RECIPES SHARED....

The greatest gift for me is something quite simple .
It is when I am asked by one of my children for a recipe..
It is and was, something I made in their childhood that makes them
think of home, happiness and a pleasant lost memory reclaimed..
It is reminiscent of times spent together, recalling our simple home.
A home where the fire still burns and flickers brightly in their hearts..
Nothing more precious than something we enjoyed (or ate) together,
with each other, as a family.
Oh, don't get me wrong.. I'm not a great cook, no not at all.
 I'm just Mom.  I cooked and baked, but whatever I made, there was always
ONE ingredient that was always placed in with care...  LOVE.
Without that one ingredient sprinkled, folded or stirred in, nothing ever tasted
good enough to be recalled from their childhoods..
So when I get a call from one of my kids asking for a certain recipe..
I am filled with utter joy and pride because I know that certain ONE ingredient
brought forth childhood memory of a wonderful time. A time when we all sat around the dinner table together as family, enjoying something Mom made..
Always and forever made with LOVE.

Patsy McNutt Morgan
12/30/13