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Poulet à la Forestière: French Chicken with Mushrooms

September 6, 2026September 25, 2026Leave a comment

Poulet à la Forestière is a classic French preparation of browned chicken served with mushrooms, salt pork or bacon. The name forestière—“of the forest”—refers to the mushrooms that define the dish.

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Roast Chicken Recipe: A French Classic

March 15, 2025August 2, 2026Leave a comment

Sometimes the simplest recipes can be the best. A roasted chicken on a bed of vegetables is a miraculous thing. It’s a common French country dish and yields a moist and tender crispy chicken. 

And as an added benefit you can use the chicken carcass to make a superior stock when you’ve finished.

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Perfectly Cooked Steak au Poivre Recipe

March 20, 2011July 31, 20262 Comments

This Steak au Poivre is one of my absolute favorites, as it combines the wonderful flavor of beef, with the perfect compliment of copious amounts of cracked black pepper.

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