There is nothing more personal than food therefore when you attempt a dish do not be afraid to add a spice or herb or to delete a seasoning to suit your taste, this is exactly what personalizes your dish. These are not your basic recipes. These are preparations of food that I enjoyed putting together and cooking. I do hope that you will too.

Good cooking is an art which you can easily acquire. There are only a few basic processes, and once they are mastered, even elaborate dishes seem simple to produce. A recipe is not as precise as a chemical formula, since ingredients vary slightly, as do cooking utensils and stoves. But a little difference is sometimes refreshing, and so it will not really matter if there is a slight change in a finished product. For example, a sauce or a pudding may be thicker or thinner without being a failure. Don’t apologize! Don’t panic! Just present it differently the softer pudding try serving in dessert glasses instead of on a serving dish as you might have planned to do.

Read your recipe carefully all the way through before you start. Check on all the necessary ingredients and equipment. Make sure you have everything handy before you start making or preparing your recipe.

Good Luck - Just do as I do - If at first you do not succeed, try - try again and never ever get discouraged. "That is the recipe to become a good cook."

FAQ:
Contains useful kitchen information.
Appetizers:
Contains appetizers and dips.
Beef Dishes:
Contains beef and veal.
Beverage:
Contains eggnog to sangria.
Chili Recipes:
Contains every chili recipe you can think of and maybe even some you can't.
Coffee Drinks:
Contains Turkish, espresso, iced, and fortified coffee recipes.
Deserts:
Contains breads, cakes, pies and other types of deserts
Egg Dishes:
Contains various egg recipes from French Omelets, to Italian Omelets
Ground Beef:
Contains ground Beef recipes
Hot and Spicy Recipes:
Contains hot and spicy recipes, form Mexican, to Tex Mex
Hot Peppers:
Contains a list of hot and mild peppers, as well as a Scoville chart,
which list the degree of hotness of each pepper.
Oriental:
Contains all oriental recipes from Chinese chow mein to Indonesian spiced rice with fried onions.
Pasta:
Contains the flavors of Italy, pasta, vegetables, and some entrees
Pork Recipes:
Contains various recipes from chops to bangers and mash
Poultry Recipes:
Contains chicken recipes. What do you want form Poultry, Steak.
Rice Dishes:
Contains various rice recipes.
Salads:
Contains salads and salad dressing recipes
Seafood:
Contains various seafood recipes.
Sandwiches:
Contains the worlds best hamburger as well as one of the best rubins ever, Rubin ala David :-)
Sauces:
Contains desert, and savory sauces, from salsas, classic red and green sauce, and pasta sauces.
Soups and Stews:
Contains everything from my own cream of mushroom soup to peanut soup, as well as beef stews and a classic Brunswick stew. And a classic black bean soup that has been served for years, at a local Tampa Spanish restaurant
Stuffing Recipes:
Contains stuffing recipes for pork, and turkeys
Vegetables:
Contains various vegetables recipes
Wine List:
Contains useful information about wine