FROM PARIS · 30+ YEARS COOKING IN FRANCE
Real French Food
Less Sugar · More Flavour
Welcome to Mad about Macarons - easy French recipes, macarons, lighter desserts and food discoveries from Paris and across France. New to French cooking at home? Try these reader favourites and seasonal dishes.
BONJOUR & WELCOME
I'm Jill
Scottish-French home cook and author, living and cooking in Paris for 30+ years. In 2010, I wrote one of the first macaron cookbooks published in English.
Today I share reliable French recipes - from family meals and seasonal market cooking to macarons and desserts with less unnecessary sugar and more flavour.
My aim? To help you feel at home with French cooking - and taste France like a local.
French Macarons
From macaron recipes and guides, start with my French macaron guide for the essentials and more articles.
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!
Watch the Recipes
Start with my latest crispy lemon chicken that tastes far more expensive than it is. Then explore more everyday French recipes on video.
