Marg (CaymanDesigns)

about me

Marg is short for Margaret so it pronounced with a "g" at the end, not a "j" like Marge would be.

My husband means more to me than anything else in this world. He definitely is my 'other half' since he completes me.
We have two wonderful kids, who are getting more enjoyable the older they get. LOL!
My belief in God, His doctrines and how they affect me are the focus of my life.

For as long as I can remember, I've loved to cook. I especially love to bake. It is a pleasure, not a chore. I enjoy trying new recipes and sharing those of mine I have come to love with others; so RecipeZaar is a perfect fit for me. It has also helped me indulge in my love of photography by giving me so many recipes to fix and then photograph.

I have been professionally trained as a cake decorator and a florist. I also was a photo lab manager for several years. This background has been extremely helpful as I arrange, photograph and edit my food photos here on Zaar. Oh, and a lot of natural lighting and a good camera helps too!! I use a Sony DSC-W50, 6-megapixel digital camera with a Carl Zeiss lens. It has been a great privilege and joy to be one of the Forum Host of the Cooking Photos Forum when time permits. I hope that if you enjoy taking photos of the recipes you try here on Zaar or just like looking at them, that you'll join us there! If you are interested in seeing some of my favorites of the photos I've taken, visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/caymandesigns/

Outside the kitchen, I love to travel especially to the beach. Tropical beaches lined with palm trees to rocky New England coastlines, I love them all. I've had the pleasure of visiting 3 continents and over 35 states.

I also enjoy scrapbooking, reading, interior decorating, making jewelry, cake decorating, web page design and studying history.

Why Cayman Designs? When I started creating some of my own web graphics, websites and jewelry I decided to come up with a name that I could use for all of 'design' efforts. Since we had gone to Cayman Brac on our honeymoon and loved it, "Cayman Designs" just seemed like a natural tribute to our picture perfect time there.

I have, so far, talked several people into joining Recipezaar, my sister Windchime, my SIL Dee S. plus some of my best internet friends Chef Doozer and PatriceVT. I hope you will check out their recipes as well!



Participation & Awards:
These are some of the fun games and clubs here at Zaar.

Favorite Foods:

Chocolate, coffee, bread, cheese, chocolate, steak, shrimp, bacon, chocolate, potatoes, nuts, ice cream, chocolate...you get the picture!


Favorite restaurant, Dinner - The Outback Steakhouse
Breakfast - Cracker Barrel
Favorite dessert - ice cream, especially vanilla with chocolate chips sprinkled on it.
Favorite meal, depends on if I'm cooking it or we're at a restaurant

http://www.caymandesigns.com