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EAT LIKE THE FRENCH, LIVE LIKE THE FRENCH 🍽️ Free e-Guide

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Winter Meals

Chicken in Mustard Sauce: A French, one-pot meal that's warm, comforting, and absolutely scrumptious! Recipe via MonPetitFour.com

Chicken in Mustard Sauce (Poulet à la Moutarde)

blanquette de veau recipe served over rice

Blanquette de Veau Recipe (French Veal Stew)

Chicken Chasseur Recipe (Hunter's Chicken): a one-pot meal of chicken with mushrooms in a white wine-tomato sauce. Recipe via MonPetitFour.com

Chicken Chasseur Recipe (Hunter’s Chicken)

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Lemon Cream Sauce Pasta

Instant Pot Beef Stew: a delicious beef stew made in the Instant Pot in half the time! A cozy, hearty meal for cold weather months. French recipe via MonPetitFour.com

Instant Pot Beef Stew with Carrots and Potatoes

Chicken Normandy: a one-pot fall dinner made with braised chicken, apples, onion, apple cider, and cream. Recipe via MonPetitFour.com

Chicken Normandy (Poulet à la Normande)

Chocolate Fudge Cakes made in the Instant Pot! Easy, quick recipe via MonPetitFour.com

Chocolate Fudge Cakes for Two (Instant Pot Recipe)

Croque Monsieur: quick and easy French ham and grilled cheese sandwich, made with gruyere and bechamel sauce. Recipe via MonPetitFour.com

Croque Monsieur (French Ham and Grilled Cheese Sandwich)

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Chicken in White Wine Sauce (Coq au Vin Blanc)

Chicken Fricassee: a one-pot chicken dinner made with mushrooms, tarragon, and a cream sauce. Easy weeknight dinner! Recipe via MonPetitFour.com

Chicken Fricassee (One-Pot Chicken with Tarragon Sauce)

Tartiflette: the ultimate cheesy potato bake with bacons and creamy brie! Recipe via MonPetitFour.com

Tartiflette: A French-Style Cheesy Potato Bake

Beef Bourguignon: slow-cooked beef stew served with carrots, mushrooms, and mashed potatoes. Recipe via MonPetitFour.com

Beef Bourguignon: A slow-cooked Burgundy meal

Poulet Roti: Roast chicken done the French way. A recipe for juicy, crisp chicken that'll taste and look fantastic. Recipe via MonPetitFour.com

Roast Chicken French-Style (Poulet Roti)

Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce (sauce tomate à la crème): Creamy pasta that tastes like it was made my a professional chef! Recipe via MonPetitFour.com

Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce

Tomato Soup: rich and creamy, made in a cinch! Recipe via MonPetitFour.com

Tomato Soup (Crème de tomates)

Rich and luxurious hot chocolate done the French way! Recipe via MonPetitFour.com

Hot Chocolate French-Style (Chocolat Chaud)

French Onion Pasta Bake - A warm and cozy meal reminiscent of French onion soup! Recipe via MonPetitFour.com

French Onion Pasta Bake: Penne à l’Oignon

Apple-Stuffed Chicken with Maple-Dijon (Poulet Farci)

Apple-Stuffed Chicken with Maple-Dijon (Poulet Farci)

minestrone soup

Minestrone Soup: A 30-Minute Meal To Cozy Up With

mac n cheese

Mac n Cheese with Parmesan Crumb Topping

croque madame recipe

Croque Madame Recipe for Breakfast

pot au feu

Pot au Feu (Beef Stew)

braised short ribs

Braised Short Ribs

gratin dauphinois

Gratin Dauphinois (Scalloped Potatoes)

coq au vin

Coq au Vin with Quince

pizza margherita

Pizza Margherita

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French homes aren’t defined by trends or expensive French homes aren’t defined by trends or expensive décor. They’re shaped by small daily rituals — fresh flowers, real linens at the table, soft lighting in the evening, and books always within reach. Simple choices that make everyday life feel a little more beautiful. Follow @monpetitfour for French lifestyle inspiration, everyday rituals, and life inspired by France. 🇫🇷
Many people who struggle with bread in the States Many people who struggle with bread in the States are surprised by how different it feels when eating in France. It’s not just romance — it’s ingredients, fermentation, flour quality, and how bread fits into the culture of eating. Comment BREAD and I’ll send you my blog post explaining why French bread is often easier to digest. 🥖 Follow @monpetitfour for French food culture, traditions, and everyday life in France.
French cooking begins with what’s already in the c French cooking begins with what’s already in the cupboard. Dijon mustard, lentils, coarse salt, cornichons, and bouillon — simple staples that make everyday meals more flavorful without complication. Comment PANTRY if you’d like more essential ingredients found in French kitchens (including the fridge!). Follow @monpetitfour for French recipes, traditions, and everyday inspiration.
It’s hard to explain to someone who hasn’t felt it It’s hard to explain to someone who hasn’t felt it. Nothing dramatic has to happen. You’re just there. Walking. Sitting. Existing. And something in you softens. Paris doesn’t feel unfamiliar. It feels like a part of you that was waiting. Follow me @monpetitfour if you’re a Francophile who adores all things French and France! 🇫🇷
Spring is the perfect time to revisit the pieces t Spring is the perfect time to revisit the pieces that define your wardrobe. A structured blazer. Cropped jeans. A woven bag and silk scarf. Timeless staples that return year after year, bringing a quiet sense of polish to even the simplest days. French style has always been less about trends and more about building a wardrobe you can rely on season after season. 🇫🇷 Comment SPRING and I’ll send you my post on the classic French girl staples every spring wardrobe should include. Follow @monpetitfour for French style, Paris inspiration, and everyday elegance.
A French café breakfast is simple, consistent, and A French café breakfast is simple, consistent, and quietly satisfying. It’s one of my favorite things to go to a French café for. It’s the same familiar offerings you’ll find across Paris and beyond — hot coffee, something from the boulangerie, and a few thoughtful additions that make the experience feel complete without ever being excessive. It’s less about abundance and more about balance — and it’s surprisingly easy to recreate at home. 🇫🇷 Comment CROISSANT if you’d like the link to my video class where I teach you how to make authentic croissants from scratch. 🥐 Follow @monpetitfour for French recipes, café rituals, and everyday inspiration inspired by life in France.
In France, apéro can be as simple or as elaborate In France, apéro can be as simple or as elaborate as you like. Sometimes it’s just a kir royale, a few olives, saucisson, and radishes with butter in the spring. A quiet pause before dinner. Other times, it becomes an apéro dînatoire — a more abundant spread that replaces the evening meal entirely. Both are part of the ritual. Both are unmistakably French. 🇫🇷 Comment APERO if you’d like my guide to creating a beautiful apéro dînatoire at home. Follow @monpetitfour for French traditions, recipes, and everyday rituals inspired by life in France.
Rushing is a habit most of us didn’t choose. We i Rushing is a habit most of us didn’t choose. We inherited it. But when you step into Paris, something shifts. You start walking slower. You start noticing more. You stop filling every quiet moment. And you realize…maybe “doing nothing” isn’t laziness. Maybe it’s wisdom. I wrote an entire piece on what the French understand about the art of doing nothing. Comment ART and I’ll send it your way.
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