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    French recipes like macarons, creme caramel, Provencal tomatoes at the market and a tomato tart
    FROM PARIS · 30+ YEARS COOKING IN FRANCE

    Easy French Recipes & Food Guides

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    Real French Food with Less Sugar, More Flavour

    Welcome to Mad about Macarons - easy French recipes, macarons, lighter desserts and food discoveries from Paris and across France.

    French Recipes

    New to French cooking? Start with these reader favourites.

    • sliced potatoes tossed in white wine, vinaigrette and fresh chopped herbs
      Authentic French Potato Salad - Recipe Without Mayonnaise (à la Parisienne)
    • plate with eiffel tower and circle of caramel sauce around a shiny creme caramel
      French Crème Caramel (flan aux oeufs au caramel)
    • round crepe pancake perfectly cooked in a pan
      French Pancakes (French Crêpes)
    • mango cream dessert made with fresh mangos, whipped cream, coconut milk, vanilla and lime
      Mango Cream Recipe - Like a Mousse without Eggs or Sugar
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    Summer in Paris - What We're Cooking Now

    • Pouring a raspberry coulis or sauce into a jug next to lemon and fresh raspberries
      Simple Raspberry Coulis
    • large wine glasses with marinated strawberries in orange liqueur and orange topped with vanilla Chantilly cream
      Strawberries Romanoff (Fraises Romanoff)
    • Lemon chicken thighs baked with garlic, herbs and fresh lemon in a rustic French baking dish
      Lemon Chicken Thighs with Garlic & Herbs
    • Glass dishes filled with rhubarb fool swirled into Greek yogurt with ginger and honey
      Rhubarb Fool with Ginger and Yogurt
    All Summer recipes

    Classic French Recipes

    • slice of pudding in a puddle of vanilla cream custard topped with nuts and berries
      French Semolina Cake (Gâteau de Semoule)
    • tray holding slices of toasted French toast or Pain Perdu in a boulangerie in France in front of baguettes
      Best French Toast Recipe (Pain Perdu)
    • mini cup of creamy ice cream with a sprig of lemon verbena leaves
      Lemon Verbena Ice Cream (Glace à la verveine)
    • shallow bowl of white poached vanilla peaches topped with homemade raspberry puree and vanilla ice cream with some fresh lemon verbena leaves
      Peach Melba - Authentic French Recipe
    More Classics

    Salads & Sides

    • bowl of bright red rhubarb compote
      Rhubarb Compote Recipe (Healthy & Lower Sugar)
    • French tian, a classic French dish of thinly sliced baked summer vegetables
      French Tian de Légumes (Provençal Vegetable Bake)
    • Scooped out Maltese orange filled with chopped strawberries and orange and served in a bowl of crushed ice
      Strawberries with Orange (Fraises à la Maltaise)
    • dish of halved apricots baked with lavender and French honey
      Baked Apricots with Honey and Lavender
    More Salads
    round crepe pancake perfectly cooked in a pan

    Breakfast

    Kir Royal cocktail in front of a French chateau

    Drinks

    spoonful of dark chocolate mousse next to a macaron

    Desserts

    thin brown pancake folded into a square with egg in centre, ham and cheese and side salad

    Lunches

    black pot with bubbling tomato and fish stew topped with chopped parsley

    Mains

    slice of cherry custard clafoutis dessert

    Picnics

    large choux bun filled with smoked salmon and runny cream with apple and dill

    Starters

    close up of caramel macarons with a thick filling

    Teatime

    BONJOUR & WELCOME

    I'm Jill

    After more than 30 years cooking for my French family in Paris, I share easy French recipes that you'll actually make again and again.

    From lighter desserts and macarons to seasonal family meals and food discoveries across France, my goal is simple: to help you enjoy real French food with less sugar, more flavour - and taste France like a local.

    More About Jill
    Portrait of Jill Colonna, French cookbook author in Paris

    Summer Tarts

    • vanilla egg tarts known as Pasteis de Nata from Portugal, scorched tops dusted with cinnamon
      Easy Portuguese Custard Tarts Recipe (Pastéis de Nata) & The Best in Paris
    • simple fig tart made with puff pastry with sliced fresh figs on an almond and honey mixture and topped with flaked almonds
      French Fig Tart with Almonds and Honey
    • slice of French blueberry tart, baked in the oven with a crisp pâte sucrée pastry and dusted with powdered sugar
      French Blueberry Tart - The Easiest Recipe
    • fresh peach and nectarine slices arranged on puff pastry and an almond paste
      Easiest Peach Tart Recipe with Puff Pastry
    More Tarts

    Ice Creams & Sorbets

    • 2 scoops of rhubarb sorbet topped with a dried rhubarb chip
      Rhubarb Sorbet Recipe with Rose
    • honey parfaits on shortbread with raspberries and a macaron
      Cranachan Parfait - A French Twist to the Scottish Dessert
    • chestnut ice cream log filled with candied chestnuts, orange and topped with toasted meringue
      Ice Cream Yule Log (Bûche de Noël Glacée)
    • French vacherin ice cream meringue cake with layers
      French Ice Cream Cake (Vacherin Glacé)
    More Ice Creams

    French Market Guide

    What's in season this month? Choose seasonal, local fresh fruits & veg and discover fun facts, recipes - even popular French expressions using them!

    Market Guide
    • bowl of raspberries next to raspberry bushes
      Raspberries (Framboises)
    • punnets of strawberries
      French Strawberries (Fraises)
    • French cherries piled high at the market
      Cherries (Cerises)

    Best of Paris

    • boxes of various different French macarons from Paris to taste for the ultimate guide
      Best Macarons in Paris
    • biting into a lemon macaron at afternoon tea
      Guide to the Best Tea Rooms in Paris
    • cafe with red tables and chairs outside with view on eiffel tower
      Best Bakeries Rue Saint-Dominique (Near the Eiffel Tower)
    • central fountain in the Tuileries garden in Paris
      Tuileries Garden - Guide to Food and Drink
    More Paris Addresses

    Food Travel in France from Paris

    • The grand entrance to the château of Fontainebleau
      What to Do in Fontainebleau: Food Guide to France's Most Underrated Royal Town
    • French pastry shop or pâtisserie in Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris
      Saint-Germain-en-Laye Chocolate and Pastry Self-Guided Tour
    • château de Monte Cristo, home of Alexandre Dumas in Port Marly near Paris
      Monte Cristo and Alexandre Dumas' Love for Cuisine
    • Monet's house and gardens with roses and green shutters
      Giverny - Where to Eat on a Visit to Monet's House and Gardens
    Explore France like a local

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    Start with my latest recipe: crispy lemon chicken that tastes far more expensive than it is. Garlic, fresh herbs, a touch of honey and surprisingly little effort. Then explore more easy French recipes below.

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    Portrait of Jill Colonna, French cookbook author in Paris
    Welcome

    Bonjour - I'm Jill

    Here you'll find easy French recipes worth coming back to.
    After 30+ years cooking for my French family in Paris, I share reliable recipes made with everyday ingredients - from family meals to classic French desserts with less sugar and more flavour.

    -> Plus discover France like a local.

    More About Jill

    Latest Summer Recipes

    • raspberry macarons with a white chocolate ganache and raspberries, sitting on top of each other next to roses
      Raspberry Macarons (White Chocolate Ganache Filling)
    • large tomatoes in a roasting tin baked with garlic and herbs from Provence
      Slow Roasted Tomatoes with Garlic and Herbs from Provence

    Popular this month

    • raspberry macarons with a white chocolate ganache and raspberries, sitting on top of each other next to roses
      Raspberry Macarons (White Chocolate Ganache Filling)
    • plate with eiffel tower and circle of caramel sauce around a shiny creme caramel
      French Crème Caramel (flan aux oeufs au caramel)
    • jar of bright pink pickled radishes with bay leaves
      Pickled Radishes Without Sugar
    • mango cream dessert made with fresh mangos, whipped cream, coconut milk, vanilla and lime
      Mango Cream Recipe - Like a Mousse without Eggs or Sugar

    More from France

    • harbour with boats and blue sky
      10 Reasons to Visit Honfleur Normandy
    • kale growing in the king's vegetable garden in Versailles
      King's Vegetable Gardens Versailles (Potager du Roi)

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