Sentence examples for french preparation from inspiring English sources

(A classic French preparation, green bean amandine, embellishes cooked green beans with slivered almonds).

"It's a classic French preparation, to be honest, guinea hen and foie gras sauce," Mr. Toscano said.

Joffre's prestige began to wane, and the evident lack of French preparation for the German attack on Verdun in 1916, for which he was held responsible, prepared his downfall.

Consider a simple French preparation, the pot de crème.

At first glance, the menu, written daily in the chef's arty block-letter script and dotted with classical French preparations, reads like an ode to Escoffier.

It had looked as though the Euro 2000 winners would face Northern Ireland in the last 16, until Robbie Brady's 85th-minute winner against Italy for the Republic changed French preparations.

Despite the French preparations, the two German cruisers were more than a match for the forces Destremau commanded at Papeete.

Pellew had noted French preparations on 11 December and immediately sent Phoebe to warn Colpoys and Amazon to Falmouth, to alert the Admiralty.

Britain was not unaware of French preparations at Toulon and along the Mediterranean coast, but despite sustained efforts by British agents in France the destination of the French fleet was unknown.

Alarmed by reports of French preparations on the Mediterranean coast, Lord Spencer at the Admiralty sent a message to Vice-Admiral Earl St. Vincent, commander of the Mediterranean Fleet based in the Tagus River, to despatch a squadron to investigate.

Roger Federer's French Open preparation hit a roadblock with a 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) loss to Richard Gasquet in the third round of the Italian Open in Rome.