These 9 French recipes cover the pieces that make that kind of spread work: a showpiece beef main, a stew, warm cheese, bread, potatoes, onions, pastry, and custard. Some are quick enough for snacks ...

A traditional French bread from King Arthur Flour. "You could make this bread, and no other, for the rest of your baking career, and never feel cheated," they write. "It uses the sponge, or poolish, ...

Because this bread isn't kneaded, it has an almost cake-like texture. It's a bread meant for homemade jam and butter. In 1708, when this recipe was published, eggs were backyard eggs, milk was raw, ...

One of my favorite Julia Child anecdotes involves her epic quest to achieve a perfectly baked French baguette in a home oven for the second volume of the seminal cookbook “Mastering the Art of French ...

Heat the oven to 375°F. Stir the soup and cream cheese in a medium bowl until the mixture is well mixed. Stir in the mozzarella cheese. Spread the mixture in a 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish. Bake ...

This over-the-top presentation of spicy crawfish dip surrounded by crusty French bread rolls all baked together in a cast-iron skillet is a rock star appetizer. The piping hot rolls, buttered and ...