This collection began simply enough…an effort to organize all of our favorite family recipes. Being the graphic designer of the family – and subsequently connected by umbilical cord to my MacBook – it seemed natural that I would be the one to collect each recipe into a somewhat organized book. But in true Bills family fashion.
once everyone got word of the project, it soon spiraled out of control. (We all remember Kentucky Christmas, need I say more?)

Everyone had a contribution…the perfect recipe to add, an anecdotal story to provide, a suggested design, votes on the title… and my personal favorite: WAIT KEEK! I have just one more recipe.

But alas, three years later, wah-lah! ‘Not Just Peaches & Toast’ was born. And now, more than a decade later, we have a digital copy.

There are many recipes we love, some that aren’t exactly family favorites (mostly just Tomato Aspic Salad. Tomatoes + jello + olives = ick), and some recipes you may never actually make…not to mention the many, many typos – after all, I am a designer and therefore relieved of all spelling duties, even of my own name. But all in all, I think we have captured the basics that have gotten us through from childhood until now.

Inevitably, I’m sure our über-creative, super-foodie crew will come across more amazing creations that need to be added. Love you all.

~Kiki