Mushroom and Gruyère Eggs en Cocotte

These easy, individually baked eggs start with a base layer of mushroom duxelles and are topped with a coating of melted Gruyère cheese. The duxelles is made by sautéing minced mushrooms, shallots, and garlic in butter with thyme until they've released all their liquid and then browned and deepened in flavor. A splash of cream adds a silky richness.

Coq au Vin (Chicken Braised in Red Wine)

A lot of coq au vin recipes have you braise the bird for hours. That's fine when you're doing it the traditional way with a tough old rooster, but it doesn't work well for the tender roasting hens most of us use today. This recipe delivers a rich and deeply flavored braise with red wine, mushrooms, lardons, and onions that tastes like it was in the oven all day, except that it wasn't.

Eggs Sardou (New Orleans-Style Poached Eggs With Artichoke Hearts, Spinach, and Hollandaise)

Creamed spinach topped with artichoke hearts, poached eggs, and Hollandaise sauce is a hearty alternative to eggs Benedict, and a New Orleans classic.

Coddled Eggs With Marmite Mushrooms

Eggs coddled with mushrooms and Marmite.

Dinner Tonight: Frisée Aux Lardons

Bacon and eggs? In a salad? Sign me up. I've always wanted to try this classic, almost archetypal French bistro salad, sometimes called the Salad Lyonnaise, after its origin city Lyon—which some have declared the gastronomic capital of France. I...

Eggs Benedict

Eggs Benedict, made easy! Featuring my no-compromise easy method for perfect poached eggs and 90 second no-fail Hollandaise Sauce!

Eggs en Cocotte With Tomato and Goat Cheese

These easy, individually baked eggs are set above a layer of thick and oniony tomato sauce and topped with crumbled fresh goat cheese.

Baked Eggs With Creamy Greens, Mushrooms, and Cheese

Three kinds of leafy greens combine with mushrooms, garlic, leeks, mustard, and spices to form the base for a baked-egg dish that's a bit like an omelette turned inside out. It's an ideal recipe for brunch, or really any meal of the day.

French in a Flash (Classic): Coq au Riesling

This classic dish, Coq au Riesling, is a chicken stew with mostly the same components as Coq au Vin—except the vin in the recipe is not red, but a fresh, mineral-rich Riesling. The dish comes from Alsace, a region influenced by both French and German cuisines. I love this dish because it's lighter than traditional Coq au Vin, but still heavy enough to be considered comfort food.

Poached Eggs With Corn, Chorizo, Basil, and Brioche Croutons

Tender poached eggs served with a ragout of corn, chorizo, scallions, and basil, and topped with brioche croutons toasted in chorizo oil.