About French Food: Recipes For Lent

French Food In the Spotlight | More Topics | Top Picks | Healthy Diet |   from Rebecca Franklin This is a big week for specialty recipes! Mardi Gras and the flurry of Fat Tuesday celebrations have died down and now many people are observing Lenten fasts. This week we have a variety of recipes for Lent: seafood and vegetarian dishes, as well as a selection of lighter desserts. Be sure to visit the French food blog for more of the latest recipes and cooking techniques. Bon appetit!   In the Spotlight Lent Recipes 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.              More Topics Roasted Cauliflower Spinach Souffle Soup au Pistou Sauteed Zucchini with Provencal Herbs Alsatian Onion Quiche Montelimar Style Nougat Lemon Sorbet Seafood Recipes Seafood is one of French cuisine's more elegant offerings. Done properly, fish and shellfish present a matchlessly delicate texture and an exquisite fresh flavor. Good quality fresh fish provides a delicious backdrop for any number of seasonings or sauces, from light and mild to rich and spicy. French seafood recipes can range from a simple wine-braised fillet to a rustic backcountry Cajun fish fry to hearty, velvet shellfish bisques. Try one of these fantastic seafood recipes with sautéed vegetables and a crusty baguette for a special Lenten meal. Read more.   Creamy Yogurt with Honey Recipe This creamy yogurt and honey is a super easy, healthy treat for after dinner. The beautiful thing about this dessert recipe is that the ingredients are easily found, not expensive, and no special equipment is needed to prepare it in your own kitchen. Toss a handful of berries on top for a nourishing breakfast. Read more.     Sponsored Links   Top Picks - Vegetarian Recipes  from your   Guide An abundance of fruit and vegetables make finding delectable French vegetarian recipes very easy. Please note that these are lacto-ovo vegetarian recipes. They cannot be classifies as vegan because some use animal products butter, milk, and eggs. 1) Provencal Rosemary Almonds Recipe A dish of these savory Provencal nuts are at home on any hors d'oeuvres plate. The spicy cayenne and rosemary pair nicely with a peach kir royaux aperitif. 2) Red Pepper Bean Salad Recipe This colorful, tasty salad evokes images of a picnic in the French countryside. Lemon zest adds a special flavor to the salad dressing. 3) Buckwheat Crepes Recipe These crepes from Brittany are used for main dish and savory breakfast fillings. Tomatoes and spinach or thinly sliced ham with shaved cheese are both popular options to use along with this recipe.   Explore French Food Healthy Alsatian Dinner Rolling green pastures under a backdrop of distant, soaring mountains hint at the active, healthy lifestyle enjoyed by Alsatians. Cozy up to a quick, heart-healthy meat and potatoes meal straight from these beautiful mountains.   Best Moves in a Bad Economy Save & Invest the Right Way Find out how to beat a bear market, make smart choices, and keep your cool even when the economy is unpredictable. French Food Ads French Menus French Dishes Hungarian Food French Food Cooking French Desserts Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About French Food newsletter as ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=frenchfood&e=ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.