You know when something prepared for you tastes good and is enjoyed by friends and family.  You feel all that preparation was worth it.  You place that special recipe in your recipe file or a shoebox or yellow folder or maybe a certain kitchen drawer. Ready to please your family another day.  Well after 30 years of cooking for family and friends you collect a sample of great recipes.  They come from relatives and party hostesses, magazines and newspaper columns.  In this Cook Book you will find the best darn tasting food, along with ideas and menus to match some of these special offerings.  How many times have you wondered just what to serve along with a certain dish?
       I know we don't prepare big thrasher meals much any more and many of us need to watch our diets to be healthy.  Another thought is that we also need to vary our meals and start with the best basic ingredients we can find.