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Jan.O
 
Home Town: Greenville, Mississippi, USA
Living In: Brighton, Illinois, USA
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
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About this Cook
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!
Recipe Reviews 7 reviews
Crawfish in Red Sauce
I made this with Crawfish tails and shrimp also. It is rich and has a definite "Nahlins" flavor!I did spice it a bit, but only because we like our seafood dishes, with a little "heat". One side thought. This site is meant for constructive comments and information. After all,we are trying to help each other feed our families good and tasty meals. Silly reviews do nothing to promote the good will that this site is all about. Good will and Good food!!

9 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jun. 22, 2009
Country Apple Dumplings
The only change that I made was, I rolled the apples in a combination of suger and cinnamon before sealing them in the croissants. They are requested at all family functions! In the South, we make home made vanilla ice cream to go with them.

6 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jun. 1, 2009
Asparagus Roll-Ups
What an unusual combination of ingredients!! However, I made these exactly like the recipe and for once, I would not change a thing, unless you want to sneak some shredded cheese into the cream chesse. Extra yummy.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jun. 1, 2009
 
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