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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 on some of those skills to my dad, so there was
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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,
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
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
In the kitchen with Johanna Will
Johanna Will has had the unique opportunity to live in different parts of the world. “When my husband, John, worked for the State Department, we lived in other countries, and we were expected to do some entertaining. Instead of hosting large cocktail parties, we preferred having smaller groups of diplomats
In The Kitchen With Holli Hubacek
As long as Holli Hubacek can remember, she has loved to spend time in a kitchen. When it comes to cooking, she credits her good friend, Debbie Jones, as being a great inspiration. Holli does not have any particular favorite form of cooking, she enjoys it all. “I love all types of cooking and catering,”
In The Kitchen With Billie Hayes
Growing up on a big farm and being the youngest of five children kept Billie Hayes too busy to help in the kitchen. “Momma never called on me much to help in the kitchen,” she recalled. “The older ones acted like they knew more than I did, so I went out and played with my animals. That was my favorite
In The Kitchen With Katherine McKee
Katherine McKee has never been someone who watched as the world passed by. Around age 15, when she was not doing laundry, milking cows or working in the fields, she built a road in Mississippi several miles long which is now paved and to this day bears her name. “I cut down the trees and dug up the
In the Kitchen with Heather Hare
When Heather Hare was a little girl, her mom and eight aunts would bake for Christmas. “Everyone would bring and make their own recipes, and then everyone would take some of everything home,” she remembered. “It was a great cooking memory!” Later, when Heather first married Tony, she relied on
In the Kitchen with Rachael Stagner
Since Rachael Stagner was 3 years old, she has had wonderful memories of cooking. “I love helping mom with the baking and decorating Christmas cookies. I have also had a lot of fun learning to make strudels with my grannies,” she recalled. “My fondest memories are going to the deer lease with my
