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Egg en Cocotte with Blue Cheese
News, Starters
Baked Camembert or Brie with Endive as Scoop
News, Starters
Why do the French say “make a whole cheese of something”
Expressions
Fougasse Bread, Blue Cheese and Onion Filling
Appetizers
Samosa French Style with Pears and Blue Cheese
StartersThe French just love the combination of blue cheese and pears. Intensity and sweetness at the same time. Here with some nuts and a bit of honey. It’s delicious crispy, served warm with a green salad.

Spiced Roasted Pears with Whipped Vanilla Cream Cheese
Other Desserts & sweetsThis recipe is both light and very tasty. Pears are roasted with spices (you can feel saffron, star anise and cinnamon at the same time in one bite!) and cream cheese is whipped with vanilla (but not too much as we want to keep cream cheese flavors).

Zucchini and Cheese Rolls with Dried Fruits and Nuts
AppetizersCheese balls, coated with dried fruits and walnuts, nicely wrapped in zucchini. Wouldn’t those bites be tempting as a tapas to grab with a drink before dinner?

Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Pear and Blue Cheese
Side dishes, SoupsA very tasty and smooth cream that can be served either as a side with beef or poultry for example or as a soup, depending on how much cooking water you add. A perfect dish for cheese lovers.

Cucumber and Goat Cheese Samosas
Appetizers, StartersCubed cucumber fried in olive oiled seasoned with flavorful pepper, and fresh goat cheese wrapped in filo pastry. Those delicious one bite appetizers are both crispy, crunchy and sweet at the same time.

French Mixed Endive Salad with Apple, Cheese and Walnuts
File 2, SaladsAn easy, quick to prepare and healthy mixed salad, often prepared by French families.

Tartiflette, French Alps Reblochon Cheese Casserole
File 2, Main dishesThe French just love traditional dishes made of melted creamy cheese with potatoes and deli meat. Among those, tartiflette is the perfect meal in winter! Called gratin in French, it's made of potatoes, reblochon cheese and bacon.

Gougere Cheese Puffs
Appetizers, Christmas and New YearServe these small cheese puffs, or Gougères, as appetizers.
Each time I prepare gougères, the whole dish disappears in a few seconds, the children suddenly become very interested in what the adults are eating and grab them one after the other, even if they are not supposed to.