Our family enjoys great times together and with friends. Food is certainly a part of any of our celebrations and gatherings. We created this collection of recipes to make sure that all of our family has access from wherever in the world life may take them and to make sure that we can pass down traditions as the family expands.
We have added some of the stories and history or known source of these recipes whenever known. Like any good collection of recipes, whether on cards or written in the margins of tattered and splattered cookbooks, this collection will constantly grow and never really be finished.
In some cases the recipes have been handed down through the family. In others they were shared between family and friends. We do not always know the original source but regardless of origin, these recipes have become favorites.
Many of these recipes do not have specific directions or measurements as the cooks of yesteryear could not imagine someone not simply knowing how to make things as that skill was usually passed down in the kitchen with cooks and cooks to be working side by side. We have added directions for many of these old recipes.
This is the third generation of our on-line cookbook. The first two are on different sites and are being moved to this site. Bear with us as this site grows. We welcome your comments on recipes you try and would like to see recipes you would like to share. We encourage photos – yours and a tidbit of a story. If you send a photo that is not your own, we need permission to post it with the appropriate citation. The same is true for recipes. Many of those will require the link be in the recipe.
Happy Cooking!