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 10 children (8 by birth, one by adoption and one in heaven).

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 in France, meal time is quite an event in 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

• Italian

• 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

• Building web sites with SBI

• Etc.

What I do not like...

• Dishes

• Canned vegetables

• Store bought frozen meals

• Microwaves

• Aluminum pots

• Kitchen gadgets that do not work

• Burned meals

• Running

• 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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