It all started with needing a default picture for recipes. I needed something to use in refining the formatting of the recipe display. It was late in the day and I was rather punchy from php exposure so I got a little silly. Anyway, this is how it goes:

The squirrel represents our back country heritage. The spoons that face left represent the recipes that we have mastered and created. The spoon that faces right represent the recipes that we have yet to encounter or create. The apple represents the joy of simple ingredients. The knife represents the fact that no matter how tasty and wonderful simple ingredients are, we're going to muck around with them anyway. After all, if folks just wanted to eat apples, then there was no reason to come down out of the trees!

Welcome to our Recipe site. My wife Lori and I hope you enjoy making and modifying my recipes.

How did this start?
I have always enjoyed cooking, and realy got a kick from cooking for others. Over the years I have cooked for my family, entertained at our home and cooked
larger dinners for organizations we support. At some of the large dinners, home entertaining, and pot luck events for my daughter's school/clubs/etc., people would ask for recipes to the foods I have made. At home this is easy to handle with a quick trip to the computer. Not so much when at an outside event. So I created a family web page and placed a recipe area that I could point folks at.

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You've seen it on numerous cooking shows. The chef takes you for a tour of the big city "downtown" farmers market. You treated to visions of piles of fresh and exotic produce, newly ground spices, meats and seafood. These markets are able to supply all the various cuisine oriented restaurants in the city. During certain times of the year we have farmers markets here. Ours feature real farmers! But alas, your more able to get a tomato, zucchini or gourd than fresh cumin, fenugreek or pasilla chili pods.

No those prepackaged spices in the spice isle of the local store will not do. In our area, they could have been hanging around for a decade. Even if they were delivered last week, how long have those little jars hung out in a warehouse?

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