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 SHERRY & JESSE'S KITCHEN

Hello there!

Jesse & have been married for 19 years and counting and have lived together for 22 years now.  We were 18 & 20 years old when we started out and learned a lot about life, love and other things along the way.  We have two kids - Jaqi, age 18 and JJ (Jesse Jr.), age 15.

We live in central Minnesota, about an hours drive north of the Twin Cities.  We have a dog named Kirby (after the great Kirby Puckett).  We have a large extended family that lives close so lots of family coming around or us going to family functions.

Since our first years together, we have loved cooking!  We have different styles, but after all these years, have learned to work well together in the kitchen.  We cook together a lot, but also work alone in the kitchen to make meals for the whole family.

This blog is meant as a way to share the recipes we have learned to cook over the years and to share our experiences making the tried-and-true recipes, along with new recipes.

Now that the kids are older, I have found myself with more time and cooking has become more a hobby for me than it was before.  Pinterest also helped launch me into cooking more, with all the great recipes out there to try!

This is new to me, so it will be a work in progress.

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