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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 over for dinner,” she explained. “Living
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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,”
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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
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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
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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
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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
In the Kitchen with Loretta Battle
Loretta Battle spends many hours on the highway making her way to a rewarding job with Pediatrix Medical Group located at Baylor Health Care System, but coming home to see the smile of her beautiful angel, Briona, is what brings her the greatest joy. Cooking for others is her other passion in life.
In the Kitchen with Cristina Callesen
Since she could reach the kitchen counter, Cristina Callesen has been involved in cooking. “I’m not a chef, but I put my body, soul and heart in every dish I prepare and that is what makes it so good!” she smiled. “I am not afraid of using different ingredients or trying new things.” Originally
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In the Kitchen with Trish Doughtery
Trish Dougherty grew up knowing the value of a loving meal. “My parents were both raised on farms,” she recalled. “I grew up with everything being fresh and made from scratch.” She trained to be a commercial cook and became a sous chef by age 18. Trish
