Montmartre Chocolate and Pastry online food tour. Things to do around the best pastries, chocolates and ice cream away from the tourist path| Mad about Macarons
The original French 75 cocktail recipe from Paris. Its classic ingredients, variations, garnishes, and the history behind its name.| Mad about Macarons
Easy homemade lemonade recipe - French citronnade made with 2 lemons, water and sugar. Just 36 calories per serving and full of vitamin C.| Mad about Macarons
Vacherin, the French Ice Cream Cake is a celebratory dessert (gluten free) - just add a tub of sorbet, some meringue and whipped cream.| Mad about Macarons
French egg noodles from Alsace, perfect for serving with stews or casseroles. The post Fresh Alsatian Egg Noodles (Pâtes d'Alsace) appeared first on Mad about Macarons.| Mad about Macarons
What to visit in Strasbourg France around food - from French restaurants, bakeries and shops with local Alsace specialities and travel tips.| Mad about Macarons
Light and crispy mini cheese biscuits to serve with pre-dinner drinks. Best with Emmental, cheddar, aged Mimolette or Parmesan.| Mad about Macarons
A French classic dessert made with just 4 ingredients: whole milk, fresh eggs, sugar and vanilla. So easy made in advance.| Mad about Macarons
A guide to French watercress (cresson). How to eat it without it being too bitter, its health benefits, how it's harvested and easy recipes.| Mad about Macarons
Mad About Macarons is the healthy French food blog in Paris with easy French recipes, desserts low in sugar and local food guides in France.| Mad about Macarons
Find out in the new lifestyle section on Mad about Macarons: 5 Ways to Eat Like the French by Julie Colonna| Mad about Macarons
The easiest nougatine recipe, made with butter, sugar and toasted nuts to make the perfect topping to most French desserts and patisserie.| Mad about Macarons
Purple Carrot Cake, just as moist and tasty as regular carrot cake with orange frosting, reduced sugar, less oil and more health benefits.| Mad about Macarons
Simple recipe for healthy bran muffins with oat bran, oats, raisins and apple to make them deliciously moist and reduced in sugar.| Mad about Macarons
Healthy banana oat muffins (no added sugar). An easy recipe packed with oats, moist dried fruits, banana and nuts for natural sweetness.| Mad about Macarons
A guide to varieties of cherries in France, their benefits, what goes well with them, how best to use them plus cherry recipes.| Mad about Macarons
Authentic French potato salad recipe without mayonnaise. With fresh herbs and a vinaigrette. A classic summer side dish for picnics or BBQs.| Mad about Macarons
Simple roasted figs with honey, Port and an optional touch of lavender. Delicious served either chilled for dessert or with cheese.| Mad about Macarons
Roasted pineapple slices - an easy recipe, baked in the oven with a wet caramel of sticky vanilla, ginger, chilli and dark rum.| Mad about Macarons
A simple, sweet mango sauce made with only 4 ingredients and no need for any cooking or much sugar. The healthiest, versatile dessert sauce.| Mad about Macarons
Healthy, savoury cottage cheese waffles quickly made with only 3 main ingredients to make a protein rich breakfast.| Mad about Macarons
A guide to apricots in France (fresh and dried): French apricot recipes, what's to 'apricot a tart', and other facts like health benefits.| Mad about Macarons
Mint Omelette, an easy recipe and classic dish from Corsica. Served flat with or without cheese (ricotta/brocciu) and cooked with olive oil.| Mad about Macarons
Easy cheese lasagna recipe, an adapted version of the Corsican classic, Cannelloni au Brocciu with ricotta, spinach, tomato and fresh mint.| Mad about Macarons
Healthy German red cabbage recipe, known as Flemish style in France, is braised in vinegar, onion and apple with spices and no sugar.| Mad about Macarons
Easy French blueberry tart recipe made with pâte sucrée and top tips to ensure the pastry doesn't go soggy with fresh blueberries. The post French Blueberry Tart - The Easiest Recipe appeared first on Mad about Macarons.| Mad about Macarons
Blueberry Bavarois is a light, no-bake Bavarian cream recipe with lemon and gelatine. Naturally gluten free and easy to prepare.| Mad about Macarons
A delicious milk chocolate crème brûlée twist to the classic French dessert with less sugar and half and half to replace heavy cream. The post Milk Chocolate Crème Brûlée Recipe appeared first on Mad about Macarons.| Mad about Macarons
homemade croutons made in the air fryer is even easier and healthier using less oil. Vegan recipe and can be made gluten free by using your favourite GF bread. The post How to Make Croûtons in the Air Fryer - with Garlic appeared first on Mad about Macarons.| Mad about Macarons
Escape the crowds at the Café Renoir Montmartre, hidden in the Musée de Montmartre gardens with light snacks and peaceful Paris charm.| Mad about Macarons
Super moist banana nut bread with walnuts. Healthy recipe as low in sugar and decorated like the French cakes in a Parisian bakery.| Mad about Macarons
How to make light and fluffy cheese scones with plain flour, plus top tricks in making your scones rise. So easy, it's my best scone recipe!| Mad about Macarons
French fig jam reduced to a third of sugar, thanks to the natural science of orange, high in pectin. Great with cheese and pâté.| Mad about Macarons
Classic French recipe for Watercress Soup, inspired by the harvesting of fresh watercress bundles in Veules-les-Roses, Normandy, France.| Mad about Macarons
John Dory fish recipe simply pan-fried in olive oil, butter, wine and lemon. Also good for turbot, Dover sole, snapper, grouper or halibut.| Mad about Macarons
Most tender pork roast recipe in an enamel pot (Dutch oven), cooked with rosemary, potatoes and cider served with buttered apples.| Mad about Macarons
Cranachan Parfait, a traditional Scottish dessert given a French twist as iced honey and Whisky with oat praline, shortbread and raspberries| Mad about Macarons
Creamy goat cheese pasta sauce, a warm version of the French classic, Salade de Chèvre Chaud, with toasted walnuts, fresh herbs and cream| Mad about Macarons
An autumnal Roquefort salad with pear, apple and toasted walnuts all combined with a light vinaigrette dressing to complement the blue cheese.| Mad about Macarons
White chocolate panna cotta with rose, an easy make-ahead dessert with no added sugar. Serve for parties in shot glasses or upturn in moulds.| Mad about Macarons
Light French chocolate mousse with passion fruit (no cream), topped with nougatine for an easy make-ahead dinner party dessert| Mad about Macarons
One of the best ways to prepare rhubarb is this healthy rhubarb compote. Much lower in sugar than jam, it freezes well and has many uses.| Mad about Macarons
Chocolate Ginger Passion Cake, a simple moist chocolate cake with passion fruit and candied ginger and with an intense chocolate glaze| Mad about Macarons
Easy rhubarb sorbet recipe with rose plus secrets how to make a good sorbet not too hard, not too soft. Gluten free, vegan and dairy free.| Mad about Macarons
Savoury Pumpkin tart with mushrooms made with a rustic chestnut flour tart base. A vegetarian special for Thanksgiving or Christmas.| Mad about Macarons
Onion Tarte Tatin, a savoury French classic upside-down tart made with puff pastry. Easy recipe for individual tarts or a large tart.| Mad about Macarons
This rustic French leek and potato soup is an authentic classic recipe. Known as Potage Parisien or Bonne Femme, it's made without cream.| Mad about Macarons
A popular French Flamiche Leek Pie - without the chicken with the best pie pastry. Classic recipe from Picardy served as a starter in France.| Mad about Macarons
Healthy Chocolate Beetroot Cake recipe yet extra moist without frosting. Gluten free, flourless, reduced in butter and sugar but so moreish.| Mad about Macarons
Easy recipe for moist carrot cake muffins, made healthy with less sugar in the cakes and a light cream cheese frosting with orange.| Mad about Macarons
A guide to pumpkin and squash in France with facts on varieties, health benefits and healthy French recipes from soup to stuffed pumpkins.| Mad about Macarons
Creamy orange curd: a simple, foolproof recipe that thickens naturally with egg yolks. Best gifts and topping for pancakes, brioche and cake.| Mad about Macarons
Easy chocolate crepes recipe, a classic 'crêpe au chocolat' served just like in French restaurants with a luscious dark chocolate sauce.| Mad about Macarons
Authentic French dark chocolate mousse recipe - a healthy mousse au chocolat with egg whites, no cream or butter and reduced in sugar.| Mad about Macarons
Easy recipe for confiture de lait (milk jam) using sticky vanilla beans or pods and how to store vanilla to keep pods/beans at their best.| Mad about Macarons
Strawberry Almond Tart disguised as a French cake. Served upside-down, glazed and topped with berries and roasted rhubarb.| Mad about Macarons
With added candied chestnut to make this extra festive! If you love French almond tart, then this is for you.| Mad about Macarons
Pâte sucrée is the best all-round sweet pastry dough for tarts. The most basic French pie crust recipe for fruit, chocolate or almond tarts.| Mad about Macarons
Tiramisu macarons given a creative twist with a macaron Tiramisu, making it gluten free and just as delicious as the classic Italian dessert| Mad about Macarons
This French Apple Nougat Tart is filled with large baked apple chunks tossed in vanilla and topped with a crunchy almond and walnut nougat.| Mad about Macarons
A light and moist lemon almond cake. A gluten free Easter cake, shaped as a nest with a lemon syrup drizzle and decorated French style.| Mad about Macarons
Jill Colonna's local French food guides to the best Parisian tearooms, famous pastry shops plus gourmet travels and day trips from Paris.| Mad about Macarons
Easy coconut macaroons recipe without condensed milk. Best tips from a French bakery near Paris with the 2 types of macaroons explained.| Mad about Macarons
Recipe for mendiants, traditional French chocolate disks topped with dried fruits and nuts representing 4 medieval monastic robes| Mad about Macarons
Ultimate Guide to Bananas: health benefits, constipation tips, brown banana uses, fruit fly fixes, storage tips plus low sugar banana recipes.| Mad about Macarons
Healthy banana coffee cake with oil, coffee and ripe bananas. Low sugar, easy recipe with optional French buckwheat or rye twist.| Mad about Macarons
Creamy coconut chia pudding with mango and pistachio topping, sweetened with honey, no refined sugar. Perfect ratio of chia to coconut milk.| Mad about Macarons
Collection of easy, healthy chocolate recipes including chocolate French desserts. Most use dark (bittersweet) chocolate - from chocolate mousse to cookies.| Mad about Macarons
Oven roasted asparagus is a simple, healthy side dish. How to roast fresh asparagus to best enjoy this nutritious and tasty vegetable.| Mad about Macarons
Baked BBQ chicken drumsticks in the oven made with a healthy homemade BBQ sauce. Packed with flavour, extra tender and baked with potatoes.| Mad about Macarons
Healthy raw carrot salad with Moroccan spices, mint, orange and toasted nuts and seeds. Healthy appetizer or lunch made in 25 minutes.| Mad about Macarons
Pain d'épices is a classic French gingerbread, mainly made of honey. Made in advance, it tastes best a few days' later thanks to the honey.| Mad about Macarons
For those of you who love all things pink. From pink macarons for baby showers, pink October or just wanting to know what flavours there are.| Mad about Macarons
Why it's essential to bake using digital kitchen scales for consistently successful results plus a Terraillon macaron scale review.| Mad about Macarons
French style rhubarb cake, made with ground almonds and a touch of rose and orange. Perfectly moist with quick roasted rhubarb.| Mad about Macarons
Make this easy raspberry macaron filling with white chocolate ganache and fresh fruit - no syrups, just pure flavour. Rose is optional.| Mad about Macarons
Quick and easy gluten free brownies using rice flour. Fudgy with the best bittersweet chocolate, topped with nuts that toast while baking.| Mad about Macarons
Easy recipe for spiced plum jam, with the best plum spices. Great with French brioche, crêpes, cheese and perfect for Christmas food gifts.| Mad about Macarons
Quick and Easy Scotch Pancakes (Drop Scones) are light, small and fluffy for teatime or breakfast with orange. Ready in just 30 minutes.| Mad about Macarons
French glace plombières, a custard based no churn ice cream made without a machine using whipped cream and candied fruits.| Mad about Macarons
An easy French apple custard tart recipe, using 4 egg yolks and cinnamon. A perfect make-ahead dessert, speciality of Alsace, France.| Mad about Macarons
How to make a classic fluffy French brioche, Parisian style with yeast. Unlike bread, it's made with eggs, butter, milk and sugar.| Mad about Macarons
How to make Boeuf Bourguignon like in Burgundy France. An easy recipe with tips for the best ingredients such as beef, wine and vegetables.| Mad about Macarons
Cheese Fondue Savoyarde from the French Alps with best ideas on what cheese to use, dippers and classic accompaniments, including wine.| Mad about Macarons
Vegan macarons, a step-by-step French meringue recipe using aquafaba (tinned chickpea brine) without egg whites filled with raspberry| Mad about Macarons
How to make delicious fresh broccoli hummus in 15 minutes. A healthy vegan, dairy free dip recipe - great party food and for picnics| Mad about Macarons
Healthy apple horseradish sauce, good with smoked salmon and cold meats like roast beef or pork. Low in calories with mainly grated apple.| Mad about Macarons
Guide to French radishes in France, what goes with them and healthy radish recipes. Even includes a popular French saying to have no change.| Mad about Macarons
How do you cook basmati rice without a rice cooker? It's so easy with a precise rice and water ratio to make the best fluffiest rice.| Mad about Macarons
French Cauliflower Cream Soup, known in France as Crème Dubarry. Discover its origin, why it's called dubarry soup plus the authentic recipe.| Mad about Macarons
Serve in coffee cups and dust with unsweetened cocoa powder for the best effect - or take it to the next level: serve with crème fraîche and mini mushroom truffle savoury macarons.| Mad about Macarons
Smoked Tea Beurre Blanc sauce for Salmon, a smoky twist to the classic beurre blanc lemon sauce using a simple Lapsang Souchong teabag.| Mad about Macarons
Potato gratin Savoyard - authentic, easy French recipe without cream using stock, thinly sliced potatoes and cheese with best cooking tips.| Mad about Macarons
Easy French recipe for tenderloin pork with honey sauce. Honey glazed and mixed with cream to create a quick sauce in just 30 minutes.| Mad about Macarons
Creamy lemon sauce for chicken made easy. How to mix lemon and cream without curdling for a simple, thick sauce for roast chicken or veggies.| Mad about Macarons
Frequently asked questions on French baking and cooking differences in France with oven temp conversions (celsius to fahrenheit), gr/oz| Mad about Macarons
A simple yet healthy warming pumpkin soup with the added benefits of leeks and ginger. Made in just 35 minutes. Serve with fried sage leaves.| Mad about Macarons
Easy holiday dessert recipe for an Ice cream Yule Log cake, naturally gluten free and an ideal Christmas or New Year's Eve dessert.| Mad about Macarons
Butternut Walnut Gratin, family comfort food in one dish. Healthy veggies and toasted walnuts topped with parsley and bubbling melted cheese.| Mad about Macarons
Easy Tarte Tatin recipe with quick tips how to make the perfect French upside-down caramelised apple dessert with some history thrown in.| Mad about Macarons