Wilma Hofmayer, born and raised in Steyr, describes anecdotes and episodes from her life in a humorous but also socially critical way - from the 1950s until today. Her stories are garnished with 70 favourite recipes that are always on the table - to the delight of family and friends: Home cooking, such as lentil soup, cabbage rolls, pot roast, curd strudel, lemon slices, bread recipes, pies, biscuits.For thirty years, the teacher and passionate violinist lived with the conductor and composer Peter Richter de Rangenier, their house in Lower Austria was a centre of hospitality, cuisine and music.An entertaining cookery and reading book with many personal, regionally-historically valuable photos.