experience.
The same is true of fine dining, as it is as much about the experience as it is about the food.
The difference is that in a fine French establishment, there could be several courses served, starting with Hors d'Oeuvres, all carefully designed to precede and follow the last, with exquisite flavor and near the end of the meal a delicious French Dessert with as much pleasure to the eye as the taste buds! It's all about entertaining in the experience as well as the taste buds.
And now, with many decades of wielding my own sauté pans in the kitchen (I started young), not exactly a master chef, just a daring, domestic cook. I regularly watch well-known chefs toss their pans in the kitchen to learn and take a class here and there.
With no ambitions to be otherwise in the kitchen, I regularly turn my hands to something French although I could no more manage without a recipe at the beginning than a novice piano student could play a Beethoven sonata without the music in front of them!
Of course, that doesn't matter, the beauty of a recipe is that at first you follow it faithfully, find what works for you, tweak it, put in this, take out that, and create your own dish full of the flavors of France. There's nothing wrong with that, every cook in France has their take on even the most classic dishes.
For me, it is painfully hard to measure this, and then that, especially if I am pressed for time which these days is often the case. I tend to talk to myself, mostly in my head with a conversation that goes something like this, "That looks right, maybe too much of that, so I'll add a bit more of this..." But, I have measured all ingredients in my wonderful collection of French recipes here and others have too, so you can make them with confidence and then improve them. Don’t forget to share with us, please!
So, while using these recipes as a foundation, make the adjustments that suit your taste. The whole point about cuisine is that it is always evolving, and after all, it's a fundamental principle of evolution that only the best survive.
A Little More About Judith
Moi, a Canadian woman who has been cooking for a number of decades, how many… (will remain a secret 😉), and building websites around the things I am deeply passionate about, like… nature, wild birds, and enjoying the diversity of cultures around the world… and now, writing about and sharing with you my love of good food and especially, great French food!
I have been blogging and creating websites on an assortment of topics since 2006.
My fav before lovefrenchfood.com was a website to help people attract and feed wild birds in their backyard successfully without the squirrels eating everything! (Yes, it's true, you can!) I had several suet recipes I created and shared on the website too!
But I have built and sold sites around travel, and history topics too.
Our Family
My partner and I have a large family of grown children, grandkids, and great ones! They all live scattered throughout the country so visits aren’t as often as we would like. Canada is a large country!
But, we have a delightful little family with two rescue Shih Tzu fur babies that keep our lights burning every day, Pebbles & Scamp!
French Culture
Did you know here in Canada we have our own “France”? Our province of Quebec! Quebec City is especially a delightful experience of French culture and food. I love it and I hope you can discover its joys too! The photo above was taken in old Quebec City with its cobblestone pedestrian street during the Christmas season. A wonderful time of year to visit!
When in France I fully enjoy the culture and food which never disappoints. The quaint streets often offer outdoor dining with a relaxed feel to everything and markets everywhere. It is truly an all-encompassing refreshing vacation. If you do travel to France I have a couple of posts you might find helpful to print out and take along. Ways to Learn to Speak French before you go, French Travel Words that will come in handy from time to time and French Cooking Terms that you will need while there and when you come home because if you didn't cook French cuisine before your visit you will now!
The French have always been known for their prowess in fashion, food, wine, and love! Mais oui?
From all those genres I see extremely tasteful food, dressed in beautiful designs, partnered with superb drinks which can all lead to great love… “tu n'es pas d'accord”?
Of all the many things I have put my hand to in my life, not all have been as pleasurable as writing about, making, and sharing French food dishes! I love writing, eating great food, and mixing things up in the kitchen, so writing about and cooking French food to dine on goes very well as a threesome. I take great delight in watching other people benefit from my love triangle so…
I am ecstatic that you are here and hope your kitchen skills are enhanced by visiting my site often. There are lots of how-to’s in the recipes that will come in handy regardless of what cuisine you are cooking. And of course, I hope you develop a great love for French cuisine because it is exquisite!
Always, Love French Food! Bon appetit.
Eat Well!
