mersaydees

about me

DH and I live on a working farm in southern Maine. For fun I like to garden, cook, read, remodel, and keep in touch with family and friends.

We have three grown children of my DH's. They all live in California. We also have four adorable indoor cats.

I work outside the home full time, and so does my DH. I'm in finance and accounting for a large mission-driven mental health services agency, while DH is in hospital technology.

DH is picky eater. Me, from midwest, became a "foodie" after living in San Francisco Bay Area for most of my adult life; I am originally from Dayton, Ohio. DH is native of SF.

Like many of you I've read about, we watch a lot of Food Network TV, in addition, a lot of HGTV as well.

Favorite Foods:

I like to try a variety of cuisines. Japanese cuisine is my favorite, although my heritage is Finnish so I try out those recipes. Basically, I haven't met a cuisine I don't like — that's the short list!

We grow rhubarb and asparagus, and assorted vegetables during our short growing season.

My favorite cookbooks are:

Joy of Cooking,
Any books by James Peterson,
Any Cooks Illustrated books or magazines (I have a very large collection),
Lora Brody's Pizza, Focaccia, Flat, and Filled Breads From Your Bread Machine — Perfect Every Time

http://www.recipezaar.com