Dinner with Friends: Our Recipe Ideas

All recipes and menus for a successful meal with friends

Are you hosting friends and want to show off your cooking skills?! This section will help you rise to the challenge!

The recipes featured here stand out for their flavor, originality, or visual appeal. If you’re unsure of your cooking skills, take a look at the prep time and difficulty level so you can plan ahead.

For example, avoid serving several consecutive dishes that require individual plating.

Enjoy reading and bon appétit!

Lyon Region

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Gratin of quenelles with tomato sauce

The only problem with these quenelles au gratin with tomato sauce is that there’s never enough! Once you start tasting them, you can’t stop… this dish is simply irresistible, and at the same time ...

Israel

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Oriental-style chicken meatballs with sumac sauce

To create this recipe for Middle Eastern-style chicken meatballs with sumac sauce, I drew heavily on the magnificent and challenging book . Are these meatballs difficult to make? Don’t be ...

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Blackthorn Wine

If you’d like to serve something other than store-bought spirits as an aperitif, this “vin de buisson” (also known as “vin d’épine”) is perfect for you! Here’s the recipe, just as my father makes it ...

Indonesia

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Crispy Satay Sauce

Satay sauce is a condiment originating in Southeast Asia, made with local spices and seasonings, as well as roasted peanuts. It gets its name from the popular skewered meat dish in that region, which ...

Italy

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Risotto with leeks, sheep's milk cheese, and olives

As a huge fan of Italian cuisine, I couldn’t pass up the chance to make one of its signature dishes! So here’s my take on a risotto with leeks, sheep’s milk cheese, and green olives. This dish is ...

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Vegetarian Spinach and Lamb Brick

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 ...

Basque Country

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Bayonne ham rolls with cream cheese and herbs

These delicious rolls made with Bayonne ham, cream cheese, and herbs let you prepare a high-quality appetizer without spending too much time on it, since this recipe requires no cooking. These raw ham ...

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Pear and Pumpkin Seed Clafoutis

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 ...

Detox

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Mango and avocado carpaccio with baby spinach

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 ...

Southwest

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Confit duck parmentier with chestnuts and porcini mushrooms

As a true native of Toulouse, I’d been wanting to make my own duck Parmentier for quite some time. I’d already had the chance to enjoy this dish at a restaurant, and it had left a lasting impression ...