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I've learned from cooking for my friends and family for several decades that's there's only one true way of finding out if you've made good food. If they ask you to make it again, you've succeeded. If the dog suddenly gets an upset stomach, you know the food was passed down. I rarely use a recipe or a cookbook. I admit I can never remember turkey roasting times, and I do make a great turkey. Tomato sauce is made from memory, as it should be, over a gas stove, for at least 6 hours. Mrs. DeVito would be proud. And a barbecue grill uses charcoal, not gas, to work correctly. The recipes below are things I've made over and over. Most of them will be desserts since I don't write down main courses. Feel free to experiment with the ingredients, I never make it the same. English Trifle This is a dessert that is guaranteed to get you re-invited to any party. Baked Beans Heavily modified from the original by Myron Mixon, head cook of Jacks Old South. His photo is on the barbecue page where I'm judging. The best pumpkin pie. If you're from the northeastern US, where pumpkins grow in abundance in the fall, you've got to try this pie receipe.