I live in Huntsville, Alabama with my husband, Ralph and Festus, our dog.  We have 5 married children in 5 different states and we have 17 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.  My husband is a minister so I’ve had a lot of experience at entertaining family, parishioners, other ministers, friends, and whoever wants to come to our home.  I have fixed meals for business meetings, parties, small and large banquets (some as many as 200), birthday parties and special holiday meals.

I have always loved cooking and entertaining.  It has been more than just collecting recipes for me.  I love creating new recipes and sharing the really good ones.  I took a home economics class in Junior High School and since then have loved cooking, sewing, making quilts, crafts, etc.  My mother was a very good cook and so I learned from her as well.  She was always willing for me to experiment with my ideas in her kitchen as I was growing up.

This is the second cookbook I have written.  The first one sold out quickly and several have told me that this cook book is the only one they use.  There are over 500 recipes in this book...all tested in my kitchen and approved by family and friends.  Cooking should be an adventure.  It is my hope that these recipes will permit you to just have fun in your kitchen.

Even though I now live in Huntsville, I was born in Indiana so you will find Southern favorites as well as recipes that will be popular with Yankees.