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    Home » French Recipes

    The Best Julia Child Recipes

    Published: Aug 14, 2022 by Samantha Ferraro · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    Happy Birthday Julia Child!

    Julia Child's birthday is on August 15th and every year I like to make a different Julia Child recipe to celebrate. Over the years, I have learned some of the best cooking techniques including whipping egg whites for a mile high souffle and creating the most luxurious and rich red wine sauce for beef bourguignon.

    In honor of her birthday celebration, here is a list of some of the the best Julia Child recipes!

    What would you like to make to celebrate?

    The Best Julia Child Recipes

    Julia Child's Salad Nicoise

    Julia Child Salad Nicoise recipe is filled with the classic components, including olives, capers, and fresh vegetables all tossed with a simple vinaigrette.

    Julia Child's Ratatouille

    Julia Child’s classic ratatouille recipe is the perfect recipe to with peak summers produce. Ratatouille is a colorful and robust vegetable stew with layers of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant and finished with fresh herbs and garlic.

    Julia Child's Cheese Souffle

    Julia Child's cheese souffle is the epitome of a French cuisine. The gruyere cheese souffle is tall and light as can be, thanks to Julia's step by step instructions.

    Julia Child's Boeuf Bourguignon

    Julia Child’s beef bourguignon recipe is a rich beef stew with a reduced red wine sauce and and buttery herbed mushrooms and pearl onions.

    Julia Child's Coq Au Vin Recipe

    Julia Child’s Coq Au Vin recipe showcases stewed chicken in a rich and buttery red wine sauce with sauteed mushrooms and pearl onions.

    Julia Child's Mussels Mariniere

    Julia Child’s classic recipe for mussels mariniere couldn’t be any easier. Steamed mussels are tossed with shallots, butter and fresh herbs, creating a fantastic dipping sauce.

    Julia's Chicken with Herbes de Provence

    Julia Child's chicken with herbes de Provence, also called Poulet Saute aux Herbes de Provence, is sauteed chicken that is basted in a rich hollandaise sauce that is seasoned with herbes de provence.

    Julia Child's Sole Meuniere

    The unforgettable and classic recipe for Julia Child Sole Meuniere, simply made with lightly breaded fillets of sole that is served with a lemony caper butter sauce.

    Julia Child's Lobster Thermidor Recipe

    Julia Child’s Lobster Thermidor recipe is a feat to make but worth the labor at least once in a lifetime. Lobster thermidor is a creamy and decadent lobster dish that is flavored with white wine, mushrooms and splash of cognac.

    Photo Credit: thiswifecooks.com

    Julia Child’s Cream of Spinach Soup

    Julia describes this cream of spinach soup as "a lovely soup, and perfect for an important dinner.” 

    Julia Child's Scallops Gratineed

    Leave it to Julia Child to pair cheese with fish and turn it into something extravagant. Julia Child’s scallops gratineed is an elegant dish of gratineed scallops with shallots, white wine and broiled Gruyere cheese. You'll want to grab the crusty bread for this one, because the sauce is amazing!

    Julia Child's Vichysoisse

    Julia Child's vichyssoise is a simple and classic soup with leeks and potatoes. The soup is blended to incredibly smooth and chilled, making this a perfect recipe to make during the summer.

    Photo Credit: www.christinascucina.com

    French Onion Soup ~ the way Julia made it, sort of...

    Julia Child's recipe for French onion soup with sweet caramelized onions and topped with copious amounts of shredded Gruyere.

    Photo Credit: noshingwiththenolands.com

    Julia Child's Charlotte Chantilly, Aux Framboises Noshing With the Nolands

    This is a bright and sunny dessert that is light as a cloud. Homemade lady fingers are layered with light and creamy chantilly and fresh raspberries. Perfect for a summer day!! 

    Photo Credit: ramshacklepantry.com

    Garlic Soup - Julia Childs Aigo Bouido Recipe

    This garlic soup is very hardy, comforting, and delicious. Also called, Aigo Bouido which translates to "boiled water", Julia Child's garlic soup is flavored with copious amounts of fresh garlic and herbs.

    Photo Credit: noshingwiththenolands.com

    Julia Child's Reine De Saba or Queen of Sheba Cake for JC 100

    Julia Child’s Reine De Saba or Queen of Sheba Cake is so good you will never make another chocolate cake again. Amazing!!

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