Hi, my name is Susan and I have lived in the Joplin, Missouri area most of my adult life, being raised in the Webb City - Purcell - Alba area. As a child, I grew up with many old time recipes and some great country cooks, including my mother. I will never forget the best homemade grape juice and jellies that my mother made from the grapes we grew on our acreage in Purcell, Missouri.

  My husband John grew up in Seneca, Missouri. When we married, that created another abundance of recipes, that were his favorites, to add to mine. His mother was a great cook as well.

   My goal is to present you with recipes that I have used for years of entertaining and family get-togethers at a reasonable price, that are fairly easy to do, giving you satisfaction and pride in whatever recipes you have used.