But I Wasn't a Cook Until...

Recently, one of my relatives who should know better gave me a cookbook. I asked her what kind of a gift a cookbook was. She reminded me that our mother had taught us to not judge a book by its cover. *And besides, this is not your mother's cookbook,* she retorted. And boy was she right.

Recently, one of my relatives who should know better gave me a
cookbook. I asked her what kind of a gift a cookbook was. She
reminded me that our mother had taught us to not judge a book by
its cover. *And besides, this is not your mother's cookbook,*
she retorted. And boy was she right. This is Cajun Clark's
monster cookbook One Inch From The Top--The Only Way To Cook!

Now you have to understand that I am not a cook, period. One
inch from the top? What can that mean? My macaroni and cheese
mix never fills up that much of the pot! That is how much of
a cook I am. Well, I decided to check out Caj's cookbook and I
can tell you that things will never be the same. Most of these
recipes sound pretty good and they look pretty easy, even for
me. Except for a couple, but more on those later.

One thing that caught my eye right away is that this is not
your typical cookbook that you probably already have on your
shelf. It has numerous comments scattered throughout the
pages. There are history lessons about how Cajun Clark came
to be and even a poem by Longfellow. Don't worry, there are
plenty of recipes. Over 1,160 in fact. There are about a
dozen recipes with Spam. Even one called Macaroni-Cheese-Spam-
dish. I am in luck!

Now one thing I can guarantee you is that this city boy is not
going to be cooking Barbequed Squirrel or Roasted Possum. I
am not even sure where to find those things. Even so, that
still leaves me with another 1,158 recipes to try out.

The book is full of helpful insights and words of wisdom by
Caj as he reminds us that cooking shouldn't be a daily, time
consuming task. Instead he gives us instruction on how to have
fun cooking and how to properly store the leftovers in the
freezer for future use. He even shares with us a secret to
cooking that his mom shared with him over 45 years ago. (You
will have to buy the book to get this one. I am not going to
give everything away.)

Ol' mon Caj has even included a section called *60 Uses of
Baking Soda.* Did you know that you can use baking soda to
repel rain from your car windshield?

Cajun Clark's Cookbook: One Inch From The Top--Only Way To Cook!
comes in a couple of different formats. You can order it and
start cooking today if you get the PDF version, or you can get
the printed version that weighs in at 603 pages and comes in a
1 1/2 inch, 3-ring binder. Which is my favorite, because you
can sit back in your easy chair and read all the great recipes
that will soon be on your menu; and enjoy Caj's oft times
humorous irreverent and irrelevant comments.

My sister was right. This is not my mother's cookbook
although I am going to be ordering one from Caj's Web site
http://www.cajunclarks.com right away for her birthday next
week.

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W. Troy Swezey
Realtor and Author of Real Estate Secrets Exposed,
which is a free download at http://www.troyismyrealtor.com
or mailto: TroyC21@usa.net
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