Glori-B

about me

I pride myself on not rubbing people the wrong way — I'm a licensed massage therapist! Sixteen years ago, at a cross-road in my life, I had a good sit-down talk with me and decided that my two passions in life were people, and helping them feel better ... and cooking. Just five days after that, a tiny ad in the local paper announced that Massage School started on Monday; so on that Monday in Sept. 1990 a new chapter started in my life. It was like learning a foreign language. Do you know where your olecranon process is?

I met "Mr. Wonderful" in Febuary of 1992 and we married 82 days later. (Who? Me impulsive??) He's still my Mr. Wonderful. In regards to cooking, he's my strongest supporter ... and toughest critic. When we first met, it was "Mr. Meat and Potatoes" meets "Little Miss Vegetarian." In an effort to learn how to live together, we developed this plan: Thursdays became experimental food day. I would cook something that neither one of us had ever had before (so there would be no emotional attachment for either of us) and we would critique it. The deal was that if either of us found that meal gag-worthy, we would eat at McDonalds. I am happy to report, we have not darkened their door yet! Out of those experiments came our most favorite recipes.

Ours is a blended family and between us we have three sons: an architect in CA, a computer programmer in FL and an Emergency Room MD in TX. We are blessed with two lovely daughters-in-law and three very hug-able grandchildren (8 y/o boy, 3 y/o girl and 17 m/o girl.)

We are both very active in our congregation: We teach as well as other avenues of ministry (including maintenance!) ... Fun around here includes ministering at the local department stores; cooking; and debating Torah. It's not unusual to find half a dozen people around our dining room table in a good natured but animated discussion! Of course there's food ... for body and soul!

Favorite Foods:

I used to be a decent Italian cook. Then an allergy to tomatoes, eggplant, green peppers and potatoes reared its ugly little head and rocked my culinary world. I was forced to broaden my horizons. After spending a bazillion dollars on cookbooks, I discovered Recipezaar. Mr. Wonderful has never been happier! He sings my praises after every meal, and I peruse the site daily for new treats. Also, our congregation does a monthly fellowship dinner. We pick a theme for the month and everyone brings a dish based on the theme. I always refer them to Zaar for new ideas and recipes. We've been eating well!

Food and I have had a love affair ever since my infancy. Trying to identify a favorite now would be torturous. Because of our beliefs, all recipes I post are scripturally kosher. I hope you like them. I look forward to hearing from my new Zaar family and making some great friends along the way.

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