FROM PARIS · 30+ YEARS COOKING IN FRANCE
Real French Food
Less Sweet, More Flavour
Welcome to Mad about Macarons - French recipes, macarons and delicious food discoveries in France. New to French cooking at home? Try these reader favourites and seasonal dishes.
BONJOUR & WELCOME
Meet Jill
I'm a Scottish-French home cook and author, living and cooking in France for over 30 years. In 2010, I wrote one of the first macaron cookbooks published in English.
My cooking starts at the market: fragrant tomatoes, earthy mushrooms, whatever's good this week. Here you'll find seasonal French recipes to bring that flavour home - from simple family meals to macarons and desserts.
For dessert, I want to taste the raspberries. The chocolate. The pistachios. Sweetness should bring out those flavours, not hide them. Less sweet doesn't mean less of a treat. Quite the opposite.
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.
