10 french peasant Recipes

chicken stock, oven roasted garlic cloves (20 min in oven with olive oil), italian seasoning (emerils is good ), onion powder, good sweet smoked paprika (health food store has the best), day old hard bread (french ,artison or bagget), chanterelle mushroom (button mushrooms are good) (optional), parmesan cheese (optional) or smoked gouda cheese (optional)

yeast (rapid rise), warm water, sugar, salt, flour, olive oil, cornmeal, melted butter

french bread (or oval peasant loaf, or sourdough), marinated artichoke hearts, drained , liquid reserved (you can use the hearts whole or roughly chopped), mayonnaise, ripe tomatoes, sliced, sliced salami, sliced unsmoked turkey breast, cheese slices, any kind (provolone and fresh mozzarella are my faves), sliced ripe black olives, drained, purple onion, thinly sliced (amount to taste)

olive oil, chopped onion (about 2 medium), sliced garlic cloves (about 6 to 8 cloves), all-purpose flour, dried thyme, black pepper, low-salt beef broth, chopped fresh parsley, diagonally cut french bread (about 1 inch thick ), shredded gruyere cheese

boneless skinless chicken breast halves, lemons , juice of, potatoes, peeled and sliced french-fry style, olive oil, water, head garlic, the cloves peeled but whole, oregano, dried, salt and pepper

whole chickens, cut into parts, garlic cloves, chopped, onions, quartered, fennel heads, quartered, yellow squash or 2 zucchini, quartered, green beans, potato, quartered, worcestershire sauce, dark soy sauce, chicken broth, olive oil, pepper

monkfish tails, olive oil, chorizo, removed from casings, chopped yellow onions, chopped green bell pepper, minced shallots, minced garlic, tomato paste, peeled, seeded and chopped roma plum tomatoes, dry white wine, pitted black olives, halved, pimento-stuffed olives, halved, new potatoes , scrubbed and quartered lengthwise, chopped fresh oregano, bay leaf, shrimp or fish stock, french or italian bread , cut into 3/4-inch thick slices, garlic cloves, peeled and lightly crushed, extra-virgin olive oil, grated parmesan, chopped fresh parsley

red wine vinegar, coarsely chopped capers, dijon mustard, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper (3 grinds), olive oil, chopped red onion, hard-boiled egg, coarsely chopped, olive oil, cubed country bread , from a good loaf of peasant or 1 1/2 cups cubed french bread, watercress , tough stems removed and discarded, fresh ground black pepper