I've loved Zaar for many years and the great recipes I've found here. From fast and easy meals when the kids were young and I was working to more adventurous meals when I had more time, Zaar's fabulous cooks have helped me every step of the way. Thanks to the Zaar family of cooks and the enthusiasm for cooking I developed through them, I'm now considered a good cook and develop many of my own recipes.

When the kids were grown and I was no longer working, what started as a place to find new recipes turned into a community made up of varied and interesting people. I became a premium member in 2005 not only to start organizing recipes but also to participate even more in discussions, forum activities and having fun with new friends.

I've had vision problems and a retina disease since birth but never let it stop me, except for the last few years I'm stuck without wheels because of my vision. I moved from "sweet home Chicago" to rural San Diego County, CA, in 2004 when my husband of 35 years retired. Our children and beautiful grandchildren live In Florida and Arizona, so Zaar has helped the transition from moving from the city to the country and becoming an empty nester confined to home a little more bearable.

I still love to read my grisly crime novels, play on the computer, and play blackjack at local casinos (within reason, of course??)
Even though my old friends tease that I'm a cross between a dirty old lady and a mother hen, Zaarites seem to bear with me.

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