French in a Flash: Tisane Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Verbena

"My white paper knight made from white sugar, white butter, white flour, and a pinch of white salt. My soul mate." I like to tell myself that I have only lied once in my life. I must have been about...

French Palmier Cookies

Palmiers are a type of French pastry––our recipe uses a homemade rough puff pastry. They’re easy to make, and you can create any savory or sweet flavor!

Fresh Olive Oil and Sea Salt Palmiers

Frozen puff pastry gets a simple coat of fruity extra virgin olive oil and flaky sea salt before getting rolled and baked into the simplest, most delicious savory palmiers.

Parmesan Shortbread Biscuit (3 ingredients)

Butter, flour and parmesan cheese and 10 minutes of active effort is all you need to make these buttery parmesan cheese shortbread biscuits.

Provençal Olive Fougasse Recipe | Cook the Book

Greenspan's fougasse is studded with oil-cured black olives, flecks of rosemary, and bits of tart and aromatic lemon zest. It's included into a chapter entitled "Nibbles and Hors d'œuvres" since the bread is meant to be served whole to make the most out of it's lovely shape, perhaps accompanied by some slices of saucisson a l'ail, a garlicky sausage, and a glass of rosé de Provence.

French in a Flash: Salmon en Croûte with Rosemary and Asparagus

The French version of the "complete meal in a box" is the en croûte ("in crust"). Consider puff pastry your packing material. Then pack everything you need for your meal—your protein, your vegetable, your sauce—inside, with the package doubling as your carb. Foolproof. Genius, even.

Rosemary Pine Nut Sables

These butter sables are accented with rosemary and pine nuts. They're an interesting mix between sweet and savory, and just perfect with a cup of tea.

Gougeres - French Cheese Puffs (finger food!)

Gougeres (French Cheese Puffs) - terrific appetizer / finger food for paries, or for dunking into soups! Easy to make and excellent for making ahead.

French in a Flash: Red Pistou Pasta with Shrimp and Crunchy Herbes de Provence Crumbs

Red pistou is made from tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and basil, usually in that order. Delicious, sharp, pungent, intensely summery, let's just say it stays with you—on your mind and on your breath. This homemade version pairs the pistou with pasta, and a tumble of crunchy, salty, herbes de Provence-spiked breadcrumbs and a studding of seared shrimp.

Whole Wheat Sables With Za'atar

French butter cookies (sables) are topped with the Middle Eastern spice blend za'atar for a savory-sweet snack that would be great as an hors d'oeuvre with wine.