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  Day 3393 (Wednesday) 23rd September 2026 This is Villefranche-sur-Mer and this is Ile Saint Honorat, one of the islands off Cannes. We have another French recipe article today, there are a few we’ve done before but most of them are new, I will post it over two days... 35 Traditional French Recipes, From Regional Specialties to Bistro Classics Bring the best of French cooking to your kitchen with these enduring favourites. By Jodie Kautzmann and Emily Ziemski   Updated on July 11, 2026 French cooking celebrates carefully chosen ingredients and time-honoured techniques, creating elegant dishes where simple flavours shine. Here, we’ve gathered a sampling of our traditional French favourites: rustic coq au vin, towering cheese soufflé, crisp-skinned duck confit, and more. Pour yourself a glass of wine and enjoy cooking your way through these classics. Boeuf Bourguignon A great boeuf bourguignon requires two things: time and technique. An overnight marinade tenderises the beef, w...
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  Day 3392 (Tuesday) 22nd September 2026 These photos were taken during the parade last night. The wonderful world of faux amis (false friends) You’re in a supermarket and you wonder if the delicious cakes you’re looking at contain preservatives. So you muster your courage, smile and ask the seller “excusez-moi, monsieur, est-ce que ces gâteaux contiennent des préservatifs ?”. He bursts out laughing and you realise “préservatif” doesn’t mean what you think it means. That’s an easy mistake, lots of words look the same in French and in English. And while this is a great advantage for you as an English speaker, this is also dangerous, because there are words like “préservatifs” who hide their true meaning behind their apparent similarity. Préservatif Asking if some food contains “préservatifs” is a common and embarrassing mistake English speakers make. Because when you ask for food without preservatives, you are actually asking for food without condoms. The French word for “preservati...
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