Here we go..... 
Some of us don't come from families with long gastronomic traditions. To tell the truth, the culinary highlights of my childhood were the weekly visits to my Grandmother's house for lunch because she made Jello.
I was nine years old.
I was so proud of my Grandmother. She made magnificent 3-color Jello desserts: tall, glistening, sparkling rainbows poured into skinny glasses - never in bowls, where you wouldn't get the full effect of the contrasting stripes.
At the time, I didn't realize that this did not put me squarely
in the same category as those worldly children who ate tiramisu or
pecan pie or mousse au chocolat or exotic tropic fruit.
I grew up. I went away to college. I didn't know how to cook!
I had a lot to discover and so I started by buying one of those magazine specials -
you know the type - 4 classic cookbooks for $20.00. I was desperate!
I got married and lived in Portugal and then France.
The markets were so wonderful and the food was so fresh that shopping
became a daily adventure for me.
Learning to love cooking just happened little by little.
Over the years, I've been a full time mom, a teacher and a fundraiser.
As 2002 drew to a close, intuition said it was time to start a new project.
I knew I wanted to create something useful, - something,
which would bring people together and strengthen families, friends and communities.
You know how they say you can have good ideas in the middle of the night?
I did.
I literally sat up and said "AHA"!
HeritageCookbook.com was born at 3:30 AM on a cold night in February.
It took just over a year and a half to build it.
So there you have it - The Story.
And now I want to personally wish you "good luck" with your cookbook.
I hope that you enjoy making it and that you create a unique legacy -
something lasting that you will be truly, truly proud of.
