French Country Cooking

• recipe

  Classic Meringue Cookies

  These classic cookies can have a Styrofoam-like texture and a saccharine-sweet flavor. How could we avoid these pitfalls?

• recipe

  Daube Provencal

  This beef stew from the south of France is country cooking at its best: bold, brash, and full-flavored. Could we translate the flavors of Provence to an American home kitchen?

• equipment

  Pastry Bags

  Plain canvas may be traditional, but it doesn't make the best pastry bag.