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    Welcome to le Blog of Mad About Macarons, with articles around French food, lifestyle and baking tips. From a typical market's fruit and vegetables, to best tearooms, patisseries, famous sweet specialities around Paris and the rest of France.

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    • crates of green and white asparagus at the market
      Asparagus (Asperges)
    • bunches of fresh green bananas with French flag stickers
      Bananas (Bananes)
    • punnets of strawberries
      French Strawberries (Fraises)
    • crate of Corsican clementines in a French market
      Clementine Oranges
    • bowl of raspberries next to raspberry bushes
      Raspberries (Framboises)
    • mug of French hot chocolate in front of a Paris skyline at sunset
      Best Hot Chocolate in Paris - Your Local Guide
    • chocolate shop window in Paris showing the typical French Easter traditions with bells, chicks, eggs and hens
      Easter Chocolate in Paris - Why do the French Have Bells?
    • 4 tarts in a pastry box
      Pâtisseries for Diabetics in Paris
    • bustling café in Aix-en-Provence in the sunshine with people drinking coffee outside next to a plane tree
      What to Do in Aix-en-Provence: Food Guide to the French Capital of Calissons
    • Jill Colonna, author of Mad About Macarons, at a book signing event at WHSmith Paris
      Book Reviews of Mad About Macarons
    • cafe with red tables and chairs outside with view on eiffel tower
      Best Bakeries Rue Saint-Dominique (Near the Eiffel Tower)
    • 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
    • chateau roof visit at Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris
      Saint-Germain-en-Laye Château Roof Visit
    • French baguette pointing to the chateau of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
      Visit Saint-Germain-en-Laye: Royal Market Town Near Paris
    • French pastry shop or pâtisserie in Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris
      Saint-Germain-en-Laye Chocolate and Pastry Self-Guided Tour
    • stand of pineapples with typical cone-like bodies and green spiky stalks
      Pineapples (Ananas)
    • boxes of various different French macarons from Paris to taste for the ultimate guide
      Best Macarons in Paris
    • rows of Parisian macarons by Pierre Hermé in Paris, showing Chado flavour of Matcha green tea and yuzu
      Guide to Macaron Day in Paris 2026
    • central fountain in the Tuileries garden in Paris
      Tuileries Garden - Guide to Food and Drink
    • two large heads of Savoy cabbage at the French market
      Guide to Cabbages (Choux) and Recipes
    • baskets of different fresh lemon varieties in a French market
      Lemons & Limes (Citrons/Citrons vert)
    • large pink macaron heart on top of a pastry cream topped with fresh berries
      How to Make Macaron Hearts - Think 'V' for Valentine
    • glass dessert dish of creamy pistachio panna cotta topped with a strawberry coulis
      Top 40 Valentine Dessert Ideas
    • bunch of orange and mixed coloured carrots at the market
      Carrots (Carottes)
    • Monet's house and gardens with roses and green shutters
      Giverny - Where to Eat on a Visit to Monet's House and Gardens
    • a bowl of Bouillabaisse, the speciality of Marseille by the sea
      What to Do in Marseille France - Travel Guide
    • wooden crate of chestnuts in their shells at the French market
      Chestnuts (Châtaignes) - Guide to Uses and Recipes
    • harbour with boats and blue sky
      10 Reasons to Visit Honfleur Normandy
    • cauliflowers in bowls at the French market
      Cauliflower (Chou-fleur)
    • black cone witch's hat with chocolate macarons with eyes and spider liquorice legs
      Top 10 Halloween Macaron Ideas For Spooky Treats
    • crate of French onions from Roscoff
      French Onions (Oignons)
    • piles of chopped fresh figs in front of whole figs on leaves
      Figs (Figues)
    • bakery window in Lyon filled with pink pralines
      Lyon's Best Pâtisseries, Bakeries and Sweet Specialities
    • Guide to Lyon's restaurants and food in France's gastronomic capital
      Lyon's Best Value Restaurants in 3 Days
    • wooden crates of walnuts in their shells at the French market
      Walnuts (Noix)
    • crates of pears at the french market
      Pears (Poires)
    • Fred bakery Paris
      Guide to Aux Merveilleux de Fred in Paris
    • crates of fresh tomatoes in all shapes and colours at the French market in Provence
      Tomatoes (tomates)
    • bunches of fresh herbs at the French market (with a sign in French saying herbes fraiches)
      Fresh Herbs (Herbes Aromatiques)
    • crates of fresh apricots
      Apricots (Abricots)
    • bunch of fresh watercress with dark green leaves
      Watercress (Cresson)
    • shop window of French artisanal candies
      The Best French Sweet Shops in Paris

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