During this class, we will cook together the French Classic Patisserie: Tarte aux Pommes, a classic French Apple Tart made with buttery short-crust pastry. With frangipane and my favorite glaze for an attractive caramelized sheen, this delicious pie will be perfect as a soul-warming fall dessert on your table.
US Eastern Time. During this class, we will cook together a savory quiche with 3 options to choose from: a vegetarian option with mushroom, gruyère cheese, fresh herbs, white wine, and vegan sausages or a salmon option with watercress (or leeks), smoked salmon, dill, gruyère cheese OR my traditional recipe with bacon or cooked ham, gruyère cheese, white wine, fresh herbs.
During this class, we will cook together my Gratin de Chou-fleur (Cauliflower Gratin)! This gratin is light and flavorful with only a few ingredients: cauliflower, parsley cream, milk, flour, nutmeg, and strong grated cheese such as Gruyere and parmesan. We recommend purchasing the cheese and grate it yourself for more flavor. We should eat so much more cauliflower!
Learn how to cook delicious vegetarian dishes with Chez François. During this class, we will cook together a delicious vegetarian dish: STUFFED SPAGHETTI SQUASH. This flavorful recipe includes mushrooms, cheese, broccoli rabe, and other ingredients including spices and fresh herbs. This is enough for dinner, no side dinner needed!
During this class, we will cook together cheese soufflé! This light and classic French dish requires eggs, milk, nutmeg, and strong grated cheese such as Gruyere. We recommend purchasing the cheese and grate it yourself for more flavor. The ingredients are simple but my technique will help your cheese soufflé rise perfectly!
US Eastern Time. During this class, we will cook together the Traditional French Madeleines! Madeleines, originally from North-Eastern France, are very small cakes with a shell-like shape
During this class, we will cook together my special HALLOWEEN SOUP! Ideal for all including vegetarians and vegans, this healthy and earthy soup is packed with fall flavors: squash, pumpkin, cinnamon and much more... Spooky but delicious!
The traditional French Onion Soup (Soupe à l'Oignon) is ideal to warm you up during the winter season. Considered a French Brasserie classic, the most important step of cooking this soup is to caramelize the onions until golden brown. This process can take up to an hour!
During this class, we will cook together this Moroccan dish which has become widely consumed in France and became part of French restaurants' menus. With spicy and fragrant spices, the lamb tagine is also cooked with dried fruits, almonds, olives and served with couscous and bouillon of beans and squash.
This delicious soup is prepared with pre-cooked chestnuts, shallots, together with a gourmet wild mushroom mix (such as Hen-of-the wood, King Trumpet, Silver Oyster, Lion's Mane, Poplar, and Shiitake mushrooms). Finally, we serve it with our homemade parmesan cream and roasted chestnut bits!
US Eastern Time. During this class, we will cook "Cherry Tomatoes in Tartes Tatin! These delicious little bites will be the stars of your cocktail party when served as hors d’oeuvres. Light and crispy, the cherry tomatoes are cooked and mixed with caramelized balsamic vinegar. Ideal as a starter, they can also be served with a fresh arugula salad.
During this class, we will cook together GOUGERES AU FROMAGE (FRENCH CHEESE CHOUX PASTRY). Gougères au fromage are little choux pastry baked with Gruyère! They are ideal to serve as hors d'oeuvres or for an apéritif! Warning: they are extremely addictive because they are so delicious! They will be ready to serve as cocktail snack just before Thanksgiving!
