Cuisine Minceur! It's January, and time to adopt some new, healthier eating options, so we will focus on some techniques and recipes inspired by chef Michel Guérard to lighten up your meals but keep them very tasty and very French! This class will feature recipes for Mushroom Tart to start, Steamed Halibut en Papillote and Chocolate Soufflé! Just over 600 calories!

Drawing inspiration from chef Michel Guérard's techniques and recipes, it's will be fun to construct a fabulous meal full of flavor that is light on calories. A Warm Salad of Orange Scented Scallops and Mache, Duck Breasts with Spinach and Pear Quinelles and a Mushroom and Pepper Sauce, Rolled Apple Crepes with Vanilla Mousse- 585 calories! Now, that's the way to start the New Year

Just a bit west of here, in Castelnaudary, is the home of the hearty Cassoulet- Beans, duck, sausage and other wonderful bits, oven baked until the top is crispy, the beans are creamy, and the meat is ready to melt. Singup early if you want to cook along so you have time to collect all the wonderful ingredients. I’ll send sourcing info with the recipes. Sign up here!

It was Henri IV how first coined the phrase “a chicken in every pot” and this is how the Gascons do it- a whole chicken, stuffed and then simmered with vegetable, it produces both a first course soup and the main course of chicken, stuffing, and vegetables.Sign Up Here! img src="https://www.chezmoeenfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Poule-au-pot2-768x576-2-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2620" />

Choux Farci au Salmon- Cabbage Stuffed with SalmonThis is an elevated version of a dish found in cafés, routiers, and homes throughout France. Substituting salmon for the more traditional ground pork, this recipe was one of the recipes featured in the movie Haute Cuisine, the story of Danièle Mazet-Delpeuch, the private chef for François Mitterrand. Choux Farci au Salmon- Cabbage Stuffed with Salmon