Mad About Macarons120 recipes
Mad About Macarons - How to Eat Like the French: a French food blog in Paris of healthy recipes, Paris tearoom and patisserie local guides, lifestyle and gourmet French travel.
Crêpes
Easy recipe for French crêpes, best eaten for breakfast or for goûter (teatime) with sugar and lemon or with any of the classic toppings like jam, chestnut or chocolate spread, or salted caramel sauce.
Thyme to be Sage with Buttered Asparagus - Mad about Macarons
This past week I was so ashamed of the garden.
Basil & Lime Pesto: Quick and Saucy - Mad about Macarons
Could you get me some basil, please? Antoine came back from the market with not just a few leaves but two huge plants of my favourite herb.
How to Make a French Religieuse or a Scottish Mac Snowman - Mad about Macarons
I have a confession to make.
Happy New Year from Paris with a Galette des Rois Recipe - Mad about Macarons
Recipe for the traditional French galette des rois, served on Epiphany.
Arise, Sir Brioche - Mad about Macarons
This sign popped out to say bonjour as we were meandering on a mid summer’s walk in Rhône wine country.
Passion Fruit, Cardamom and Ginger Panna Cotta - Mad about Macarons
Who prefers light desserts to heavy puddings? I do; particularly during the festive holiday season when the odd additional course creeps in to ambitious holiday menus.
Leek, Pumpkin and Ginger Soup (to serve with Curry Macarons) - Mad about Macarons
A perfectly simple yet healthy winter warming pumpkin soup with a few benefits of leeks and ginger.
Moist Banana Chestnut Loaf
A rustic yet moist Corsican-inspired banana bread recipe using chestnut flour and chestnut paste and glazed with melted honey - ideal for teatime or breakfast.
Blueberry Lemon Clafoutis
A quick and easy light gluten-free Clafoutis baked custard dessert, with a blueberry and lemon twist to the French classic that's great for dessert, teatime or breakfast.
German Chocolate Cream Desserts
A light, no-bake recipe for German Chocolate Cream Desserts, inspired by Germany's Black Forest chocolate cherry cakes with a basic French crème au chocolat topped with Chantilly cream and cherries.
French Chocolate Mendiants (disks with fruit and nuts)
French mendiants, chocolate disks traditionally topped with dried fruits and nuts, resembling the 4 monastic robes from the Middle Ages, seen in chocolate shops around France
Parisian Bourdaloue Pear Tart
Bourdaloue Pear Tart, named after the Parisian street where it was invented in the 1900s.
French Apple Custard Tart
Adapted from 'France the Beautiful Cookbook' by the Scotto Sisters - with reduced sugar in the filling and addition of nutmeg.
Chestnut Vanilla Ice Cream
The French love their chestnuts so churn a sweetened chestnut vanilla ice cream to chill over the festive season - or any time of year
French Dark Chocolate Mousse
A French classic dessert with no cream: a light yet intensely bittersweet dark chocolate mousse for serious chocolate lovers who love their chocolate rich and airy.
Black Sesame Ice Cream
A light but creamy popular Japanese ice cream that would particularly appeal to fans of peanut butter, due to its addictive, roasted, nutty intensity of flavours.
Rhubarb Hibiscus Compote
Rhubarb Compote with Hibiscus tea, naturally colouring green rhubarb pink and infusing a delicious rose and cranberry-like flavour to it.
Strawberry Pistachio Clafoutis
Strawberry Pistachio Clafoutis, a delicious twist to the classic cherry baked custard French recipe using fresh strawberries and ground pistachios (or almonds) to soak up the juices.
Palets Bretons - Salted French Butter Biscuits from Brittany
Easy French recipe for the best salted, buttery biscuit (cookie) bases using just 6 easy-to-find ingredients and ideas for toppings