A Little About Donna

Donna Pickering Homemaker

Hi! I’m Donna and I’d like to welcome you to my food blog. I LOVE cooking and baking and this is where I’ll be sharing some of my favorite recipes with you that I’ve collected over the years. Many of these have become family favorites and traditions. Having come from a military family (my dad was in the Navy) and then, marrying a naval officer as well, I’ve had the opportunity to enjoy many cultural cuisines from around the world.

Besides cooking and baking, I also enjoy photography and creating digital art, crocheting, and just learning something new every day. I have one son who is now 26, and I love seeing him whenever we can get together. It really warms my heart to hear him still say, “Thank you for dinner, mom”.

As this site continues to grow, I plan on adding even more features in the near future such as adding contributors so that you can post your own recipes, customer accounts where you can save your own favorite recipe collections, and more.

If you have any questions, feedback, or suggestions, please leave a comment and also let me know how the recipes turned out for you and whether or not they were a success with your family and friends. ENJOY and HAPPY COOKING!

A Lifetime of Cooking

Ever since I was a child from about age seven, I enjoyed helping my mom cook meals in the kitchen. I would stand around and watch as she would chop vegetables and bring various ingredients together to simmer, saute, bake or roast. I often volunteered to peel potatoes or carrots, snap green beans, or measure out ingredients, and I remember standing on a chair at the stove so I could stir the food in the pot or skillet as it was cooking.