Country French Dessert Recipes

Brown the chops in the fat, turning once. Pour off any surplus fat and add the onion, lemon rind and juice and cider. Cover and simmer gently until cooked, about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, blanch the cabbage in boiling salted water about 1 minute, then drain... - 39.2286

MAKING 1 As per the package directions, prepare the meringue shells, using sugar and water. 2 Allow to cool. 3 Fill the center with strawberries and top with strawberry ice cream. SERVING 4 Serve at once. - 29.5718

In a blender, puree blueberries. Add sugar and orange juice to the blender and mix well. In a small pot, bring berry puree to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until mixture is reduced to 1 1/2 cups. While puree is cooking, whip the cream until stiff; chill in... - 39.7172

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven moderate to 325°. 2. Use canned or freshly cooked pears. Slice or quarter them. 3. Let it drain. MAKING 4. In a bowl add dry ingredients and mix together. 5. Pour milk over it. 6. Fold beaten egg yolks gently. 7. Cook and stir... - 46.5718

MAKING 1) Make two halves of the pastry and roll out one half to line 9" pie pan. 2) In a bowl, mix together, sugar, flour, salt and cinnamon. Add apples and raisins to it. 3) Put the mixture into the pie pan. Pour orange juice and dot with butter. Cover it... - 41.6432

In a medium saucepan combine the wine, sugar, lemon juice and water. Bring the mixture to a boil. Add the peaches and simmer for 15 minutes or until the peaches are very tender. Drain through a colander, reserving the liquids and solids. In a food processor... - 40.7535

In a medium skillet melt 2 tablespoons of butter and saute the mushrooms until tender and the liquid disappears. Set the mushrooms aside. In a medium saucepan simmer the scallops, shrimp, sherry, salt, pepper, bay leaf and scallions for 5 minutes in enough... - 41.9109

Preheat oven to 375° F. Separate each biscuit into 2 layers; on sheet of wax paper arrange biscuits in 2 lines (4 biscuit layers in each line), with edges touching so that they form 1 rectangle. Cover with separate sheet of wax paper and, using a rolling... - 38.3312

Soak mussels in a bowl of fresh water for 15 minutes. Discard any mussels that are open, broken, chipped, or damaged. If necessary, remove and discard the beard from each mussel by pulling it firmly with your fingers. Remove mussels from soaking water;... - 43.5864

1. In a large glass bowl, combine the milk and chocolate. Heat in a microwave oven on high power about 6 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes, until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. (Or heat in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring... - 26.9022