Dear Food Enthusiasts,

After giving me the title of “Dirty Ol’ Baxter,” my daughter and her friends had fun assigning “dirty” titles to the recipes I shared.  Since I have never cooked professionally, my collection of recipes are the product of trial and error while cooking for myself and friends at home and abroad.  None of these recipes were carefully constructed or recorded.  They were of the “handful of this and a pinch of that” nature.  When my daughter took an interest in cooking, she started to follow ne around with a notebook and measuring spoons and cups.  Each time I took a handful or added liquid, she had me empty it into the measuring cup so she could record the actual amount being used.  The same went for pinches, which found their way into a measuring spoon.  The results are documented in the .pdf files associated with this blog.

I found it convenient to provide a shopping list on the first page of each recipe.  You can print this out before heading to the store, check what you already have and collect the rest in a single trip.  Given the circumstances under which these recipes were created, you’ll find some will serve large groups, while others are the result of a single guy cooking enough to last a few days’ worth of meals.

Don’t be put off by the recipes’ names, they’re just assigned in jest with my daughter.

Do share your favorite recipes on the “Share Your Culinary Masterpieces” page.

Have fun and Bon Appétit!