Welcome to WordBanquet. I'm pleased that you're taking a moment to visit. This web site was designed to showcase my articles, essays, and recipes. There is a general focus on food and cooking, but you'll find lots of stuff here -- essays on everything from family ties to woodswalking to throwing a dinner party for the first time. There are also dozens of wonderful dessert recipes, and a funny area that gives you the chance to share your own tale of food comedy or woe. Please e-mail me with questions, and thanks again for taking the time to stop by. --Catherine S. Vodrey Catherine S. Vodrey is the author of A Centennial History of The Hall China Company, a book commemorating the 100th anniversary of The Hall China Company in her hometown of East Liverpool, Ohio. This full-color softcover volume is available at the Hall China web site. She serves as Vice-President of the Tri-State Citizens' Scholarship Foundation (Dollars for Scholars). The foundation makes tuition awards totaling more than a quarter million dollars a year. Vodrey's other books, The Squandered Green and Leap to Track, were published in 2008 and 2009 and are both available on Amazon. Vodrey served as food editor of COUNTRY DECORATOR magazine from 1997 to 2001. From 1996 through 2004, she was a regular contributor to the food section of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Vodrey's photographs, essays and recipes have been published in AMERICAN HERITAGE, BETTER HOMES & GARDENS, GOURMET, COUNTRY HOME, WEIGHT WATCHERS MAGAZINE, and COOKING PLEASURES. She is a contributing author to The Encyclopedia of Appalachia, a first-of-its-kind reference work, and to the cookbook The Old Farmer's Almanac Favorite Cookies. From 1993 to 2000, Vodrey wrote and published CONVIVIUM, a bimonthly food and cooking letter. CONVIVIUM was the subject of rave reviews from the likes of The Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post -- which in 1996 named it one of America's ten best culinary newsletters. It boasted subscribers in over three dozen states and half a dozen foreign countries. Vodrey lives deep in the woods of eastern Ohio with her family. Catherine S. Vodrey is available for freelance writing, editing, fundraising/development, and photography projects at: Post Office Box 835 East Liverpool, Ohio 43920 USA E-MAIL: WordBanquet@gmail.com Thank you for visiting www.WordBanquet.com!