Miscellaneous – Fran's Favs

McDonald’s Secret Sauce Copycat

I can’t remember the last time I ate anything from McDonald’s as I prefer my own hamburgers at home. And—sorry, McDonald’s, there …

For the uninitiated, dulce de leche is the South American version of caramel—but about an order of magnitude better. It is luxuriously …

I’ve never understood why some Italians call tomato sauce “gravy.” Tomato sauce is red. Gravy is brown!

Earlier this week, I posted the top ten recipes on my site as viewed by my readers in 2014. Three of the …

Here for your drooling pleasure are the most popular recipes on my blog in 2014 as determined by readers. The top three …

I have three terrific nieces—one human, my adorable Alex, and two of the canine variety, sweet Sadie and wonderful Whimsy.

After 35 years of working for corporate America with some years off for good behavior when my children were little, I am …

As promised, here are my top ten favorites of 2013 (in no particular order) which were new to the blog but which …

Last week, I posted the top ten recipes on my site as viewed by my readers in 2013. Some of the …

It’s time for the annual review of readers’ favorite recipes in 2013. Four out of the ten top picks are my copycat …