hello glad to be here

[gemjo_99]

Hi from northeast arkansas, i'm glad to have found this forum.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Hi GemJO!!!

Welcome to our forum, I am sure you'll like hanging out here. We love sharing and there is always lots of lively discussions and recipes, helpful tips, and just plain ole' fun.

LOVE your State!!! I have been kayaking on the Buffalo National River, and then stayed at an awesome B&B on the Caddo River in Caddo Gap, and even hunted Diamonds at Diamond Crater, and then over to the Hot Springs area for some Quartz Crystal hunting, really struck pay-dirt there!!! I guess my favorite was this little restaurant we ate at after our float down the Caddo River, and the terrific breakfasts that we were served at the B&B!!! I love the Quachitta Mountains and Mount Ida. Gosh I wish I lived closer than I do!!!

But anyhow I am glad to have you here. What kind of foods do you like? And what are your favorite interests food wise?

Cheers, CCCathy

[jglass]

Hello and welcome.
My name is Janie.

[gemjo_99]

Thanks for the warm welcome.
I'm experimenting with a lot of different things in the kitchen. I like a fair variety of food. Don't really good fancy, just try to make it taste good. I tend to open spices and smell them when i'm cooking to see if i think they'll work. Have a hard time following a recipe without giving it my own tweak. I've experimented with some chinese, mexican, italian cooking.

[mream]

Hello
How are you?
I'm mream
Will be happy with us

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Hi Gemjo,

You sound like an axcellent cook! Doing your own tweaking is a must!!! I like your style of smelling the spices to see if they will work! Believe it or not there are a vast variety of spices, so many in fact that I am sure all of our kitchens look rather "coming up short" if we were really aware of all that we could have!!! You may want to do a search on Spices here and see if you like what you find

Cheers, Cathy

[cookie]

Welcome, I'm Cookie

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Howdy gemjo, and welcome to our l'il corner of the web. I think you'll find Spice Place a cozy & comfy place to be. We're a fine group made up of folks from all over... We're glad you're here!

I was raised in Illinois- lived many years in Alaska. My Dad is from Kansas and my Mom is from Arkansas. Still got lotsa family in Stuttgart, Clarendon, Pine Bluff... I visited there lots as a child- I remember fishing on the White River often, and motoring up to the state line w/ all my cousins to visit Dogpatch - talk about FUN!

[Keziah]

Hello gemjo_99

I'm a newbie myself and hardly think it is appropriate for me to welcome you so it's just hello and I hope you have a super time learning the culinary art.

[gemjo_99]

Thanks everyone,
I'm really enjoying the site. Hope to get some more recipes posted this weekend, after i can relish for the first time.