Nancy Kay's Rockin' Recipes: A Collection of Family Favorites

I first got my inspiration to cook at the tender age of 9 when I said to my mother Dory Mommy can I make soup? She didnt hesitate and asked me what kind of soup did I want to make and I responded with what do we have? I had a small pot chicken stock cubes water and access to whatever was in the fridge. I CUT UP AND PUT EVERY VEGGIE I COULD FIND INTO MY SOUP plus pasta shells...From that moment on in that Eichler kitchen on my mothers stove in Foster City CA I fell in love with cooking and what I could create just using my imagination and what was in the cupboards... I have learned over the years that if I dont have a few basic things on hand I couldnt come up with a new culinary creation when the inspiration struck me and it would drive me crazy. So as a prelogue I would like to outline the I gotta have it on hand at all times pantry list so my creative cooking soul feels safe and content to cook or not to cook...