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hi john, what a pleasant surprise to see your email and know you viewed my profile. i'm even more thankful you are following me, but i have to warn you now, as far as cooking goes you won't travel far with me. LOL tho i really do hate to cook, i'm a devotee of recipes and collect them like crazy. i look forward to viewing, saving and sampling some of yours.
have a great weekend,
MrsMo
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Love cooking eating & sharing
San Carlos, CA (United States)
Joined January 15, 2008
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All star, Top Photographer, Top Reviewer, 19387 CookEatShare points
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Profile - 19
Recipes - 464
Photos - 1179
Reviews - 750
Comments - 9108
Invites - 3
Friends - 7747
Groups - 111
Themes - 30
Total - 19387
Recommendations
Favorite Cookbooks
- Essentials of Italian Cooking (Marcela Hazen)
- This book is a tour de force that will tell you everything you need to know about Italian cooking...
- The way to cook. (Julia Childs)
- If you are just beginning to learn French and European cooking, this book is a must. If gives you a
- Stews, Bogs, & Burgoos
- This is an offbeat book that I picked up at a book sale. However, it is a gem! Some of the best an
- Cooking with All Things Trader Joe's (Wona Miniati)
- I worked Wona and she's awesome. Also shop all the time at TJ's so this is very handy!
Chefs I recommend
- Mark Tabak (Sacramento, CA)
- I've eaten a simple Posole with fresh quesadilla's at Mark's house. It was a simple treasure. Mark can make a wonderful dish out of the most common ingredients!
- Francesco Mazzi (Tokyo, Japan)
Restaurants I Recommend
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Bistro Elan
(Palo Alto, CA)
- A wonderful, cozy bistro with fantastic food.
Comments
17 days ago
21 days agoGood Morning John! Thank you for such a warm welcome and I am looking forward to reading and trying out your recipes.
I live in Southaven, Ms. I am 7 miles from Memphis,Tn. The home of "ELVIS".. In fact I work less than 2 miles from the "big house" ..
I love that you grew up sharing your thoughts and ideas around the dinner table. I did too and it makes the best memories not to mention the connection you have with your parents and siblings. I have an aunt that I remember her cooking and loved going to her house because we all knew there was going to be some good "eats" when we got there. She and Her husband ended up opening the first BBQ pit in Southaven back in 1964 . My friends still talk about my Uncle Carl's BBQ and my aunt Nonie's cobblers. That was some real down home southern cooking back then.
Good luck on the rest of your journey into the wonderful world of tastes and cooking..
Mari in MS
April 12, 2012Hi John, Its me following.....hope u had a good time last night on my table....
- March 21, 2012You welcomed me 2 years ago.I'm just getting back to you to say thank you.I have been very busy,trying out a lot of new foods here in Fl.I love to experiment.There's such a variety of food here.I just started writing down all my recipes to give to my son who also loves to cook.Have you ever heard of Amazon Cherries.I cant seem to find any recipes for them and I just have not taken the time to make up my own.I also could use some lessons on how to use a food processor,do you know anybody in the area of Saint Petersburg,Fl. that could help me out? I will feed em dinner and dessert
March 20, 2012Hi John,
Thanks for the warm welcome!Glad to be here and looking forward to sharing and learning new recipes here :)
Soni
March 13, 2012Hi John,
Thank you for the warm welcome. I look forward to trying some of your special recipes.
Happy cooking! Mitzi- March 6, 2012hi again, John!
i think I have a problem with the site. I have created a theme "traditional greek food" but how can I link my recipes to it?
could you please help?
thanks in advance, Katerina 
March 4, 2012Hi John,
Wonderful Harissa Soup recipe. Thanks.
Am wondering, I would like to post a Mexican/ Tex-Mex Pantry do-da for people who want seasonings and ingredients for Mexican and Tex-Mex cooking.- March 4, 2012hi from Greece, John, and thanks for welcoming me in this amazing site. I just posted my aubergine (eggplant) pie recipe and I have already selected some recipes to try.
best to you and your beloved - March 2, 2012Hi John. Thank you very much for your warm welcome. I don't know how many British people have signed up to this website. Most of the chefs seem to be American. Maybe I can introduce some good old English recipes! As for me, I love all food, Kind regards. Pauline
February 29, 2012Hi John, I love the way you post the nutrition and calorie content on your recipes. I'm trying to find traditional mexican recipes that include caloric content. Mole, Enchiladas, Tacos, Chiles rellenos, Chalupas, Ground beef gorditas, Posole, Tamales,Quesadillas, Guacamole, etc. etc.
Please let me know if you can help me with this.- February 13, 2012Silly me; forgot to mention that many of our influences are the same - you're wife sounds just as imaginative! :) Can't wait to start sharing stuff! Cheers!
- February 13, 2012Cheers! LOVE your stuff! i'll soon be attending Culiinary School; (though I'm no kid!) but I can appreciate all the goodness I can take! Thanks for the heads up! :)1 reply
February 11, 2012Hi John ,I joined this site a while ago because I fancyed trying your African Chicken and Peanut sauce. I have finely made it today and If I say so myself it was brilliant, something totally different to what we are used to eating. First time I have tasted peanut butter even though I love peanuts. So thank you very much as I know this will become a favorite in our house.1 reply
January 24, 2012i am fond of cake , if that is possible kindly suggest me recipes for icing..... which is the easy way to make icing at home...... and i tried once which was tooo sweet. and how to avoid too sweet icing? please suggest
January 24, 2012Hey John,
Thanks a lot for following. Looking forward for recommendation and great recipes from you...
Happy Cooking!!!- January 4, 2012John, I joined this site because it came up on a "Eat for your blood type" web page. I am a type A which means I should be a soy eating vegetarian, with only chicken and turkey 3 times a week. This really curtails my normal eating patterns for myself and my husband who is not a type A. Please include vegetarian meals, quick to make, that I can throw a little beef or poultry in to make it available for my hubby. Thanks so much, looking forward to following you on this site. Debi, a veggie Michigander.1 reply
January 3, 2012I wanted to give you a special thank you for the gift certificate you gave me! I got some really great wracks to organize my many baking pans, some things to put in my laundry for my delicate things, some silicone measuring cups and a rack to put drinks on in the fridge! I added about $10 to get all that, but hey, you got most of it for me. Thanks again John. That was really a generous gift that I totally appreciated.1 reply
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Have a wonderful new year in every way!
I would love you to see the many changes on Cooking Up a Storm All Over The World! some time!
http://CookingUpaStorminCa.ning.com
Things are moving right along with The CA Restaurant Show Case as well at:
http://CARestaurantShowCase.com
December 12, 2011Hey John, long over due! Here's my campfire baked potato recipe that you had asked about awhile ago... now posted to my page, sorry it took so long! Hope you and your family enjoy!!!1 reply
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