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Recipe: Impress in record time with this quick Coq au Vin

We look at a recipe from the new cookbook by Marcus Wareing

Recipe: Warm yourself up with a delicious baked Camembert

Share this classic French dish with your loved ones

Recipe: try these delicious pistachio-chocolate swirls

The recipe requires preparation, proofing and baking but is is more than worth it

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Try out this Chartreuse and walnut macaron recipe

This tasty treat combines the liquer from Isère with a nutty flavour to create one France's favourite confectioneries

How to bake traditional French bread

Discover artisanal baker Issa Niemeiier-Brown's 'simple and pure' recipe for a perfect baguette

French recipes: Potimarron stuffed with spelt and Cantal

Anne-Laure Pham and Mathieu Plantive provide this delicious cheesy recipe for red kuri squash

French winter warmer recipes: Tarte Tatin

A happy accident resulted in this classic French dessert

Try out this delicious raspberry and sage tart recipe

This recipe is courtesy of one of France’s best pastry chef Marion Goettlé for Café Mirabelle

French winter warmer recipes: Boeuf bourguignon

This delicious beef stew braised in red wine is a standard of Parisian bistros

French winter warmer recipes: Babas au Rhum

Legend tells that this boozy dessert was invented for the King of Poland during a visit to France

French winter warmer recipes: Choucroute garnie

This simple Alsatian dish of fermented cabbage, potatoes and sausages is best served with beer

French town overrun by rabbits puts up posters of… rabbit stew recipe

The recipe is being shown on digital billboards after residents began complaining of burgeoning bunnies

RECIPE: How to make a ‘perfect’ French galette des rois

To celebrate Epiphany, people across France enjoy a traditional, sweet treat: the galette des rois. We share a simple recipe to make your own

Day 10 French regional Christmas specialities: Beerawecka from Alsace

This needs to be baked days ahead if you want it on your table for Christmas

RECIPES: Parisian picks, yoghurt cake and chocolate meringue gâteau

Two foolproof cake recipes from award–winning American food writer

French winter warmer recipes: Normandy apple tart

An English classic that crossed the channel to become a French favourite

Travel France from your kitchen: Clafoutis recipe

The historic Limousin region - now part of Nouvelle Aquitaine - offers up this classic French desert for you to try this week

Travel France from your kitchen: Carbonnade beer stew recipe

For the latest recipe in our lockdown regional cooking series, we head north to Lille for a beer-lovers take on beef stew

Travel France from your kitchen: Fiadone cheesecake recipe

This traditional, easy-to-make Corsican cake will make a crowd-pleasing dessert perfect for celebrating the beginning of the end of lockdown

Travel France from your kitchen: Tartiflette recipe

Breathe in the unmistakable aroma of the ski slopes with the first in our series of regional recipes exploring France from the comfort of kitchen confinement

C'est bon! 4 French home-cooking recipes with Trish Deseine

In her latest book, Trish Deseine presents more than eighty original recipes that incorporate simple, quality ingredients, often in novel combinations and inspired by La Grande Epicerie de Paris.

Behind the scenes at Paris' La Buvette plus exclusive recipe

In her new book, Camille Fourmont, the owner of a beloved Paris wine shop, bar, and café, shares the secrets of effortless entertaining. Here she talks about her inspiration and La Buvette’s special atmosphere.

How to make the perfect French Ratatouille

In our series providing a sideways glance at French food, we reveal the Nice dish’s vital ingredients and techniques.

A bonbon-themed tour of France: the sweetest places to visit

From Aix-en-Provence to Montélimar and Alsace to Seine-et-Marne, Connexion tours France’s delicious bonbon hotspots in search of the sweetest places to visit...

French recipe: Fontainebleau

Chef Camille Fourmont shares with Connexion her famous Fontainebleau recipe, out of her new recipe book.

Perfect pâtisserie at home: recipes of the month

When two talented French pâtissiers joined forces to create a baking cookbook, the results were bound to be delectable. We present three recipes from sweet magicians Christophe Felder and Camille Lesecq.

The history behind Provence's classic sweet treat: calissons

Calissons are very popular sweet treats from Provence. Connexion speaks to a notable producer of these oval-shaped, almond-based beauties.

Miss Maggie’s French country fare

Childhood stays in France left an indelible mark on Héloïse Brion, who turned her back on fashion to concentrate on food adventures. Here she reveals her journey and chooses three favourite recipes.

Recipe of the Week: Chocolate Vanilla Marble Cake

In this week's Recipe of the Week , Audrey Le Goff shares her recipe for a buttery and moist Chocolate Vanilla Marble Cake.

Recipe of the Week: Orange Yogurt Cake

In this week's Recipe of the Week , Audrey Le Goff shares her recipe for a simple and timeless Orange Yogurt Cake.

Recipe + Competition: Classic French Lemon Tart

French food writer Audrey Le Goff shares her recipe for a classic French lemon tart as the first instalment of our new newsletter recipe series. You've got to bake it to win!

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Subscribe for January’s edition of The Connexion newspaper – by Thursday December 12 at midnight – and receive a free 2020 Connexion desk calendar with useful information such as UK and French bank holidays.

A Provence table in autumn

Caroline Rimbert Craig hails from generations of fruit farmers in Provence, where her great grandfather co-founded the wine co-operative in her family’s native village, Mormoiron. Her new book is a guide to cooking the Provence way, in rhythm with the seasons.

The true taste of Ardèche

Regina von Planta swapped a career in investment management for a life of gardening and cooking in Ardèche. Now she has gathered a collection of regional recipes from her friends, published in a new cookbook. She reveals how she settled in, and offers three recipes

Put Provence on your plate

Taking inspiration from the cuisine of France’s south, Alex Jackson has received critical acclaim for his London restaurant Sardine. The chef reveals his Provençal inspirations and provides insight into what constitutes authenticity in cuisine... plus three great recipes

Artichokes are top of the June crops

With the artichoke season now upon us, The Connexion meets a flag-waver for the Breton delicacy with a fine reputation

French cooking with kids

Canada-based teacher and author Mardi Michels reveals her passion for teaching kids to cook and the inspiration for her new cookbook

Make apéro time special in France

When it comes to appetisers Marie Asselin is the queen of the finger food. Here she reveals her secrets and provides three great recipes

Sowing the seeds of a French mustard boom

Mustard is the ultimate French condiment. Connexion reports on the only French moutarde maker to grow its own seeds

Secrets of baking success

New York-based chef Rory Macdonald reveals what it takes to become a top pâtissier and provides two favourite mousse recipes

French food notes - December 2018

In our new series providing a sideways look at French food, we examine the north’s doughy dedication to Jesus

Marrons glacés: sweet taste of success

As we approach peak marron glacé season, Jane Hanks spoke to the original transformers of chestnuts into sweet treats: Clément Faugier

Apple man’s core beliefs

Prime apple season is the perfect time to speak to the pastry chef Christophe Adam about his passion for baking with pommes

French food notes - November 2018

Notes on food in France including a monster mash, a stylish pepper mill and a new chocolate bar....

French food notes - October 2018

Notes on food in France including tarte Tatin , saucisson and chickpeas...

Alain Ducasse and bistro classics

Acclaimed French chef Alain Ducasse is usually associated with Michelin-friendly fare. But he also keeps bistro traditions alive...

French seasonal basket - September 2018

En saison: What to put on your plate this month Because the French never eat strawberries in winter and even different types of goat’s cheese have seasonality...

Meet the French cook Alexis Gabriel Aïnouz

As an online star and Jamie Oliver discovery, Alexis Gabriel Aïnouz represents the non-formal route into French cuisine, one focused on fun and a passion for trying new things. Connexion spoke to him about his influences, preferences... and the perfect omelette

Recipe

Recipe: Impress in record time with this quick Coq au Vin

Recipe: Warm yourself up with a delicious baked Camembert

Recipe: try these delicious pistachio-chocolate swirls

Try out this Chartreuse and walnut macaron recipe

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How to bake traditional French bread

French recipes: Potimarron stuffed with spelt and Cantal

French winter warmer recipes: Tarte Tatin

Try out this delicious raspberry and sage tart recipe

French winter warmer recipes: Boeuf bourguignon

French winter warmer recipes: Babas au Rhum

French winter warmer recipes: Choucroute garnie

French town overrun by rabbits puts up posters of… rabbit stew recipe

RECIPE: How to make a ‘perfect’ French galette des rois

Day 10 French regional Christmas specialities: Beerawecka from Alsace

Day 8 French regional Christmas specialities: Cardons from Rhône-Alpes

Backlash in France after TV show claims tarte Tatin is from Normandy

Travel France from your kitchen: Galettes de Sarrasin recipe

RECIPES: Parisian picks, yoghurt cake and chocolate meringue gâteau

Aligot: cheesy French comfort food famous for being remarkably stringy

RECIPES: three classic French dishes get an exotic twist

Travel France from your kitchen: Bouillabaisse recipe

Travel France from your kitchen: Rillons recipe

Travel France from your kitchen: Gâteau Basque recipe