I started out cooking by using the recipes on the backs of cans, bags, and boxes. We had one cookbook, and I used that, too, but I also found that the folks who made the ingredients often had some excellent dishes to recommend. That habit…

Every month, we get a magazine from our local electric co-op. The magazine is Electric Consumer, and it’s online. Charlie often tears recipes out of it and tries them or gives them to me to try. We’ve had some excellent meals out of it. This…

This is so, so easy, and it was really good, too — my favorite kind of food! I began with bread dough as taught me by Artisan Bread In Five Minutes A Day: Mix 1 1/2 Tablespoons yeast, 1 1/2 Tablespoons salt, 3 cups lukewarm…