What better way to kick off my blog than by introducing you to my first published work, Rescued Recipes From My Grandmother's Trashcan.  A tribute to Mildred Arline (Knox) Austin, a very special Maine lady, whose positive influence helped shape my life.

Filled with good old Maine recipes and anecdotes of life with Gram, this book was a true labor of love from start to finish.  (It took me three years of testing, tasting, and consuming calories.)

It is available on Amazon and would make a wonderful gift for that special cook in your life.

This book was the inspiration for the title of my blog. Gram was always happy and content when she could smell the salt air and sweet ferns of Maine.