Hello, I am Lisa, and Recipe to Plate is my creation. This website started with an idea to make a cookbook for my family. It quickly evolved into creating a website.

Cooking and baking has been my hobby since I was a teenager. I would scour recipes and once I decided on something, my mother would humor me by buying the ingredients and giving me free rein in the kitchen.

It is fun to experiment and customize dishes to suit your own tastes or make substitutions to suit the dietary restrictions of your family and friends, or just plain find quicker and easier ways to prepare a meal. This website is about giving you those tools.

My goal with the recipes that I post is to share my favorite recipes with you, as well as provide some ideas on how to customize them so that they become your favorite recipes, too.

As cooks, we are sometimes nervous to veer too far from recipes. I hope my suggestions can provide some confidence to those who are less experienced. For those of us who sometimes get stuck in a rut and make the same things, either because we know our families will eat it, or because we have gravitated toward meals that are quick and easy.

Many of my recipes are easy from the beginning or include tips on how to take shortcuts and still come out with a delicious meal. Maybe you can find some new dishes here that will break your regular routine.

I know you will enjoy trying these recipes as much as I enjoyed creating them for you!