This home cook living in Morganfield, Kentucky loves to bake--and her sweet tooth carries over into her cooking too.
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Family cooking traditions: "My mother has always had a Christmas tradition of making tons of fudge, peanut butter balls, and coconut balls. When I was about seven I took an interest in helping her out; I enjoyed rolling the balls and being the taste-tester! Since I moved out on my own I have continued this tradition. My children and I make candy for a month during the holidays. It is a wonderful time to bond and to teach them a little chemistry without them knowing it!"
Cooking triumphs: "I was the queen of my son's first grade class when I baked and decorated spiderweb cupcakes and made a graveyard cake. They thought I was so cool; that was my 'rock star' moment!"
Cooking tragedies: "My husband is a big clam fan. For our first wedding anniversary I decided to surprise him with a candlelight dinner starring pasta with white clam sauce. We live in a very small Kentucky town, and the only clams I could find were canned; I had no idea how to handle them. Needless to say, it was not my best dish but he ate it and said he loved it anyway. Bless his heart, I tasted it and ended up feeding it to the cat. I have never tried to make that again. Maybe one day ..."
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