It’s Bastille Day—and likewise Euro Summer time week right here at Food52—so we’re leaning all the way in which in with a roundup of our favourite French recipes that will help you fête such as you’re picnicking beneath the Eiffel Tower (or at the very least pretending to at your eating desk).

From classics Julia Little one would undoubtedly approve of (hello, beef bourguignon and crème brûlée) to some breezier, “lazy lady” picks that depend on good butter, flaky pastry, and recent herbs, this lineup has one thing for each degree of ambition. There’s loads of cheese, a beneficiant quantity of wine, and a couple of dish with an egg on high—simply because the French meant.

Whether or not you’re pouring a French 75, flipping madeleines, or throwing collectively a Niçoise-inspired salad, these recipes are your passport to a très délicieux celebration. As Julia Little one mentioned, “I feel cautious cooking is love, do not you?”

Bon appétit!

White Chocolate Pots de Crème with Raspberry Pink Peppercorn Sauce

Dan Chief’s 4-Hour Baguette

Julia Kid’s Beurre Blanc (White Butter Sauce)

Hen Thighs Confit

Steak Frites With Sauce Verte

Basic Croissants

Canelés

Michel Guérard’s Sauce Vierge

Shaheen Peerbhai & Jennie Levitt’s Chilly-Oven Roast Hen

Ham, Egg, & Gruyère Galette Complète

Madeleines

Steak au Poivre

Hervé This’ Chocolate Mousse

Eric Kayser’s Croque-Monsieur

French Lentil Salad

Caramelized Tomato Tarte Tatin

Low-Key Niçoise Salad

Frozen Honey Mousse

Jacques Pépin’s Criques (Crispy Potato Pancakes)

Pommes Aligot

Nouilles Alfredo

Pesto-Rubbed Hen & Spring Greens en Papillote

Herbed Goat Cheese and Root Vegetable Galette

French Tapenade

Dorie Greenspan’s High Secret Chocolate Mousse

Eric Kayser’s Raspberry-Lime Macarons

David Lebovitz’s Cherry Clafoutis

Bouillabaisse

Mussels Escabeche Crostini with Sunchoke Purée

Ratatouille Galette

Pistachio and Honey Crème Brûlée

Straightforward Béarnaise Sauce

On the spot Pot Beef Bourguignon

Sheet Pan Coq Au Vin

Crème Caramel

Meyer Lemon Eclairs

Pistachio Cream Puffs

Maman’s Cheese Soufflé From Jacques Pépin

Souffl’omelet with Roasted Tomatoes & Whipped Ricotta

Pan Bagnat: Le French Tuna Salad Sandwich

Sherried Mushroom Clafoutis

Conventional French Cassoulet

Roasted Asparagus with Poached Egg and Lemon-Mustard Sauce

Maple Rosemary French Toast with Vanilla Crème Fraîche

Duck Meatballs à L’Orange

Mussels Dijonnaise