Chunky French onion dip
Salads & Sides & Soups Mari Loewen Salads & Sides & Soups Mari Loewen

Chunky French onion dip

Chunky, golden, and wildly addictive. This French Onion Dip starts with slow-cooked onions in butter and olive oil until deeply caramelized, then folded into a creamy mix of sour cream, mayo, and a splash of lemon. Rich, tangy, and perfectly salty—serve with chips, crostini, or anything that needs a little extra love.

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pan bagnat
Burgers & Sandwiches Mari Loewen Burgers & Sandwiches Mari Loewen

pan bagnat

Pan Bagnat is sold on the beaches in Nice and street vendors in Paris. It means bathed bread and it makes perfect sense as the flavour of the sandwich only intensifies the longer it sits, allowing the bread to lazily soak up the dressing.

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Croque Monsieur
Burgers & Sandwiches Mari Loewen Burgers & Sandwiches Mari Loewen

Croque Monsieur

Throughout Paris, stylish women can be seen lounging in bistros, nibbling on the decadent Croque Monsieur. With its sweet honey ham and melted layers of aged Gruyère, it’s really a sophisticated twist on the classic grilled ham and cheese.

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Vanilla Sable Cookies
Dessert & Baking Mari Loewen Dessert & Baking Mari Loewen

Vanilla Sable Cookies

Sables, France’s version of butter cookies, mean sand in French and refer to the sandy texture of the cookie. Like a North American peanut butter cookie, sables are usually stamped with a crosshatched pattern. To dress things up, and to honour their name, we’ve kept their surfaces smooth and edged them with sanding sugar.

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Tuile Cookies
Dessert & Baking Mari Loewen Dessert & Baking Mari Loewen

Tuile Cookies

The ultra crispy Tuile, aptly named, using the French word for tile. In this instance, they refer to the rounded, red clay tiles that so often top the homes in France and elsewhere in Europe—an image that provokes more dreamy thoughts on a cold, winter afternoon.

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