Learn More About This Cook

Who I am...

My name is Florence and I was born and raised in France. However, I have called the United States home for over 20 years.

I have been married to a wonderful man - who is a firefighter by profession - since 1993 and I am blessed to be mother of 9 children (8 by birth and one by adoption).

I have been a stay-at-home mom since the birth of our first child.

Who I am not!

I am not a professional cook nor do I profess to be. I am just a wife, mother, friend, daughter, who enjoys cooking and sometimes just has to...my family does like to eat.

I did not learn to cook as a child but rather "fell" into it as an adult. I certainly was raised around "food" as meal time is quite an event in France and as I am sure you already know, a big part of the French culture.

What I like

I do enjoy many different foods from many different cultures:

Mexican

Chinese

Vietnamese

French

Good old American cooking

etc

Even though I did not learn to cook as a child, I watched my mother, aunt and grand-mother cook.

My grand-parents lived through World War I and World War II and were not wealthy. I never went to a restaurant with them. At "Mamie's" - or grand-ma - everything was always homemade, fresh and delicious.

I am also a cook that either cooks without recipes or modifies them...(for those who wonder, I don't read direction manuals either!). So many recipes are my own creations and I had to take careful notes so that you could recreate them in your own kitchen.

I also like...

Pot-lucks

Picnics

Tea parties

Gatherings with friends and family

Holidays

Reading

Natural Motherhood

Walking

Etc.

What I do not like...

Dishes

Canned vegetables

Frozen meals

Microwaves

Aluminum pots

Kitchen gadgets that do not work

Burned meals

Running

Sports

etc.

As I said - all the recipes have been tried and "tasted." Try them for yourself and let me know what you think.

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