Louisiana proverb: "Each cook knows his own pot best"  *

One of this cook's goals on retirement was to compile a searchable index of my favorite recipes. Shirley's Recipes now resides next to the kitchen counter.  

Our garden helps fill the pantry, so information on growing, preserving and storage is also included. 

Low-fat, low-cholesterol cooking alternatives are incorporated into many recipes, by necessity. Editor chose diet and exercise instead of statin drugs to reduce cholesterol levels. The nutrition information also helped reduce--and maintain--cholesterol levels by about 55 points.

Some recipes are heavily influenced if not stolen from Mom Dorrington's Recipes .  

* Roughly Translated Disclaimer:  Most of these recipes have been tested in  Planter's  and  Mom's kitchens and are generally fail-safe for us, but we make no guarantees.

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