Croque monsieur galette slices on eatlivetravelwrite.com

French Fridays: Croque Monsieur galette

Remember last week for French Fridays I made Croque Madame from David Lebovitz’ My Paris Kitchen?  Well, decadent though it was, the version I prepared didn’t use up all the béchamel sauce and I was stuck with the question of what to do with around 1/3 cup of it. Well today I’m here to tell … Read more

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French Fridays: Croque Madame from My Paris Kitchen

This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from My Paris Kitchen is one of my favourite French café meals. A croque monsieur (unceremoniously names a “Fried cheese and ham sandwich” here) is a sandwich filled with the goodness of béchamel, cheese and ham.  Over the years I’ve had many iterations of this – it comes … Read more

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Croque Monsieur bites

I love a good sandwich. Specifically, I love a good Croque Monsieur. I’ve been thinking about making one since I got back from France this summer where I had not the best Croque Monsieur I have ever had but a pretty darned tasty one at Café Marly, overlooking the Pyramide du Louvre. Basically a grilled … Read more