The recipes, stories and cooking tips inside this book represent a lifelong devotion to food, family and community. Over the years, Pauline has taught cooking lessons to adults, children and at-risk youth, catered gatherings large and small, managed a community soup kitchen, provided emergency food and support as director of a local aid organization, raised three daughters with her husband Jim, and made thousands of cookies as Noni to her four grandchildren. This book is a gift to her family and friends, and to anyone else who cherishes time around a table.