Cooking Down Memory Lane

For many years I have been collecting recipes from friends, family, and acquaintances. I have used these recipes not only in my daily life, but also for entertaining and for special occasions. In 2010, my mother, Virginia (Jynny) Ruth Stanley passed away, and I was lucky enough to inherit her recipe cards and books. My mother had gathered a great selection of recipes from a lifetime of entertaining, as well as from family and friends. In order to share these with my sister, RuthAnne McGavack Belton, I started typing them out. I soon realized that my mother's recipes, along with my own, would make a great project to share with those I love. Many of these recipes I remember fondly from my childhood, though I thought they had never been written down. The process of typing these out took much longer than expected, but I have thoroughly enjoyed every single moment recalling celebrations and memories of my elderly family members, ancestors and friends. Note: Being on a diet is part of everyone's life, which is why many years ago, I stopped calling it a "die-it", and started calling it a "live-it". One of the "live-its" I have used is Weight Watchers(R) and I have had great success. Therefore, I have added my calculations of the PointsPlus(R) values for these recipes so that I can make better choices, while still enjoying my memories.
About the Author: LynnAlison McGavack was born and raised in Connecticut, has lived in North & South Carolina and settled in Arizona in the early 1980's. LynnAlison has been an art educator for almost 40 years. She has been recognized by Arizona Art Education Association (AAEA) numerous times and the National Art Education Association (NAEA) as a leader in her field and exemplary art educator, including serving as a delegate in the NAEA Delegate's Assembly. This assembly works on setting national policy in regards to visual arts education. She has spent many hours in Assessment writing and Standards review in the arts. Her dedication and hard work is astounding and has made her a recognizable figure in the Arts community. She is committed to education and to helping others be successful in this field as she is now the supervisor for Northern Arizona University (NAU) student teachers in art education. LynnAlison has been a free-lance photographer since 1980 taking photographs of accidents for various insurance companies, as well as weddings, musical events, and fine art photography. She has had a "One Woman" Photography Show at The Ground Control Coffee & Wine Bar in Goodyear, AZ in 2009. Being semi-retired has afforded LynnAlison the time to take on new interests. One of these interests is cooking. In 2010, her mother, Virginia (Jynny) Ruth Stanley passed away and she was lucky enough to inherit her recipe cards and books. In order to share these family recipes with her sister, RuthAnne McGavack Belton, she started typing them out only to realize that her mother had acquired a great selection of recipes from family members and friends, which she used over a lifetime of entertaining others. LynnAlison decided there was no better way to share these recipes than through this special book, "Cooking Down Memory Lane". She figured that a combination of the recipes acquired by her mother as well as herself would be a wonderful project to share with not only her friends and family, but the world as well. Look for more different and interesting books in the future from LynnAlison McGavack for this is the first of many to come.