About me
I was born and raised in San Francisco, and am 1/2 Spanish and 1/2 German but never really knew my German mother. I had a Mexican Stepmother for ten years and we ate rice, beans, tortillas, and salsa with or for every meal. It was a Cinderella situation so I learned to cook Mexican food for the family by age 10. So to me Mexican food is 1st nature. I now live in a very small town in Florida and the cuisine is nothing like San Francisco. I own over 300 cookbooks but don't buy them any longer because there are recipes for anything you want online. When I moved to Florida I discovered the foods that they eat here are completely different so I learned to cook. I have no fear and will take on extremely difficult dishes without a 2nd thought. Our idea of a good time is having dinner parties and we love entertaining. I love introducing people to new cuisines and watching them enjoy eating something they have never heard of. I love a challenge and if I come across a deal for something (anything) I will buy a lot of it and use that opportunity to experiment. I promise never to post a recipe I haven't cooked myself so please feel free to ask me questions about them. We make our own wines, I do collections for a living and consider cooking my way of relaxing. I also enjoy doing canning, dehydrating, gardening, and several other things.