The recipes in this book come from my culinary knowledge and creativity; they are my own original recipes, and they have been a blessing to me in making people happy through my cooking. Each has been prepared repeatedly until perfected. Measurements are not a big thing in these recipes, and that’s what makes them so quick and easy.The ingredients you’ll find here come from the prison canteen lists and from meal trays served to prisoners. These low budget foods are available on most prison canteens/commissaries /stores. You may need to substitute some ingredients if they are not available to you. Other ingredients may come from your own institution’s dining hall or kitchen.Know that you have to use what ingredients are available to you; just try to keep them similar to what you find in the recipes. If you are using this book in the free world, please refer to the canteen list in back of the book for brand names and amounts.You have to be creative when cooking. I took my own canteen list and said to myself, Creativity, be free! Then I used my culinary touch and taste buds to produce meals The Big Cal Way.