Category: From the Oven
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Brown Butter & Sage Whipped Sweet Potatoes
This savoury sweet potato dish is loaded with classic autumn flavours. Honestly, it might be one of my all time favourite side dishes to make for Thanksgiving. Roasting the sweet potatoes can take a little extra time & effort, but I promise you the additional flavour it yields is worth it. Plus, this dish can…
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Candy Cane Crème Brûlée
As the holiday season sparkles with festive cheer, there’s no better way to embrace the magic than with a dessert that combines elegance and nostalgia: Candy Cane Crème Brûlée. This stunning treat takes the classic French custard and infuses it with the cool, refreshing flavor of peppermint, creating a decadent and whimsical dessert that’s as…
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Brown Butter Sweet Potato Rolls
The hidden star of every Thanksgiving dinner? The dinner rolls of course! They can be enjoyed slathered in butter or eaten alongside the endless turkey & gravy. These Brown Butter Sweet Potato Rolls might just be the Thanksgiving recipe that has been missing from your table. After all, when a recipe starts with the French…
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Pumpkin Basque Cheesecake
As the crisp autumn air settles in and the leaves begin to change, there’s no better way to celebrate the season than with a dessert that captures the essence of fall. Enter the Pumpkin Basque Cheesecake – a rustic, burnt-edge delight that combines the smooth creaminess of a classic cheesecake with the warm, spiced flavours…
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Tomato Confit with Whipped Chèvre
Summer is a time of plenty, with farmer’s markets bursting at the seams with fresh produce just waiting to be transformed into beautiful dishes. This Tomato Confit with Whipped Chèvre is a perfect example of how a handful of seasonal ingredients can come together to create something truly extraordinary. Juicy cherry tomatoes, fragrant garlic and…
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Braised Beef Short Ribs in Red Wine (Burgundy)
There is something so special (not to mention delicious) about a perfectly braised beef short rib that is fall-off-the-bone tender. Quite possibly one of my favourite dishes to eat & serve. With the cold weather upon us & the holidays just around the corner, this is certainly a dish you will be proud to make…
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Tarte à La Tomate
This vibrant & colourful tomato tart is so versatile for summer! It can be served straight from the oven as a seasonal & elegant appetizer for al fresco dining. Wonderful served with a crisp white wine! It can also be sliced, packed & enjoyed at room temperature for a summertime picnic. I love using a…
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Spinach and Mushroom Soufflé
A classic French dish to celebrate the arrival of warmer days! This recipe incorporates fresh spring spinach & hearty mushrooms. Although a souffle has a reputation of being a very intimidating recipe to master, it is actually simple dish to make as long as you follow a few simple tricks. The first & most important…
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Classic Tourtière
As the cold winter season continues to linger & temperatures reach well into the negatives, a Tourtière is just the comforting recipe we all need to keep warm & fuelled! This classic French Canadian dish (originating from Quebec) is similar to a meat pie, made with potato & warming spices. It features a flakey all-butter…
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Roasted Ratatouille with Pearl Couscous
Hello summer! The season to enjoy endless dinners & drinks on the patio. Something about eating outdoors just makes things taste that much better. This recipe is what summer dreams are made of. It is a roasted twist on traditional ratatouille featuring all the garden produce the season has to offer. This version is a…
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Spring Asparagus and Brie Tart
After a long (long) winter, spring is finally here! I can hear the birds chirping away as the garden begins to bloom. One of my favourite spring vegetables is asparagus & I can’t think of a more perfect way to kick off the new season other than a recipe featuring asparagus. This spring tart includes…
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Winter Vegetable Tian with Walnut Salsa
A tian, technically speaking, is any casserole cooked in an earthenware vessel by the same name. But the term is more commonly used these days to describe a layered vegetable dish that’s been browned on top (gratinéed). In the summer months, you’ll often see tians made with eggplant, tomato, zucchini and other types of summer…
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Pumpkin + Squash Gratin
As a fall enthusiast, let the cozy crisp days of fall begin! The start of October is my favourite time of year. It is when it really begins to feel like autumn. With Canadian Thanksgiving around the corner, it is the time to get back in the kitchen & crank up those ovens. I have…
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Roasted Aubergine & Sun Dried Tomato Tagliatelle
Summer is just around the corner, and with it, all the fresh seasonal produce you could ever want. I look forward to this time of year when the farmers markets are bustling with activity and brimming with juicy melons, melt-in-your-mouth berries, and weighty tomatoes at every turn. While I can eat the aforementioned delights by…
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Spring-Inspired Pissaladière
This spring-inspired pissaladière puts a modern fresh spin on a classic French dish. It’s the best of both worlds.
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Homemade croissants? Yes you can!
Croissants. Golden, flaky, buttery, delicious. But not something you make at home, right? Actually, you might be surprised to hear that there’s a pretty easy version you can make – even your kids can get involved! For years, I never even imagined making my own croissants at home because typically, croissants are made using a…
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Apple, Cranberry & Sausage Stuffing
Because you can’t have turkey without stuffing, today I am sharing the recipe for an upscaled version of a classic. Canadian Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so it is time to roll up our sleeves & get our menu in order! Growing up, the stuffing I knew & loved only contained a few ingredients…
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Potatoes au Gratin with Haricots Verts and Prosciutto
Growing up in Southern Louisiana, comfort foods were the star of my childhood. Whether we were gathering with friends over bowls full of gumbo or court-bouillon on the weekend, making red beans and rice on Mondays, or spooning my mothers’ favorite weeknight-friendly green bean, ham, and potato stew, the bowl was the vessel and the…
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Fresh Fig Cheesecake Tart
I’ve been making cheesecake, one of my very favourite desserts, for many years. I remember the first few attempts being kitchen disasters, but eventually I found Rose Levy Brenenbaum’s recipe in The Cake Bible, which was meticulously detailed and resulted in my first beautiful and delicious cheesecake. It was rich and creamy, slightly tangy, and…
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Tartiflette
Fall. It is finally here. Time to crank up the oven & start making all our favourite cold weather comfort foods again. This summer we added a little (ok, big) addition to our kitchen; a Lacanche range. The Cormatin fits perfectly in the existing space. With the white beveled backsplash, white shaker cabinets &…
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Ricotta Gnudi with Oven Roasted Tomatoes
If you have some ricotta, a few pantry staples, and a few minutes in the kitchen, you’re on your way to some killer home-made gnudi. If the idea of making home-made pasta seems like a mission, especially in the summer (yes!), but you want some fresh pasta-like goodness to go with those summer tomatoes, try…
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Seared Salmon Niçoise
Niçoise is one of my favourite spring/summer salads. It originated in Nice as a simple composed tomato, anchovy, and olive oil salad. While it’s come a far far way, many will still argue that there are very specific ingredients that Niçoise should (and shouldn’t) have. I’m a free spirit when it comes to cooking and like to give myself a little…
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Tourtière Hand Pies
I’ve seriously embraced making comfort food this winter, learning to bake a decent loaf of sourdough bread, making pies and pastries, and ensuring an ongoing supply of chicken or beef broth for soups and stews of all kinds. While my inner gardener is always looking forward to spring, I try to be mindful of the pleasures of winter.…
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Persimmon and Cranberry Tarte Tatin
Almost a decade ago my very first cast iron skillet was initiated with a tarte tatin. Actually, let’s back up. Almost a decade ago I bought my first cast iron skillet just so that I can make tarte tatin, having seen it in a food magazine, being totally smitten with the buttery caramelized apples, a light flaky pastry, and the fact…
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French Onion Soup
With the weather cooling down & the sun setting early, I can’t think of anything more comforting that diving into a bowl of french onion soup. The fresh bread, the gooey cheese & the rich beef stock make for comfort food at its finest! This is such a simple & minimal ingredient dish to put…
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Pumpkin Walnut Brioche
If you were to draw a Venn diagram of classic brioche, a loaf of challah, and pumpkin cinnamon buns, the bull’s eye would lie right here, with this braided pumpkin walnut brioche. I started experimenting with yeast-based egg breads after a string of failed sourdough attempts (I wasn’t even able to get past making the…
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Beef and Rice Stuffed Tomatoes
I wait for tomatoes all year, abstaining from the store-bought ones for a few months before the new season brings us a local harvest, building anticipation for that first juicy slice. Recipes are pinned, cookbooks are dog-eared, and experiments are conducted (the only exception to buying store-bought in those early summer months) in preparation for…
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Spring Quiche
Many quiches (or quiche-like pies, I should say) were harmed in the making of this post and I’m proud to finally have something delicious for you today! I probably tested enough quiches to feed a small family for about a month, just to get it right, and while it’s not something that’s hard to make, there are…
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Pot Roasted Chicken with Preserved Lemon and Olives
If I had to pick only one meat dish to eat for the rest of my life it would probably be roasted chicken. A well seasoned bird, roasted at high heat, with crispy skin and super juicy flesh is simple, insanely delicious, and is pretty much the best thing you can do with a chicken (sorry…
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Mushroom-Stuffed Pork Loin with Sauce Gribiche
With all of the cold weather blowing through this time of year, it’s a great time to turn to our ovens for warmth and comfort. For hearty dishes that can warm the bones and swirl rich aromas throughout our kitchens and homes. Here, I’ve prepared a classic roast pork loin, which I’ve butterflied and filled…
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Golden Beet Pancake with Smoked Salmon and Pickled Shallots
This isn’t your usual pancake, but what it lacks in maple syrup, it make up for in…..beets? I knew this would be an easy sell. I know… how about we think of this as more of a frittata, but lighter, fluffier, and more pancake-y. How’s that? Eggs are the saving grace of poor organization and…
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Ham and Cheese Soufflé
In my experience, there are few dishes that impress dinner guests more than soufflé. The elegant rise and fall. The way their crunchy tops give in to soft, melted middles. There’s just something magical about this classic French dish. Only most people, myself included at one point, get nervous at the idea of preparing soufflé,…
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Churrelés: Cannelés Meet Mexican Churros
Hi everyone! This is Gab from Artful Desperado. I’m super excited to be a new contributor to The French Barn Blog where I’ll be sharing recipes, kitchen experiments, and lots of design inspiration from around the web. For this first post (yay!) I wanted to start with a bang, and that bang comes in the…
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Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies with Apricot-Rose Jam
Raise your hand if the excuse to bake a ridiculous amount of cookies is your favourite thing about December. It’s mine for sure! Every year I challenge myself to take on some holiday cookie classics and give them a bit of an interesting twist, and this year is no exception. These gorgeous green thumbprints are…
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Tomato & Saffron Braised Lamb Shanks
Hey there holiday entertainers! We have something special for you today. If you haven’t braised lamb shanks before you’re in for a treat. Besides being super flavourful and delicious, they’re dead simple to make, yet impressive when served to a hungry crowd. Braising lives in a pretty magical place where the simplicity of stewing meets…
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