About Me
I love to cook and I particularly love old, family recipes and traditions. I am in the process of compiling a cookbook filled with traditional, historic American recipes - the ones passed down through generations. If you're interested in submitting something, contact me on my blog! The hardest part now is learning to cook for two. I've even recruited the dogs to help me try out new recipes. They do enjoy it when I cook and I usually make extra for "just a taste". AllRecipes is great, and for other wonderful recipes, try www.bbonline.com and click on "Recipes". Talk about making an impression! The best of Bed and Breakfasts around the world!
My favorite things to cook
I love to bake breads, rolls, pastries and the like. As a kid, my grandmother would make her famous light as a feather rolls and gorgeous pies. When you would ask her what her ingredients were - she'd say "a little of this and a little of that". Well, I've been on a mission to find her roll recipe - I'm coming close!
My favorite family cooking traditions
I come from 3 generations of fabulous cooks. My Grandmother was amazing. She lived to be 101 and baked all her pie crusts with lard - even rendered bear fat on occasion. (in Montana you use what you have). My mother was incredible - raised 4 kids on her own for several years and yet always managed to create extraordinary dishes on a shoestring budget. I think my fondest memories of her was in the kitchen, with me on a step stool helping her create a meatloaf masterpiece, or brushing rolls with butter. She always remembered to give me "credit" to anyone interested.
My cooking triumphs
Each night when my husband sits down to dinner he says, "This is so good. You should open a shop!" I cook to please - it's the best way I can think of to give back to those who fill my life with such joy.
My cooking tragedies
I baked some doggie biscuits at home that used cod liver oil, liver and a whole host of "yummy" ingredients - if you're a dog that is. Well, my house smelled like liver for three days and I couldn't get the smell out! The cats and the dogs lived in my kitchen though - they were loving it!
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