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If you treasure fabulous recipes, we’re kindred spirits. It’s a joy to find the best recipes, shop, prepare, and savor the food we eat. So, I’ve been thinking…wouldn’t it be an excellent challenge to search for the most beloved and celebrated recipes? I can't imagine a more delicious goal. And so, here goes….

Dear Readers, I welcome you to my food blog…a place to linger…to celebrate life and great food…to come delight your taste buds. I’m hopeful that this blog becomes as much yours as it is mine. I hope you’ll join the treasure hunt and encourage your marvelous cooking friends to come along. As a gastronome and recipe columnist, I have recipe boxes and binders full of gourmet and homemade recipes to die for; but they’re only the tip of the iceberg. This blog hungers for famous and beloved recipes that you treasure. 

We’ll share gourmet and award-winning recipes, delicious simple recipes, recipes made famous by chefs, praiseworthy cookbook recipes (with credit given), time-honored favorites and savory recipes from myriad sources, including my kitchen and yours. Recipes will be posted on handy recipe cards designed to fit in your recipe box. In addition to recipes, this blog will include tips on cooking, reviews of kitchen gadgets, historical and anecdotal stories about food and recipes, and information about health and nutrition. Oh, and there may be a few random thoughts interspersed.

Readers are encouraged to send in their most savory recipes, comments, and recipe requests.

Breaking out of the mold by taking food to an entirely different level brings joy to my family, my life, and my palate, and I hope it does the same for yours. If you cook it savory, they will come. Bon Vivant!