About

Speaking for myself, life’s relationships, experiences and memories are inextricably intertwined with food. Celebrations often involve elaborate or carefully choreographed food and drink preparations to one degree or another.  Family get-togethers are no different and usually revolve around food – at least in our family.

In our home, family gatherings were large, noisy affairs and food was never in short supply.  Your ability as a host was measured by the abundance you provided your guests. It was considered bad form to run short on anything and guests often departed with an additional meal or two.

The purpose of this blog is to share my recipe book with all of you.  But my recipe book is much more than a collection of lists of ingredients. Each recipe is a living memory.  Memories that can be vividly relived by the conjuring up the food we shared.  Some of these memories are of cherished loved ones – contemporaries or dearly departed.  Others are remembrances of unforgettable experiences with the amazing people we shared them with.

My hope is to bring my recipe book to life with the life experiences and fond memories that accompany each one – my memoir in the form of recipes.