Cadillacgirl

About Me

Picture taken just for Zaar - mmmm ribs...

I'm a good ol' prairie girl from Canada with one side of the family being Ukrainian/Slovakian and the other side is German/Russian. In other words, when we cook we take carbs, cover them in more carbs, fry'em and serve it smothered in onions and cream. Let's just say I gain 5 pounds every time I go home to Saskatchewan to visit.
No pro chefs in my family, just grandmas and aunts and cousins and a mom that had me pinching perogies and stuffing strudel before I could form a complete sentence.
The most dreaded / laughed at phrase I say is," So last night, I invented this thing for supper..." - I would probably publish more recipes if I actually remembered everything I put in or had an idea of how much I added!!

You'll notice I've posted quite a few recipes from the "***** of Friends" and "***** Wishes" cookbooks - a little background... These women from a small farming community in Saskatchewan started printing these cookbooks (there's 3) to raise money for Cancer research - to date, they've donated over a million dollars, just from selling cookbooks!  They test all the recipes and decide as a group which ones make it in each cookbook.  I was given them as a gift from family members and if you like the recipes, you can check out how to get your own copies http://www.breastfriends.ca/ since all the money raised goes right to charity - none of the women take any money personally.  (I have nothing to do with the creation or sale of these cookbooks, I just think it's an amazing story of how anybody can make a difference)