Food Recipes Celebrate Julia Child’s Legacy With These Recipes By Food & Wine Editors Food & Wine Editors This is collaborative content from Food & Wine's team of experts, including staff, recipe developers, chefs, and contributors. Many of our galleries curate recipes or guides from a variety of sources which we credit throughout the content and at each link. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on August 7, 2023 Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Julia Hartbeck Julia Child was a longtime Food & Wine contributor, a household name, and champion of French cuisine. In this collection, we’re featuring some of her most beloved and iconic recipes — from classics like Quiche Lorraine and Roast Chicken to a sandwich bread we’re baking on the regular. Spend some time in the kitchen with these recipes, and then raise a glass to Julia's legacy with a cocktail created by her husband, Paul. 01 of 10 Julia Child's Favorite Roast Chicken Julia Hartbeck Child seasoned this roast chicken inside and out by packing sautéed vegetables, lemon slices, and fresh herbs into the cavity, then rubbing the skin with butter. In typical French fashion, she trussed the bird to promote even cooking. get the recipe 02 of 10 Julia Child's Best Beef Stew Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling Debbie Wee "Beloved Beef Stew" was Child’s first article for the Experts Cooking column in 1992. Child, a lover of stews of all kinds, particularly those made with beef like this recipe. Beef also gives off appetizing aromas as it simmers away, filling the kitchen — if not the whole house — with the promise of good food. get the recipe 03 of 10 Midsummer Fruit Tart Greg Dupree / Food Styling by Kelsey Moylan / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle Make this fruit tart when berries are at their most fragrant and a bite of summer's sweet bounty is just what you want at the end of a meal. get the recipe 04 of 10 Ham Steaks in Madeira Sauce Greg DuPree For this recipe, Julia Child was inspired by a dish called jambon à la morvandelle, the signature dish of Alexandre Dumaine, one of France's most famous chefs in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. Child called the dish, featuring ham steaks basted in a mushroom and Madeira sauce, one of her "fast entrées for fancy people." get the recipe 05 of 10 Julia Child's Hash Browns Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Debbie Wee Child riffed on her friend James Beard's recipe when she created this hash browns recipe. These potatoes are crispy outside, creamy inside, and as delicious with fried eggs as they are with roast chicken. get the recipe 06 of 10 Quiche Lorraine Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling Debbie Wee The secret to the super-silky texture of this classic French quiche is simple: it's the heavy cream whisked into the eggs for the filling. A flaky tart dough gives it a buttery flavor base that marries with the tender bacon egg custard. get the recipe 07 of 10 Julia Child's Perfect Sandwich Bread Greg Dupree / Food Styling by Micah Morton / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen This classic white bread recipe, which is also featured in the Smithsonian, is perfect for everyday sandwiches and toast. get the recipe 08 of 10 Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Barrett Washburne Julia Child's assistant Stephanie Hersh helped her create this four-layer poppy seed cake, which gets a tart kick of flavor thanks to the lemon curd and lemon buttercream. get the recipe 09 of 10 Butterfly's Breath Christopher Testani Julia and Paul Child often entertained friends with cocktails, many of them invented by Paul, who delighted in creating custom drinks, like this sweet, apricot brandy-laced riff on the gimlet. get the recipe 10 of 10 Chocolate Mousse Cake Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Barrett Washburne Made with an egg custard and whipped cream and flavored with chocolate, rum, and coffee, this decadent cake is chocolaty perfection. get the recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit