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Bouchées à la reine

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Meg

Get your holidays off to a delectable start this year with bouchées à la reine — literally, mouthfuls for the queen. This supremely French savory starter consists of pastry shells with an elegant filling, for example sea scallops or mushrooms … Continue reading →

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Coquilles Saint-Jacques au Champagne

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Meg

And so we end the year with an ultra French, ultra elegant starter of sea scallops in Champagne sauce to grace your table during the festive season. The scallops are sautéed in butter, deglazed with Champagne, bathed in a creamy, … Continue reading →

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Saint-Jacques à la bretonne

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Meg

Sea scallops, Brittany style — dusted with flour, tenderly sauteed in butter and drizzled with a creamy sauce — make a fine winter’s dish. But what does this recipe have to do with the Way of Saint James, the historic … Continue reading →

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Coquilles saint-jacques aux girolles

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Meg

This is a French version of surf and turf, a perfect marriage of succulent scallops from the sea and golden chanterelle mushrooms from the forest. I’d been longing to make the dish this autumn, but chanterelles — girolles in French … Continue reading →

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Coquilles saint-jacques au muscat

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Meg

Scallops sautéed to a glorious crispness, their hearts meltingly tender, with the pungency of garlic and thyme infusing a sauce of ethereal sweetness… That is what this recipe produces, and it takes no more than 10 minutes to prepare. Served … Continue reading →

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