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    Many recipes that are found in cookbooks or online seem too
brief and they need some serious tweaking to make them come out
right.  It’s as if some parts of the recipe have been left out, or they’ve
just been copied and pasted from some website without any serious
testing.

    I have tried to write all the recipes as if you, the reader, were a
brand new cook.  That way, I plan not to leave out any steps so that
you may recreate each recipe just as I do in my kitchen.  If you are an
experienced cook please excuse me when I add detail to each kitchen
procedure.  I hope that even experienced cooks may learn a new tip or
two so bear with me as I try to make each recipe complete.
    For many years I have been collecting recipes from my mother, friends and other relatives,
and writing them down on index cards and keeping them in a recipe file box.  Whenever we have
friends over for dinner I am often asked for a recipe or two which I consider a fine compliment.  
Copying recipes from index cards is very labor intensive and I find that I don’t follow through often
enough when I promise someone a copy of one of my recipes.  So now with my recipe website I am
happy that I have an easy way to share recipes not only with friends and family, but with people
from all over the world.
    All of the recipes and food tips on this website are tested by me personally.  They are what I
use routinely in my own kitchen and that my family loves.  The comfort food recipes are ones that
were handed down to me by my mother – a great cook!  Most of the Thai recipes I learned in
cooking class at a Thai restaurant.

    Many of my mother’s recipes rely on ready made ingredients like canned soup, cake mix,
mayonnaise or other pre-prepared items.  These ingredients make the recipe quick and easy to
make, but not any less authentic or delicious.  Examples of these recipes are my mother’s Hot
Chicken Salad, Green Bean Casserole, Chocolate Icing with a box made cake and Potato Salad.

    The feeling I get from making a recipe from scratch is even more rewarding.  There is
something especially fulfilling about doing everything yourself.  I have a lot of scratch recipes,
including Thai Curry From Scratch, Home Made Taco Seasoning, Broccoli Quiche, Roasted
Vegetables, Pecan Squares, Tandoori Chicken, Cranberry Sauce, Strawberry Jam.

    Please select a recipe category from the menu at the top left of this page and don’t forget to
sign my Guest Book where you can leave comments about the recipes.

    Enjoy!