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Jill Colonna

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https://MadAboutMacarons.com

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Scottish-French author and creator of Mad About Macarons, a Paris-based food blog sharing lighter French recipes with flavour and ease. After 30+ years in France, I help home cooks master French classics without fuss - from savoury dishes to custards and macarons. My third book, Master Crème Caramel, has just been published on Amazon (July 2025).

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Jill Colonna In 2011, I started to guide sweet walks in Paris, showing chocolate and pastry-loving visitors around some of Paris's most famous pâtisseries and choc…moreIn 2011, I started to guide sweet walks in Paris, showing chocolate and pastry-loving visitors around some of Paris's most famous pâtisseries and chocolateries.

It was while leading a walk around the teashops in lovely Paris sunshine, filled with svelte Parisians, that I kept mulling over a recurring question, 'How can the French stay so slim yet eat all these pastries filled with so much cream and butter?' The answer is this: the French don't snack all day, and they stick to regular mealtimes. Everything is in moderation. But they also often sit and take pleasure in an official afternoon "snack", the goûter, often called quatre heures or 4 o'clock teatime. I was intrigued. And delighted. So my first Teatime research was to list typically light French recipes, perfect with tea in the afternoon, (I adore tea!), and then try them all out.

I wanted to make the recipes as straightforward as I could, and added step-by-step stages, and easy-to-find ingredients in the hope budding readers will reach for the aprons and get cracking with the eggs!(less)

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Average rating: 4.12 · 150 ratings · 22 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Mad About Macarons: Make Macarons Like the French 4.11 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teatime in Paris: A Walk Through Easy French Patisserie Recipes 4.14 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adicta A los Macarones: Prepara Macarones Como los Franceses (Recetas Esenciales) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Easy Berry Dessert with Elderflower Cream

A quick yet elegant French berry dessert, topped with an elderflower cream and quickly toasted under the broiler. Berry French indeed!

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