Performing professionally since she was a small child, Elinor Donahue has a perspective about show business---particularly Hollywood---that few others have experienced. And as someone who is also passionate about her family life, Elinor has nurtured an assortment of recipes and a sincere love of cooking that are every bit as delicious as her show-business memories. From Father Knows Best to the medical frontiers of Dr. Quinn and from Mayberry to Star Trek Elinor Donahue dishes up her best recipes and more than five decades of show-business memories. She creates a special blend of 150-plus mouth-watering recipes and personal insights that range from humorous to poignant. Also included are more than 200 rare photographs drawn from both Donahue's career as a professional entertainer.