These delicate macarons with a smooth and light lemon curd are refreshing and perfect for summer.

This moist and delicate marble cake is a favourite from the classic French cookbook Je sais cuisiner (French Edition), by Ginette Mathiot (Albin Michel), also available in English as I Know How to Cook. I like the way this simple recipe combines two wonderful flavours – chocolate and vanilla. Using grated chocolate instead of cocoa powder gives [...]

This month’s MacTweets Mac Attack challenge was to create a French macaron inspired by a wild animal or bird of Africa. And so this post takes us on a little side trip, far away from the cafés and pastry shops of Paris. ChocoParis macarons this month are inspired by the cheetah, the fastest land animal! [...]

There are countless variations of this simple yet elegant French chocolate dessert, said to have been invented by chef Michel Bras in 1981. The basic formula for all chocolate fondants is pretty much the same: plenty of dark chocolate, butter and sugar, some eggs and very little (or no) flour. The “original” version is described [...]

The MacTweets Mac Attack challenge for the month of May was to find inspiration in a favourite childhood book. It’s no easy task to choose a single book when one has been fortunate to have a childhood filled with so many tales of adventure and magic. One thing is certain: first and foremost on the list of [...]

In upscale shops such as Ladurée, Pierre Hermé or Arnaud Larher, the varieties and colours of macarons are endless, as new flavours are being created all the time. But in neighbourhood boulangeries-pâtisseries you’ll often find just two classic flavours: chocolate and  coffee. The coffee-flavoured macarons below were made by modifying the basic chocolate macaron recipe. [...]

ChocoParis decided to let a bouquet of Easter flowers (tulips) serve as inspiration for this month’s MacTweets Mac Attack Challenge. These pretty pink chocolate and raspberry macarons were made with just a few simple variations to last month’s recipe for chocolate macarons. The basic recipe for French macarons can easily be adapted according to taste and [...]