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French Inspired Recipes

A collection of French-inspired recipes for home cooks. Having travelled to France over 70 times, French cooking techniques and flavours often come home with me.

These French-style dishes and pastries use accessible ingredients and are designed to be easy to cook in your own kitchen.

Goats Cheese Soufflés with Thyme

Goats Cheese Soufflés with Thyme

This goats cheese soufflé has gone down a storm in my household – it’s a cross between roux and ca…

Orange Syllabub with Biscoff Base

I always thought syllabub was something complicated with whisked egg whites. This orange syllabub with speculo…

Cheats’ French Fancies

Cheating need not mean buying a pack of Mr Kipling French Fancies - you get a similar effect with this easy ve…

Caramelised Apple Muffins

I like to keep a complete record here of every recipe I’ve published elsewhere and have just realised I…

Blue Cheese Tart with Fig and Bacon

This Eric Lanlard recipe for fig, lardon and dolcelatte tart comes from his latest book 'Tart it Up'.

Perfect fondant fancies: top 10 tips for a professional finish

How to make perfect fondant fancies with a professional finish. Top 10 tips by baking writer Sarah Trivuncic.

Mini chicken and leek pies topped with puff pastry served in ramekins

Mini Chicken and Leek Pies

The perfect recipe for left over roast chicken that you can make inside 30 minutes. The nights are drawing in…

Plum Cake (Gluten Free)

This gluten free plum cake recipe is gorgeous. It's a luscious showstopper at the party table. An easy gluten…

Chocolate Philadelphia Macarons

Not since the photo shoot for my book in October had I made any macarons and I thought it was about time.  Usu…

Golden bread and butter pudding in glass dish and in soft focus background are shown a blue and white striped jug and some stacked pastel pink and blue bowls.

Marmalade Bread and Butter Pudding

Marmalade bread and butter pudding isn’t just for Paddington, it’s an easy comforting winter puddi…

Orange Upside Down Cake

Orange, yellow, brown leaves crunching under foot, mist in the air, the smell of bonfire smoke and the fizz ba…

Amaretto Bakewell Tart with Quince

This is a blast from the past for me; I baked this tart two years ago and somehow it slipped under the radar n…

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Lemon Macarons with Rosemary recipe - yellow macarons stacked in piles

Lemon Macarons with Rosemary – Fresh Spring Flavours

I made these Lemon Macarons with Rosemary in honour of my mother. … [Read ...] about Lemon Macarons with Rosemary – Fresh Spring Flavours

Slice and bake lemon cookies with lemon icing - so easy to make - keep the dough in the fridge or freezer and bake a few at a time. Decorated with instant royal icing flavoured with lemon juice

Slice and Bake Lemon Cookies

Slice and bake cookies are super to have on standby for a freshly … [Read ...] about Slice and Bake Lemon Cookies

Casserole dish of richly coloured leftover lamb curry with mushrooms.

Leftover Lamb Curry with Mushrooms

Using up cooked meat and vegetables to make leftover lamb curry comes … [Read ...] about Leftover Lamb Curry with Mushrooms

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Apple Pound Cake with Pine Nuts in striped cornish blue bowls with custard

Apple Pound Cake With Pine Nuts

The Classic Recipe - Version Using Up Old Apples For a quick easy … [Read More...] about Apple Pound Cake With Pine Nuts

Bright yellow mayonnaise with flecks of dill

Dill Mayonnaise with Rapeseed Oil

This homemade dill mayonnaise gets its bright yellow colour by using … [Read More...] about Dill Mayonnaise with Rapeseed Oil

Rouen Shopping Street with Gros-Horlogue decorative clock, Normandy, France

Rouen City Break: Weekend Itinerary

Normandy's Compact City is Full of Surprises Why isn’t a Rouen city … [Read More...] about Rouen City Break: Weekend Itinerary

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I’m Sarah, a recipe writer sharing thrifty everyday dinners with a touch of French inspiration. I founded Maison Cupcake in 2009 and love creating dishes that are affordable, comforting and achievable. Thanks for visiting!

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