HI! My name is Jennelle and I live in Michigan. I love to cook and have just recently tried gardening. I have been married for 10 months and enjoy having my husband try new things. I enjoy recipe sites as they give me great ideas without having to go through a ton of books! So I know i'll fall in love with this site!

Hi marywoo, The best place to get conning instructions is from Your County Extension office. Just check you phone book under local/ county offices. In our state (Ohio) they will send free information! Lots of luck my real name is Anna, but I go by granna, because I am a grandmother and greatgrandmother

Hi KatKrazy, you should post about your "cook Books" under the posting, 'whats your favorite cook book and how many do you have". Welcome

A great big WELCOME to ALL of you!, this is the 'place" to be, everyone is so helpful and a lot of fun. You'll find a lot of great recipes . I visit almost everyday, I really enjoy the posting and chatting as well as the cooking ideals and recipes Love this site B.C.

Hi everyone,

I'm new here and wanted to say hi and introduce myself.  I'm not a great cook, but I love to try anyway.  My husband and I love trying out new recipes and enjoy many different cousines.  I'm looking forward to finding and trying new recipes and experimenting with new ideas.  Thanks.

Hi, Connie here.  I have a question about freezing and re-freezing meat. Is it safe???  I've been told that it's safe,but may taste funny.

hi i'm Linda Canez i'm married with two teenage children(16,18).i love to cook especially for the holidays.i am starting school today at Kaplan University on-line,very excited.my husband Adam dives a cement truck and is retired military. we live in a small town in Oklahoma,called Geronimo.i'm a stay at home mom and wife.

We go out to Fish fry's in Wisconsin and there is a place that I really love the tarter sauce and that said it was from the old Betty Crocker cook book and I can't find and recipe on the site for tarter sauce. Does anyony have the recipe?

Wow! God bless you and the retreat house! It is awesome to see where God takes us.

I'm new to the forum also. Again, God bless you.

Rita

Hello, I am Alby. My wife recently started to grow a bunch of different vegtables. One in particular is a cucumber. So far, this crop has been the largest quantity, and we were wondering how to turn them into pickles. These cucumbers look exactly like the delly pickles you can purchase from your local grocery market. We searched and searched and haven't found the answer we are looking for. If any one knows or has a recipe for turning cucumbers into pickles, my family and I would be more than happy to try it out. So, if you have any information on this subject ...please get back to me. 

God Bless,

Alby

Hi and Welcome to "ALL"of you. You will get an answers to your question, much faster if you "post" it in a "kitchen conversations". That way several people will help you! Lots of luck and enjoy yourself here!

Hi I am a grandma raising a couple teen and a preteen grandkids and a hubby who was just diagnosed diabetic. I am hoping to come up with some quick and tasty dishes we can all enjoy.

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I live in chgo but was raise in southern ill. love to cook and exchange receipes

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Hi to all,  My name is Jean.  I need easy recipes to feed my husband who works the 2nd shift. I need something substantial at noon, then something for him to take with him. I'm tired of having to come up with two meals each day!

Any ideas? 

hi alby1959 i have a lot of pickles recipes i'll look them up and get back to you on this one i have over 900 old cooks books and some  have really old recipes hard to find.and some were given to me by other people grandmothers thats been in their family for over a 100 to 150 years and i even have cook books on meatless meals, and how to freeze foods and how long that will keep after froozen and still teast great,i have campbells recipes too and many more like home made rootbeer or home made soap,watermealon rine pickles,i have dr pepper & 7up cook book any thing you could thing of i have it some where so please just let me know and i'll look to find it for you. i'll look the pickle one up now for you.i' love every think they did about cooking years ago i have a lot of child heart memembers of the candy and foods we eat so i started collecting them years ago and people get a hold of me to get some of the recipes they remember their mom or grandmothers making a have betty crockers old books too.i like making the dill pickles but some people like them sweet what ones do you like.i also have been doing  my ancestry and helping others find some of their kind i love the old storys and i get recipes given to me passed down from their g-g-grandmothers also.some of these might take a little time to find because i have so many books,like indian apachee,cherokee even the meds they used and how they cooked or made them. chinese cook books,chinese egg rolls i really love these and old microwave cook books,1920 cook books and some for those that dont eat meat at all.i love cook books and shareing recipes that people remember eating as a child but cant seam to be able to find them thats where i come in and help you if i can to find them and keep your member's alive so you can pass them on to others.theres a art to keeping these recipes alive they have been in your family for many many years let the storys come alive as you cook them for your children or other family members. and betty crocker has this a great place for us to share them. i'm glad to met you all and i really like to cook i worked in the care centers for the eldery and also worked in their homes too and i've learned a lot from them too and i love to learn new things that makes life worth while and your also helping others.O i have crock pot recipes too.i think we'll have a really good time here. my name is sharon

hi connie nice to meet you ( you can keepbaked breads,rolls,coffe cake with yeast in them for4-6 months put them in foil wrapped or freezer wrapping take them out of freezer leave at roon temperature for 2 hours foilw wrapped breads or rolls leave in foil bake in 300,oven for 10 to 15min,unbaked yeast doughs 2-3 weeksremove from wrapping and allow to rise as usual and then bake. waffles & pancakes  can stay in freezer 4-6 months put frozen put them in your toaster to thaw and warm..you can freeze cakes frosted  or unfosted.put cakes do not freeze solidly and need extra protection cardboard bakery cartainers are good either wrap the cake for freezing and place it in the container or place the unwrapped cake in container then wrap & seal container with foil or polylene  , baked unfrosted 4-5 monyhs thaw 1-1 1/2 hour cook oven 200 for 15-20 min.baked frosted 4-5-months do not lose or remove wrapings never try to thaw a frosted cake in the oven,fruit cake  1 year,unbaked cake batter 2 weeks thaw about one hour then bake as usual.sandwiches storage time 3-4 weeks.( the freezing of casseroles,soups,stews,hot dishes and planned leftovers is where your freezer can be the most  important time and work saver in your home! when you prepare your favorite cooked food recipe,double the amounts serve one meal,freeze one meal the part to be frozen should be removed from the saucepan, cooled and frozen before the dish is completely cooked.you can freeze about any main dish and it will taset wholesome and delicious.. leftovers dont have to appear at the next meal- you can freeze them for serving several days later or to add variety to at home lunches for you and the children,time saving heat -n-serve,chili con carne 1 1/2 to 2 monthsleftovers 2-3 weeks,meat pies 3-4 months,gravies,sauces,cheese sauces 3 months,macaroni,spaghetti & rice dishes 2-4 weeks,chops 3 months,soups 2 months,stews 4- 4-5 months,stuffings 1-2 months, wieners ( except skinless )2-3 months        (((( note do not attempt to refreeze frozen cooked foods ))) i hope this helps you some connie. p.s. now ill go look up the pickles for some one on here. but i will be leaving you all with a old recipe its been around a long time and makes wonderful bread and i also have friendship starter & friendship cake recipes.if you need something and i can help you please just let me know.