Hi, I am Betty Trobaugh and this website is my dream come true!!!  I'm a retired Administrative Assistant spending nearly 40 years writing business letters on behalf of someone else.  My job also included processing manuals and reports, making other people's work look good.  Now -- I'm writing for myself and sharing my love of cooking  with all of you.   

I really enjoy cooking, especially baking.  I began learning to cook when I was around 12 years old and in junior high school.  My Mother started a part-time job and just as I was coming home from school in the afternoon, she would go to work.

She would leave a note on what I could fix for dinner so we could eat just as soon as she came home in the evening.  If the meal included something that I had not made before, she would write out the directions.  My Dad loved anything I would cook and the whole family kept encouraging me.  So, that was the beginning of my love of cooking.

From that time on, I usually made all of the evening meals during the week.  Also, Saturdays were the housecleaning days in our home.  When I finished helping Mother and my sister with the cleaning, I went into the kitchen to bake something special for Sunday dinner.

I don't make as many rich desserts these days but I still enjoy baking and cooking for my family and friends.  I want to continue sharing my love of cooking and baking.  I also want to learn all I can from others who have a like passion and I certainly would enjoy hearing from you.

God's blessings to you all!