Best Lent Recipes

Someone forward you this email? No sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here. Follow Us     Best Lent Recipes This is a big week for specialty recipes! All the pies for Pi Day and the flurry of St. Patrick's Day celebrations are tapering off, and now many people are going back to their Lenten fasts. This week we have a variety of recipes for Lent: seafood and vegetarian dishes, as well as a selection of lighter desserts. For those of you not fasting, fear not; we still have a fantastically rich chocolate truffle recipe for you! Be sure to visit the French food homepage for the latest recipes, articles, and photo tutorials. Rebecca Franklin French Food Expert French Omelet Recipe This basic French omelet recipe the easy version of the cafe classic. Using a few simple tricks, you can master the technique of making a versatile French omelet - also known as omelette - and customize it with the perfect filling for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Try the traditional cheese and herbs filling, or get creative with chopped ham and roasted vegetables for a wholesome meal... Make breakfast like a pro. READ NOW » Share   Lenten Menu Searching for Lent recipes means different things for different households. Some parishioners abstain from meat and dairy products completely, indicating a strictly vegetarian diet. Others simply cut out a favorite rich food or eschew only red meat. Here is a selection of popular French recipes to meet your dietary needs during the Lenten season... Read more. READ NOW » Share   Fish with Toasted Pecan Butter Sauce This fish in toasted pecan butter sauce recipe takes the homey flavors of a backcountry Cajun fish fry and merges them with the elegant nuances of a New Orleans restaurant. Pureed toasted pecans add incredible depth and silky texture to a garlic and hot pepper-infused butter sauce. This fantastic meal can be made so easily that it works for a thrown-together weeknight meal or a planned dinner party... Learn how to make it. READ NOW » Share   The Only Creme Brulee Recipe You'll Ever Need The combination of hard, caramelized sugar atop velvety-smooth, chilled custard is the undeniable draw to this traditional creme brulee recipe It is a wonderful make-ahead dessert for dinner parties, and guests will love cracking the brittle sugar tops with their spoons. This creme brulee recipe is for purists, as it contains only a touch of vanilla, and no novelty flavorings... Get your spoon ready. READ NOW » Share   MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Bread and Pastry Recipes • Coffee, Tea & Smoothie Recipes • Cocktails, Spirits, Wine • Menus & Diet • Glossary • Blog Advertisement About Food | Follow Us:     You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About French Food newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy