Member Since:
Nov. 2003
Cooking Level:
Not Rated
Cooking Interests:
Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Italian, Southern, Dessert, Kids, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies:
Scrapbooking, Knitting, Sewing, Gardening, Boating, Fishing, Photography, Painting/Drawing
Nov. 18, 2012 10:34 am
Updated: Apr. 15, 2013 6:52 pm
Thanksgiving is a time to remember the things you are thankful for. Â This year I don't have to go back very far to realize just how lucky I am. Â Hurricane Sandy changed many peoples lives and living at the Jersey shore gave my family a lot to be thankful
for.
The night of the storm was very…
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I have been happily married for 44 years and we have 2 grown children and 4 grandchildren. My son and his family live nearby and my daughter and her family live 3 hours away.
My favorite things to cook
I love cooking things I can be creative with. My favorite thing to make is a new recipe. Using fresh grown herbs and home grown vegetables has added a lot of satisfaction to my cooking. I love presentation and the WOW factor! Catching fish in the morning and having them for dinner is a real treat.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Every Easter I hold the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Each year it grows more as the family expands. We spend Thanksgiving with my daughter's family near Hershey Pa. On even years, my son and his family join us. Good food, good times in the kitchen, good friends, and football, followed by early morning shopping and a night at Hershey Park for the kids.
My cooking triumphs
My sister and I made my mother's wedding cake when, as a widow, she married one of my dad's friends. I don't think anything could top the feeling of finding one of my recipes mentioned in a magazine.
My cooking tragedies
While delivering a cake to my husband's workplace, my little one sat on it! I took the cake home, called hubby and the guys said "bring it anyway!" Fortunately, it had plastic wrap. Also, I set off the fire alarm at Disney World's Fort Wilderness while cooking bacon. The fire car came with it's lights flashing. It was soooo embarrassing.