FROM MY PARIS KITCHEN
French custards, never too sweet
Healthy French Cooking at Home
Welcome to Mad about Macarons - your go-to for easy French recipes with a lighter, healthier twist. From macarons and market-fresh meals to French food guides, expect simple dishes that make your taste buds do the can-can - with less sugar, more flavour and a touch of Parisian joie de vivre.
Popular Recipes this Week
French Desserts
Healthy French recipes - all lower in sugar.
French Cakes and Cookies
Make your Parisian tea time with French teacakes and macarons.
BONJOUR & WELCOME
Meet Jill
Jill Colonna's Paris based food blog shares a healthy French lifestyle via easy recipes and local food guides.
A Scottish-French home cook and author, Jill shares 33 years' culinary experience in Paris, cooking lighter meals with less sugar, more flavour.
Created in 2010 with her 1st cookbook, Mad About Macarons has inspired both home cooks and professional bakers. Using local, seasonal ingredients, she proves that French cooking isn't all butter and cream!
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
Some of your favourite recipes are on video! From her Corsican Mother-in-law's mint omelette, join Jill to make healthy and easy French recipes. Come behind the scenes in our local bakery in Saint Germain-en-Laye to discover the best French Toast and coconut macaroons.
