Sorting things out

My mother was a great cook and entertainer, sort of a Martha Stewart before Martha existed. My Dad used to call her Pearl Mesta. I had to look that one up. She had hundreds of cookbooks, handwritten recipes, newspaper clippings, etc. She never met a recipe she didn't want to try. I grew up watching her. Sometimes she let me cook with her but more often than not I was just allowed to watch. She had a very tough life - several types of cancer and MS - but she managed to make it to 67. She left me with a lot of things to sort through after she died. Much of it relates to entertaining and cooking. I managed to sort through many of the cookbooks and give away those that didn't seem to carry special significance or notations. I still have about 50 or so cookbooks and 3 large recipe boxes. After watching Julie and Juia, I decided to revisit the boxes and see what gems I might find to make and share on this blog. So I will endeavor to add a new recipe every day or two, with the exception of the days I am on the road sorting through what my father left me when he passed away a few years after my mother.

My dilemma for tomorrow is whether or not to start with "meats" "veggies" or "desserts". I am partial to desserts. But I think I will sleep on it.