Hey there, and welcome to TARACOOKS.COM. This web-site evolved from my love of cooking, and my family’s love of eating. My family has urged me for quite a while to write a cookbook, or do something special with my recipes. So I have heeded their request and with my hubby’s help (THANKS HONEY!) have launched TARACOOKS.COM.
I hope these recipes will call to your heart (or better yet, your tummy) and inspire you to slow down and renew your love of real food. Most recipes here at TARACOOKS.COM are prepared “from scratch.” I try to minimize the amount of hydrogenated fats and preservatives my family eats and eliminate those bad guys from my cooking. Remember a home baked dessert is a better choice health wise, than one purchased from the frozen food section containing hydrogenated oil, and a long list of additives we cannot spell or pronounce.
It is my heart’s desire that many of my recipes will be simple enough for everyday living. May serving real, home cooked food be the norm, not the exception at your dinner table. Drop in anytime and see what’s for dinner.
See ya in the kitchen!
Tara — this is awesome!! Chelsie is going to be so excited to find all of your delicious recipes on here (you know, she is the baker/cook at our house
I can’t wait to try some of them out. Congratulations — your website is BEAUTIFUL!
Devon
Tara, putting your recipes and your wonderful pictures on the web for all to see is a great and humane service to all mankind. You and Richard deserve this year’s Nobel prize! Thank you for this expertly done site…I will be here often!
Thanks for coming over Devon. I do hope we can keep this site interesting enough to get repeat offenders! Chelsie is a sweetheart, by the way!
Katrina
Thanks for coming over and visiting me. You are one of the reasons this dream became a reality. Hopefully there will be something here you can cook, once you get your kitchen back! Thanks for cheering us on and for all your kind words.
This is beautiful. You inspire me! I am totally going to make Mrs. Beard’s cathedral window candy this Christmas season. Merry Christmas. Love you all.
Oh.My.Word!
Tara! Your cooking is legendary and I am so thrilled that you are sharing your cooking with us and in such a beautiful way too! THANK YOU!!!
Thanks Tammy and Tracy for stopping by. There’s more to come so come back often.
Tara,
This is really great! Now maybe I can make all the wonderful dishes you make that I love. Do you guarantee I won’t gain anymore weight with your receipes? Ha! Ha! I am hoping for a Biggest Loser Homeschool Moms show next season!
Thanks for visiting me Alanna. The recipes don’t come with any guarentees, but the organic foods will do you less harm than the store bought treats for sure. Come visit me again soon!
Hi Tara!
Your site is marvelous! The recipes look delightful and, from someone who loathes to cook , you’ve got some recipes here that I would like to try. Hurray!
I’m so impressed with your high quality photos, too. Everything looks fantastic and is easy to read. Excellent job, Tara.
~LeAnn (from HCA)
Thanks LeAnn. My husband is the photographer. He has some spare time on his hands right now, so he’s being creative. Come back and visit often!
Hi Tara,
I love your website. I’ve just now gotten on it and I can assure you I will return. I’ve tasted some of your tasty dishes at Bunko and elsewhere and I know how wonderful they are! Congratulations!
Thanks Jane. I hope you can visit me often. We are having a lot of fun with the web-site.
I haven’t read the other people’s replys at your site–I want to be original–and not influenced by what others have said. But I have a feeling what I write might be the same feelings everyone is expressing.
Your site is fantastic! I love everything about it–the pictures of the food makes me want to rush to the kitchen and cook–and of course EAT. Your recipes are easy to understand. Your humor is great. And the fact that you give all kinds of hints, tidbits, humor, advice, etc. is a plus. Thanks for sharing—God has blessed you with many talents–thanks for sharing those talents and hopefully helping many families enjoy cooking, eating and spending time together in their own homes. (What a cute family you have!) It’s great to see teenage boys enjoying their home life!! I think it helps debunk the myth that “all teens have to go through a rebellious stage”
An admirer of Tara and her family,
Gwendolyn