We all learned about the French Revolution in school. You remember, “let them eat cake,” and all that stuff. Anyway, there was another French Revolution that started in the 70’s and it had to do with French Cuisine. It was called “Nouvelle” cuisine ..

Roux simply means a mixture of flour and fat and is used as a thickening agent in soup, sauces, and stews. You can also use butter and flour to prepare a roux. In the video below, let's get to know how to make a Roux and cook a gumbo with

This is a nice "shell" sauce that is easy to make and hardens when put on ice cream.

In 2-cup glass measure, place butter, lemon juice, pepper and mustard. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute until butter melts. With a wire whisk, blend in egg yolks. Microwave on MEDIUM for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Pour over cooked

Combine butter, brown sugar, condensed milk and syrup in saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture leaves sides of saucepan and is rich golden colour. Remove from heat; gradually stir in hot milk. Return to heat, cook 1 to 2

Put the bay leaf, parsley, onion, peppercorns, thyme, carrot, celery and milk in a saucepan. Simmer for 30 minutes. Leave to cool and strain. Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour to form a smooth paste. Cook for 1 minute or until the mixture is ..

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the flour to form a smooth paste. Cook gently for about 1 minute or until the mixture is pale brown. Remove from the heat and gradually stir in the milk or milk and stock. Return to the heat and bring to the boil, ..

Heat brown sugar, syrup and butter over low heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in cream and vanilla. Stir just before

Chop shallots finely. Melt half the butter in small saucepan, add shallots. Cook until softened, then add prepared pan juices. Cook few minutes, remove from heat, swirl in remaining butter. Stir gently; as butter melts, the sauce will thicken. Add ..

1. Put the butter into a medium ovenproof glass bowl and microwave on HIGH for 1 minute until melted. 2. Stir the onion and garlic into the melted butter, cover the bowl with cling film, pulling back one corner to vent. Microwave on HIGH for 5-6 minutes until ..