Darlene's cookbook "40 Years of Trial & Error" is full of tasty, simple and easy to follow recipes. It includes many helpful hints & in a pinch substitutions compiled from years of cooking, experimentation, and testing recipes. The memoirs at each food section are warm and heart filling. Darlene trys to show that by being in the kitchen preparing food is a wonderful way to bring your family and friends together and create everlasting memories.