Comments for Pardon Your French

Comment on Easy Provençal Pork Stew (French Pork Stew with Tomatoes, Peppers & Herbs) by Audrey

Audrey — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:36:41 +0000

In reply to Joey.

Thank you so much, Joey! We should always trust the recipes from Provence to be suitable in any type of climate – they know the sun well 🙂

And I agree… Redoing the recipe when your fresh tomatoes come in is a perfect excuse. It’s such a satisfying dish, which really could only be made better with fresh tomatoes. And honestly, I’m not sure your “mistake” of adding too much wine was a detriment at all. Perhaps the contrary 🙂

Comment on Classic Parisian Salad (Salade Parisienne) by Audrey

Audrey — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:33:06 +0000

In reply to Paul Guichard. Love to hear it Paul! The learning is endless, believe me.. But the process is an absolute joy. Hope the recipes will continue to inspire you along the way :)

Comment on Easy Provençal Pork Stew (French Pork Stew with Tomatoes, Peppers & Herbs) by Joey

Joey — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:01:22 +0000

Another fantastic dish. We had a good portion of pork shoulder left over and this recipe was very timely. We found the dish very satisfying and the left overs for the next day’s lunch made for a very fulfilling lunch for a days work. Though for the lunch not much of the pork remained since it had gone missing do to the evening forging for satisfying bites of the tender meat. I did not have fresh tomatoes so canned had to be used. We should be getting fresh tomatoes in our garden soon, so this recipe will be repeated again but with fresh tomatoes of course. I also made a mistake on my conversion of ml to oz and doubled the amount of white wine. I just omitted some of the water to be added. I was thinking that this stew might not be a good choice for a summer’s meal but since I live in a cool coastal climate it was perfect. Even if we lived in a warmer climate I do believe that this recipe would be just fine since it was so satisfying. We followed the meal up with the recent Strawberry Basil Galette which was pleasant. Keep up the great work as I always look forward to the new recipes published. Thank you!

Comment on Classic Parisian Salad (Salade Parisienne) by Paul Guichard

Paul Guichard — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:33:49 +0000

I am learning French cooking, having French heritage in my family I feel I should. Love this salade recipe, and importantly a hit with my wife, who is very particular about food.

Comment on Raspberry Pistachio Frangipane Tart by Audrey

Audrey — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:38:32 +0000

In reply to Marieke. Sounds amazing, Marieke. What type of glaze did you use? Generally we glaze with a thinned out apricot jam here, but there's so many possiiblities. Wish I had a slice of this right now :)

Comment on Fresh Peach Yogurt Cake (Moist, Easy & One Bowl) by Audrey

Audrey — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:37:40 +0000

In reply to dianaq. Un grand merci, Diana! So glad you enjoyed the cake, and thrilled it was enjoyed by others as well.

Comment on French Couscous Salad (French Taboulé) by Audrey

Audrey — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:37:10 +0000

In reply to Chuck Schardin.

Merci, Chuck! Absolutely always adjust a recipe to your specific tastes… Generally in France, we use a lesser amount of dressing, but my husband always likes to add more. It’s all preference, and we need to eat the way we enjoy!

Glad you enjoyed it for your 4th of July festivities 🙂

Comment on Raspberry Pistachio Frangipane Tart by Marieke

Marieke — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:36:56 +0000

Delicious Tart ! Will definitely make this again. I followed the recipe and added a little glaze on the raspberries for a bit of sparkle. Thanks for the recipe x

Comment on Fresh Peach Yogurt Cake (Moist, Easy & One Bowl) by dianaq

dianaq — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:13:07 +0000

i made this cake and everyone went wild, it was so easy, followed recipe and it came out perfect. love your site!

Comment on French Couscous Salad (French Taboulé) by Chuck Schardin

Chuck Schardin — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:52:30 +0000

Looking for a side dish to accompany our July 4 th BBQ, we decided to try the Taboulé. The results were great and simple to achieve. We followed the recipe exactly except for the dressing amount. For our tastes we nearly doubled the dressing ingredient amounts after taste testing. The recipe makes a large amount so a great recipe for a crowd. If you like Tabbouleh you’ll love Taboulé!