French Recipes for your 2019 Winter Holidays

With the festivities just a few days away, here is a little roundup of my favorite Winter Holidays-inspired recipes from the blog: Appetizers & Starters; Breads, Breakfasts & Brunch; Mains & Sides; Desserts & Cookies. Take your picks, Happy Cooking, Happy Baking, Happy Holidays and Bon Appétit! 

Appetizers & Starters

Butternut Squash Velouté and Pain de Mie Crouton SticksEggplant Toasts with Goat Cheese & Walnuts

Ham, Cheese & Olive Bread

Braised Beets with KaleBalsamic Pearl Onion Tartes Tatins

Spiced Persimmon Chutney on Spiced Bread Toasts

Breads, Breakfast & Brunch

Rye & Buckwheat Honey French Spiced Bread 
Double-Chocolate Mashed Potato Brioche 

Classic Pain de Mie

No-knead Dutch-Oven Nutty Boule 

Savory Croissant Casserole with Mushrooms & Spinach

Mains & Sides

Roast Sirloin Tip & Warm Sherry Vinaigrette

Chicken in Champagne Cream Sauce

Stuffed Rabbit Saddles with Chestnuts and Mushrooms 

Pork Chops in Grainy Mustard and Mushroom Sauce 

Braised Chicken Thighs with Garlic & Onion

Bacon-wrapped Chicken Breasts in Grape Sauce 

French Peas with Lettuce, Carrots & Pearl Onions

French Green Beans, Bacon, Egg & Creme Fraiche Scramble

Desserts & Cookies

Raspberry Jam-Filled Sable Sandwiches

Spiced Cookies with Candied Citrus Peels and Almonds (Leckerli)

Sugar-glazed Gingerbread Madeleines 

Chocolate-coated Spritz Cookies

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake 

Coconut Lemon Bars

Merveilleux (Meringue and Chocolate Cream Sandwich Pastries) 

Classic French Crème Brûlée

Dark Chocolate Honey Mustard Tart 

French Mocha Buche de Noel 

French Eggnog Madeleines 

Almond Pistachio Crescent Cookies

Chestnut Cream Cake

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