I've inherited my mom's love of cooking. In fact, my passion for cooking, baking and trying new recipes has never been greater. I became a Taste of Home field editor in 2002.

Though my husband and I consider ourselves retired, Jim does some bookkeeping for our oldest son's hardware stores, and I volunteer at an area hospital.

I've carried on Mom's tradition of having the family together for dinner. We still gather our three married sons and their families (we have two granddaughters) for a meal at least a couple times a month.

When Jim and I built our "retirement home," Mom moved with us and lived in an attached apartment. She did her own cooking until she was 92. Now her recipes live on with my sister and me. We hope you'll try them, too.

In this Story

  1. Appetizing Aromas
  2. Rich Inheritance