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In The Kitchen With Lesli Sanders Edwards
WEATHERFORD, TX – “People love dessert,” Lesli Sanders Edwards exclaimed. “It is a stress reliever. Desserts backwards is stressed!” And for Lesli, cooking desserts makes her as happy as serving them. She remembers cooking real food for her dolls on the Susie Homemaker Oven she received when only 2 years old. Now, from the family homestead,
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In The Kitchen With Becky Wilson
WAXAHACHIE, TX — Becky Wilson, a native Texan, has lived in Waxahachie since age 5. She tries to combine lite and healthy with down-home cooking. She enjoys cooking for her husband of 32 years, two daughters, son-in-law and soon-to-be son-in-law. As a recent “empty nester,” she uses her cooking
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In the Kitchen with Danny and Jacqueline Hughes
Danny and Jacqueline Hughes have two daughters and own Avante Salon and Day Spa. They are committed to dinner as a family time. “We made it our New Year’s resolution three years ago, and we have really enjoyed sitting down each night and having a nice dinner together,” Jacqueline said. “It keeps
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In The Kitchen With Paulette Jones
DALLAS, TX — Paulette Jones, a science teacher and caterer whose friends call her Ms. Diva Chef, grew up in Pickens, Mississippi, where she learned to cook for her family at age 9. She learned from her mother and grandmother by helping in the kitchen during summer and holiday visits. “I have
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In the Kitchen with Patricia Hobbs
MIDLOTHIAN, TX — Patricia Hobbs likes to cook different styles of food to give her family and friends a chance to try new things. “I grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee, in the far northeastern part of the state near Virginia,” Patricia explained. The style of cooking is slightly different there
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In the Kitchen with Peggy Callier
RED OAK, TX — A Red Oak resident for 34 years, Peggy Callier enjoys down-home cooking, but is so passionate about baking that she is known as “The Cake Lady.” She has made unusual cakes shaped like everything from skateboards, deer heads and longhorns to Buzz Lightyear. Baking allowed her to stay
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In The Kitchen With Melissa Fairbanks
Melissa Fairbanks’ father was her cooking inspiration. “Cooking has always played a big part in my family,” she explained. “My grandma had five boys to feed when my dad was growing up. She was always cooking and finding ways to be frugal all while creating interesting and tasty dishes. She passed
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In The Kitchen With Lois Cochran
As a young girl, Lois Cochran spent many treasured moments with her father while he taught her how to cook. “He never used measuring spoons. He would pour the spices into his hands, then into mine, so I would know the exact amount to use,” she recalled. “This has inspired the title for my cookbook,
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In the Kitchen with Mary White
Mary White began cooking around the age of 12. While her mother set out to pursue a college education, Mary was responsible for preparing dinner for her father. After Mary and her husband, Jerry, had their two children, Jim and Karen, she began to be a creative cook. “Having a husband who is forgiving
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In The Kitchen With Tiffany Lynn Cansler
Until the last three years, Tiffany Lynn Cansler was never truly interested in cooking. It was during her time spent at home pregnant with her daughter, Blaine, that she started watching the Food Network. “Paula Deen and the Barefoot Contessa were my favorites,” she said. “I watched those cooking