In my family, I am STILL the Christmas elf that insists on the Francoeur clan abiding by every holiday tradition we once participated in, whether begrudgingly or not.  If I am home, I will still drag my 70 year old father to cut down a tree.  Boxes full of decorations...

If you think of those Pillsbury rolls when you think of Croissants*, then GOOD GOD you need to make these from scratch because you have no idea.

This past summer I took a three week trip to Paris, taking cooking classes and soaking up all the knowledge and calories that I could. I will no doubt write about those experiences SEVERAL times over the coming months, however this entry focuses on one meal and one pla...

Jam is one of my favorite things to make.  And this particular jam recipe is the perfect lazy day recipe because it requires very little action, just patience.  While a simple jam made from, say, just raspberries and sugar can be beautifully simple and flavorful, I pre...

The Brits have Queen Elizabeth, the millennials have Queen Bey, but I serve at the pleasure of a different monarch.  A contessa, if you will.  

While she is not hosting parties for the gay elite in the Hamptons or cooking Jeffrey his godforsaken chicken dinners, sh...

Meatballs. Everybody's got a recipe, and I'll eat any of them.  They are one of my favorite things, whether I'm eating them as a meal, an appetizer, or a midnight snack.  I'll eat them hot out of the pan or straight out of the fridge.  

Meatball recipes a...