Real Bouillabaisse (Bouillabaisse Marseillaise)

This bouillabaisse recipe will allow you to make a fish stew that's much closer to the classic Provençal version, no matter where you live.

Provencal Beef Stew (Daube Provençal)

Beef cubes, marinated and slowly-braised in robust red wine with orange zest and Niçoise olives, make Provencal Beef Stew a perfect winter weekend treat.

Mussels With Fennel-Saffron Broth

I've gone on record as saying that mussels are the easiest choose-your-own-adventure one-pot meal around, and I intend to prove it to you. This version uses my standard steamed mussel technique and combines it with the classic flavors of a French bouillabaisse. Fennel, saffron, and tomatoes are cooked together with a little pastis and orange zest to form an aromatic, briny broth for dipping bread into.

French in a Flash: Cod en Papillote

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Lobster Bisque

This lobster bisque recipe streamlines the overwhelmingly complicated process commonly found in classic recipes, while still delivering a deeply rich, flavorful soup.

Seafood Gratin Pasta Bake

This Seafood Gratin is made with your choice of seafood and pasta baked in a creamy béchamel sauce (no cream) with a crunchy breadcrumb and cheese topping!

French in a Flash: Coquilles St. Jacques Pot Pies with Roasted Lemon

Coquilles St. Jacques are a French classic: sea scallops squatting in their own half shell beds, blanketed in a cozy, creamy sauce flavored with shallots and mushrooms and maybe some white wine. For an American version, I make them into pot pies.

Easy One-Pot Chicken Bouillabaisse

Bouillabaisse is a classic southern French seafood stew flavored with tomatoes, saffron, and fennel, served with a garlicky mayonnaise-like sauce. Could we make these flavors work with chicken and cut the cooking time down to under half an hour start to finish?

Seafood chowder

If you feel like a creamy soup… but something other than creamed corn or bacon and pea, make this hearty broth filled with delicious seafood.

Moules-frites (mussels and french fries)

I live for dishes like this. Fresh mussels served in a simple sauce with french fries on the side to soak up all the leftovers - delicious! Next time you have some mates coming around, this is a great dish to start with.