It was because of her
that my senses were
always ready for new taste experiences. And that served me
well when we
lived overseas for 19 years—twelve years in
Jim and I have been married 40
years so he’s
been a very
patient taster
of all of my newly discovered recipes.
He’s also suffered through
the tweaking process that accompanied each one. A patient
man! At a
certain point he said, “Okay Honey, you have lots of great
recipes! Let’s
not try to find any more new ones. Just make the ones we know
and
love.” A wise man, too! As you try
the
recipes, I invite you to add your own comments and suggestions. Then rate the recipe by
clicking on the number of
stars you would give it. You can do that here at www.aroundtheworldwithannie.com.
We encourage you to visit this site where we have all of the recipes
listed for
you to use at your convenience. This
collection of recipes is available in a book that you
can order on this site. In the book there
are some additional
features: for instance a glossary of ingredients (to help my
friends from
other cultures). There are also menu suggestions and a
country-by-country
listing of the international recipes. If you have the book
notice that
many of the titles are underlined. Those are my
“go-to” recipes. Many
people also love the binding–it’s a flop-open
spiral. One of my
favorite parts of the book is the stories about our overseas
experiences (funny
stories—true stories) that became the section dividers.
The book is not
very expensive and it makes a great gift! Plus if
you’re
a Weight Watchers member, like
I used to be, I want to tell you that I calculated the points for every
recipe;
you’ll see them as “units” at the bottom
of each recipe. It took me about
a year but I did it and I’m proud of it! As you can probably tell, this
has been a
super fun project that has consumed lots of time during these past five
years!
(smile) Happy Cooking! Maralyn Ann (McNaughton)
Mathias P.S.
In June of 2007 I was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s
Disease). This has
been a challenge for sure, and now in order to cook I need help from
someone
who will squeeze the garlic, juice the lemons, and open the
cans for
me. But the remarkable thing about these months is that God has been closer than my
skin. If you’d
like to read the blog where I’m journaling my spiritual
journey through this
illness, you’re welcome to have a look. The site is: www.maralynsupdates.blogspot.com
we have also printed a copy of Maralyns Blog into a paperback that you
can
purchase and give as a gift to someone along with the cookbook
or
individually. We know the stories in the cookbook as well as the story
of
Maralyns journey home to be with her Lord will touch you and or your
family
greatly. In Remembrance of Maralyn Ann
(McNaughton) Mathias Maralyn peacefully
left this earth to meet her Lord and Savior. Her
ability to swallow had stopped shortly after completing
the paragraphs
below. Nevertheless, she remained alert and even communicating with her
husband, Jim, and other family members until her final 20 minutes of
life. Her
last breath was drawn at 10:35 a.m. on Sunday, January 4. She was 59
years old. Thirsty
for Jesus
[Written
early on New Years Day 2009] These
18 months since my ALS diagnosis have been the
worst and best of my life. Worst because of my deteriorating body
… best
because of my relationship with Christ. And
I’m beginning to see my friendship with Jesus like
water when I’m thirsty … so essential to life. He
is the real “living water”
referred to in John 4:1-26. I
have many lovely friends, but I’ve never before known a
Friend SO close. Every day we have smiled, laughed, and cried together.
And he
has comforted me. I’ve asked his opinion, and he has nodded
one way or the
other. His close friendship has given me many new perspectives on this
earthly
life that I had never considered before. He’s been closer
than my skin.
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