With All My Love and a Couple of Calories, too!

An Evolving Cookbook from Gerry Rao and Family
I love to cook and love recipes and I wanted to share these. Some of these recipes are so much a part of our heritage and I hope you will pass this along to your children. ~Gerry Rao

All My Love

This little book is a big part of my life. Think of me when you use it or read it or reminisce about a recipe. So, I give you the best of me.

From the Bottom of My Heart

From a very proud wife, mother, grandmother and just a happy person, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

We Are Blessed

Let us all give thanks to not what we wish what may have been, but what we are blessed with now.
Corn Chowder

Corn Chowder

Corn Chowder 1 cup frozen corn kernels1 1/4 cups chopped onions2 cups mashed or cubed cooked potatoes1 cup thinly sliced carrots2 stalks celery (chopped)1 cup chicken stock1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil1/4 cup dry sherry or white wine1 cup milkpinch of cayenne...

Carrot Soup

Carrot Soup

Carrot Soup This is a great soup. It not only looks pretty but it tastes great. Sue Nutt gave me this one. 1 lb. bag of carrots (skinned and sliced thin (eight carrots))1 medium onion sliced thin4-6 cups chicken broth1/3 cup white rice3 T. butter1 tsp. thyme Melt...

Zucchini Soup

Zucchini Soup

Zucchini Soup There?s everything else made from zucchini, why not soup? This one is also from Sue Nutt. This is a really good soup. 1 lb. zucchini (thinly sliced)2 cups chicken broth3 T. butter1 tsp. lemon juice and curry powdersalt and pepper Cook zucchini in butter...

Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup

My Chicken Soup I haven't contributed a lot to this book besides my pasta sauce, so I thought I'd share this with you. For some reason, chicken soup takes me about two days to make. I'm not that slow but I cook the chicken, veggies and whatever, strain...