4 baked french new Recipes

french bread (1-inch), eggs, half-and-half, sugar, ground nutmeg, butter, ripe pears, thinly sliced,cored, water, cornstarch, honey

chopped red bell pepper, mayonnaise, dijon mustard, chopped scallions, chopped shallot, chopped fresh parsley leaves, honey, fresh lemon juice, kosher salt, black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes (serve to taste) (optional), fresh breadcrumb, extra virgin olive oil, divided (it calls for 5 tsp evoo, i used about 3 or less), kosher salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste, chopped fresh chives, unsalted butter, melted (it calls for 3 tsp of butter, i used about 1/2), shrimp, peeled, deveined, and partially split (6 oz.), red potatoes , cut into 1/4 inch thick slices, french haricots vert or 4 oz green beans, dijon mustard, extra virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar, honey, chopped fresh tarragon leaves (i omitted it, don tsp like licorice), white toasted sesame seeds, kosher salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste, crushed red pepper flakes , to taste

unsalted butter, at room temperature, chopped shallots, crumbled creamy blue cheese , such as maytag blue, chopped fresh parsley, new york strip steaks, salt and freshly ground black pepper, french fries , recipe follows, baking potatoes , like russets, about 2 lb, peeled and cut into matchstick slices 1/4-inch thick, canola oil, fry frying, salt