Ina Garten makes French cooking easy. The Food Network star’s many Barefoot Contessa recipes include versions of French classics. Garten gives them a Barefoot Contessa twist, making the recipes simple ...

Back-to-school isn't just about new agendas and good resolutions, it's also a race against time. With homework to prepare, work just starting up again and munchies on the way, we're dreaming of a ...

Croque Monsieur — a classic French bistro sandwich from around 1910, known for crunchy bread, hot ham and melted cheese. This video uses raclette cheese; some versions omit the béchamel, but adding it ...

A French bistro classic, the infamous “croque monsieur” is a sandwich filled with Paris ham and French hard mountain cheese, grilled to perfection, then covered with a creamy béchamel sauce and ...

How easy? I go to Dominique Ansel for guidance, the man making the best one in New York, although he's not famous for them. He's too famous for inventing the Cronut, the donut-croissant that forced ...

Admittedly I didn’t really fall in love with France when I visited like everyone else seems to. It was cold, rainy and damp, I didn’t (still don’t) speak a lick of the language, and people weren’t ...

A simple dish can be such an important dish — both for diners and chefs. To me, that's the croque monsieur: bread, ham, cheese, and béchamel all toasted together to make the ultimate ham-and-cheese. I ...

All eyes will be on France as the Paris 2024 Olympics kicks off on 26 July. While the athletes will be carefully watching their diets to maximise their performances, the rest of us can celebrate the ...

Butter an 8-by-4-inch loaf pan and line with oiled parchment paper. Begin layering the croque monsieur by lining the bottom of the loaf pan with bread (use 2 slices for each layer). Dot the first ...

Not sure what crème fraîche is or why you should care? Consider it a relative of sour cream. Except that while both are white, thick and creamy, creme fraiche is the richer, sexier and more talented ...