I am not much a fan of salmon, but my friend told me that the problem may be in the marinate or in the sauce that I put over it. So, I decided to try this simple recipe that my friend promised would excite my taste buds.

This recipe is from Real Life Entertaining by Jennifer Rubell.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups yogurt

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 small clove garlic minced

4 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

2 small cucumbers, cut in half lengthwise, seeded, and cut into small dice

Salt and pepper to taste

4 salmon steaks or pieces of fillet

1 tablespoon honey

1/2 cup olive oil

2 teaspoons mustard seeds

1 lemon, cut into wedges

5 small waxy potatoes, such as Yukon…

Chickens cooked in this particular way is not the most popular when it comes to other nations. But when we combine the flavors of French, Americans and Brit, we make something that can be unbelievably delicious and festive to the taste buds.

This recipe is from the French Revolution Food.

Ingredients: (makes 10 drummettes)

1 1/3 pounds chicken drummettes (about 10)

2 tablespoons butter

1/3 cup honey

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon whole grain mustard

Salt

Vegetable oil

Procedure:

- Heat a cast iron pot half full with vegetable oil to 325°F and preheat the oven to 450°F.

- Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, and fry it in the hot oil for about 7 minutes, turning the drummettes over once.…

If you have plenty of time to make dinner, you can whip this dish up in a flash. Never mind that the procedure looks a little bit complicated, I can honestly tell you now that these two will pair up the best with each other.

This recipe is excerpted from French Revolution Food.

Ingredients: (serves 4)

For the lentils

1 tablespoon light olive oil

2 shallots, finely diced

2 cloves garlic, finely diced

1/2 small carrot, finely diced

1 small celery stalk, finely diced

1 1/2 cups French lentils du Puy

1 bay leaf

A handful of parsley stems (optional)

3 cups water

For the shrimps

12 jumbo shrimp

1 tablespoon olive oil

zest of 1/2 lemon

For the salad

2 tablespoon walnut oil

1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

1 tablespoon…