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    Recipes

    Head straight to the Recipe Index to refine your search by food type, meal, diet and more. Most recipes are mainly French, easy to make at home and quick to prepare.

    • Strawberry Mousse
    • Creamy Lemon Sauce for Chicken
    • Banana Coffee Cake (Low Sugar)
    • Coconut Chia Pudding with Mango
    • Easy Croque Monsieur Recipe -The Hot French Ham and Cheese Sandwich
    • Raw Carrot Salad Moroccan Style
    • French Cheese Fondue Savoyarde - and How to Serve it
    • Baked Rice Pudding Recipe (French Teurgoule)
    • How to Cook Basmati Rice Indian Style on the Stove
    • Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks (with a homemade sauce)
    • Creamy Carrot Soup (Potage Crécy) without the Cream
    • Almond Flour Chocolate Cake (Gâteau Reine de Saba)
    • French Apple Cake (Gâteau aux pommes)
    • Classic French Brioche - Parisian 'Brioche à Tête'
    • German Red Cabbage Recipe (Chou rouge à la Flamande)
    • French Chocolate Cake (Fondant au Chocolat)
    • Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Pumpkin
    • Pork Roast Recipe with Apple, Cider and Potatoes
    • Chocolate Pear Cake
    • Pumpkin Spice Macarons - with White Chocolate Ganache
    • Cottage Cheese Waffles - A Savoury, High Protein Breakfast
    • Mango Cream Recipe - Like a Mousse without Eggs or Sugar
    • Poichichade: Provençal Garlic Chickpea Spread
    • Whole Baked Sea Bass Recipe - Dinner on a Tray
    • Sweet Corn Soup - Restaurant Style
    • Easiest Peach Tart Recipe with Puff Pastry
    • Easy Cheesy Cornbread with Corn (No Sugar)
    • Peach Melba - Discover Escoffier's Easy Recipe
    • Cheese Biscuits (Sablés au fromage)
    • French Tomato Tart with Mustard - An Easy Summer Lunch from Provence
    • How to Jazz up French Beans: Add a White Peach
    • Sea Bream Fish Baked Provençal Style (Dorade à la Provençale)
    • Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
    • Simple Green Salad - The Best All-Rounder, Seasonal Side
    • Rhubarb Jam - How to Thicken with Less Sugar, More Flavour
    • Pickled Radishes Without Sugar
    • Pistachio Paste - How to Make Your Own
    • Strawberry Panna Cotta with Pistachio
    • Le Boeuf Bourguignon: How to Make Burgundy Beef Stew like the French
    • Easy Chocolate Coffee Cakes

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    As a cookbook author and founder of Mad About Macarons since 2010, I’ve spent 30+ years perfecting foolproof French recipes in Paris—so you don’t have to! Expect step-by-step guidance, lower-sugar treats that don’t skimp on flavour, plus insider food and market guides to help you taste France like a local. If I can do it, so can you - no fancy techniques required!

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