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The Three Meals A Day website is the work of a family of cooks who have been serving good food for nearly 70 years. It started in the 1930’s when Jessie Read of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, published a cookbook titled “Three Meals a Day”. It was an everyday cookbook for the average or aspiring cook. Jessie Read (Mrs. Robert Hately) never realized the impact she would have on her daughter Heather Claggett. Cooking is part of everyday life in this family and each generation has carried on the cooking tradition. As our children and extended families grow, so does our website.
Our website includes a recipe database, cooking blog, and other culinary notes. The recipe database includes a historical recipe section with many of the original cookbook recipes. The contrast between cooking then and today is significant when cooking was very basic, with fewer ingredients and simpler tools. Of course those were the years just after the great depression and the early years of Canada’s participation in World War II. Our recipe database includes proven recipes, while our blog is more of a free-for-all on cooking – recipes, tips, cooking experiences, etc.
Three Meals A Day is a virtual cookbook, or what we call the ‘third edition’. We do our best to frequently add new recipes from our many family contributors and friends. The range of cooking expertise varies from beginner to “seasoned”. We will help our young cooks through their experiences while they share what they are learning. Of course no matter how seasoned, we are always learning and our tips section will include new tricks we have learned. We encourage you to visit our contributors section to find out more about their cooking experiences and styles.
Please share in our passion for cooking, which has become a family tradition across generations. We welcome any thoughts and comments on the site.
Bon Appétit!
The Three Meals A Day team.
To the three meals a day team…….you’ve done a superb job.
I love the web site.
The new look to the web site is very appealing. Much of the fun of cooking comes from the stories behind the meals and you have created a wonderful blend of delicious recipes and imaginative narrative. Congratulations!
Hi heather and family…..love the new website! I’m missing
the onion casserole…..is it still on the site?
Joanne, please refresh my aging memory. Was it an appetizer or a vegetable side? Hope all is well with the family
Okay Heather! Found it! the 3 Cheese Casserole………..absolutely love it.
Will email you shortly re getting together:)
Thanks for your comment and kind words on Picture-Perfect Meals. We do our best to answer questions when we get them and as you asked about the cameras and lenses used they are as follows. Nikon D2x with a variety of lenses but primarily 70-20 mm f 2.8 zoom, usually set closer to the 200 mm focal length. Additionally we frequently use a 4×5 with a BetterLight53 megapixel scan back. Love your blog and the family history in cooking.
I have an original copy of the cook book with a note in it written by Jessie Read.
Interesting. You are blessed to have one as they are hard to find even in old book sales. Was the note to one of your family? It was the basic book that helped me learn how to boil water which is what my mother intended. I hope you have found it helpful.