Member Since:
Nov. 2005
Cooking Level:
Expert
Cooking Interests:
Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Slow Cooking, Italian, Southern, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies:
Gardening, Camping, Fishing, Hunting, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Genealogy, Charity Work
Hi!! Me??? Wow, let's see. I am the Mom of 4 grown sons. The grandmother of 4 beautiful grand children ranging in age from 6 years to 20 years. I am the compliance supervisor for a major transportation company. I live in the country with my 5 Australian Cattle dogs and my 3 horses and of course, my new husband!! I am recently remarried after 8 years being divorced. I am blessed by life and family and learned to cook at my Grandmother's and Mother's side. My style of cooking is "down home" and nothing makes me happier that having my family gathered around the table together, counting our blessings and eating "country food".
My favorite things to cook
I enjoy all types of cooking. I learned to cook with a very special ingredient that cannot be bought. It is called, love.
My favorite family cooking traditions
When my sons were growing up, they all cooked with me. So today, they all come home and each has his specialty according to which season it happens to be. It is fun to hear and see them competing to see who can outdo the other. It is sometimes messy, and there has been a few catastrophies, but in all it sure does make for great memories and some excellent "inventions"!
My cooking triumphs
The first time I made a perfect souffle'!!
My cooking tragedies
My one and only time to use a pressure cooker. It blew up and turnip greens were hanging from the ceiling like spanish moss off the live oak trees in Louisiana!! Another time I made "ground nut stew". It was out of a magazine and sounded different but filling. Well, my dogs wouldn't even eat it and my family will not let me forget how bad it was!