PARIS from a Local
Where are the Best Macarons in Paris?
Easy French Recipes
Welcome to Mad about Macarons, the French food blog in Paris with a healthy spin.
We're not just mad about macarons! Enjoy many more recipes, mainly from France - some with Jill's Scottish accent. From starters/appetizers to easy desserts reduced in sugar, all are full of flavour using seasonal ingredients.
- Pan-Fried Mackerel with French Mustard
- Bran Muffins that are Actually Healthy
- Orange Cheesecake: Easy Baked Recipe that's Fresh and Zesty
- Mango Sauce - A Sweet, Healthy Dessert Topping
- Pure 100% Cacao Chocolate Mousse Recipe by Patrice Chapon
- Crispy Parmesan Whole Roasted Cauliflower: A Showstopper!
- Poire Belle Hélène - The Easy Classic Pear Dessert from Paris
- Honey Biscuits with Lemon
What's Popular
- Cauliflower Cream Soup (Crème Dubarry)
- Broccoli Hummus - The Easiest of Broccoli Recipes
- Asparagus Puff Pastry Tart
- Parmesan Herb Crusted Salmon (Saumon à la Viennoise)
- French's Favourite Veal Stew (Blanquette de Veau)
- Sautéed Green Beans with Garlic
- French Crème Caramel (flan aux oeufs au caramel)
- French Dark Chocolate Mousse (Mousse au Chocolat)
- French Rice Pudding (Riz au lait)
- Salted Caramel Macarons
- French Butter Cookies (Palets Bretons)
- French Lemon Tart (Tarte au citron)
BONJOUR & WELCOME
Meet Jill
Jill Colonna’s Paris based food blog inspires a healthy French lifestyle via easy recipes and local food guides. Both Scottish and French, Jill shares 30 years' experience of making simply good food in Paris. Using local seasonal ingredients, she shows that French cuisine is healthy. It’s not all butter and cream!
Initially created in 2010 on the release of her 1st book, Mad About Macarons which inspired many now professional bakers to make them, this blog focuses on living the Food life in France.
Join her mission to avoid processed foods, to take pleasure and eat like the French by making meals from scratch, full of flavour.
French Market Guide
Choose from fresh fruits and vegetables in season from the French market guide by month. Discover fun facts, recipes and even some popular French expressions using them.
French Food Guides
Planning a trip to Paris? Eat like the French with Jill’s local food guides.
Check out your ultimate guide to Paris’s best tea rooms (by area) near your favourite museums or landmarks.
A selection of popular patisseries and chocolate shops – plus where to find some of the best galettes des rois and best macarons in Paris.
Discover the popular French sweet shops and what makes them so famous.
Watch the recipes
Some of your favourite recipes are also on video. From onion tarte tatin, French butter cookies to my Corsican Mother-in-law’s mint omelette, make the same healthy and easy recipes from my kitchen near Paris. Served with a Scottish accent and my flute!