All April recipes

Here you’ll find all the perfect recipes for April, lovingly crafted for you by the site’s foodies!

With April comes spring in full swing, and our cooking becomes lighter, more colorful, and full of freshness. The markets are filling up with early seasonal produce: asparagus, peas, baby carrots, spinach, spring onions… all these treasures herald the return of greener, crunchier, and vitamin-packed dishes. Herbs are also making a comeback in the kitchen, adding their fragrant notes to our dishes.

As for fruit, rhubarb makes its appearance, soon followed by the first strawberries, perfect for fresh and indulgent desserts. Recipes take on a touch of sweetness and light, just like the days that are getting longer.

April is also often the time to celebrate Easter, the quintessential family and culinary holiday, with its chocolate eggs, Easter lambs, and spring menus that bring young and old together around a beautifully set table.

A month full of vitality, blending tradition and freshness, to awaken the taste buds and welcome the warm season with a feast.

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Vegetarian Spinach and Lamb Brick

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I created this recipe for a vegetarian spinach and sheep’s milk brick pastry so you can enjoy the taste of a brick pastry without using tuna or meat, as is often the case. With eggs and cheese ...

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Pear and Pumpkin Seed Clafoutis

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To add a special touch to a family meal, I recently made this recipe for pear and pumpkin seed clafoutis.I drew inspiration from the recipe in the excellent book , with a few tweaks to the ...

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Mango and avocado carpaccio with baby spinach

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This mango and avocado carpaccio with baby spinach is an original and visually stunning appetizer. The plate is beautiful and bursting with color! But when you taste it, it’s also a surprising and ...

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Garlic Omelet

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Here is a traditional recipe from my beautiful region in southwestern France: the young garlic omelet. This dish is a staple of Aquitaine’s culinary traditions, where it’s enjoyed as soon as spring ...

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Spinach samosa

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This recipe for spinach samosas comes from the excellent book . This book is full of culinary gems, many of which are among my favorite recipes. The samosa, or samoussa, is a fried pastry originally ...

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Spinach Cake

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Are you lacking inspiration or motivation to cook spinach, that tricky vegetable? Why not try this spinach cake recipe! It’s a very simple dish to prepare: wash the spinach, chop it up, mix it into ...

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Shrimp dumplings

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When you don't have pike or crayfish to make the traditional Lyon-style quenelle and its sauce, you can adapt the recipe using shrimp and local ingredients... from the Southwest :-) ...

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Carrots glazed with cream

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For my first recipe, I’m keeping it simple—but delicious—with this recipe for cream-glazed carrots! Preparation requires minimal effort—just enough time to wash the carrots and cut them into pieces. ...

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Pear and Pistachio Tart

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Here’s one of my most labor-intensive recipes, but it’s so delicious—I’m talking about the pear and pistachio tart. If you want to pull out all the stops for a gourmet meal, I recommend serving this ...

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Lamb Navarin with Fresh Vegetables

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I made this recipe for lamb navarin with fresh spring vegetables for an Easter dinner with friends, and we all loved it. It’s the perfect dish for spring, with all those fresh vegetables brightening ...

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