Description

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This is my family's treasure of old recipes handed down through the ages, from one generation to the next. However, it is more than that. It is also a portrait of living in the mid-west, especially in the city of Saint Louis. The recipes found in this cookbook tell a story well known to anyone living in or hailing from the central United States. It is a story of hard work, sacrifice, and of good times spent around the table with people you love and hold dear to your heart. This cookbook was meant to communicate to my children the importance of simple yet hearty meals; the type that I enjoyed as a child. However, over the years it has become more than that. Today, it is a wonderful resource to many people outside of my immediate family. Like a long awaken memory of walking through the doors of your home and smelling cookies baking in the oven, the recipes in this cook book are reminder that the life we live is a wonderful life and a life worth living at that Enjoy.

About the Author

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Douglas Sexton hails from Northwest Saint Louis County and knows a thing or two about Saint Louis cooking. A former school teacher, principal, and college professor, Douglas is currently living in California with his wife, Cheryl, and their two children, Alexander and Leslie. A consulting teacher for the Palm Springs Unified School District, Douglas and his wife Cheryl spend their free time traveling and sampling different foods from around the world.