Born and raised in Western Massachusetts, earned a degree in Mathematics from the University of Maine. Married and employed in the Syracuse, NY area for over 30 years as a Senior Software Engineer. I spent time on an overseas assignment and collected more recipes and flavors for my family to enjoy. I am raising three children who are now in college and thinking about their future lives on their own. I've written this family collection of recipes for them. They've requested instructions from the most basic to the traditional.