Chef #64667 | Joined: Dec 18, 2002 | Birthday: April 23 , 1957

Christian wife & mother of seven (four adopted foster children grown up now & three biologicals still at home!), plus 4 grandkids; been married 29 years now to the same wonderful man. Love cooking and being the happy little home-maker. Homeschooling our youngest children has been the joy of my life, am sad to see those days flitting by very quickly now. Enjoy quilting, writing, flower-gardening, and home-organizing. Live in a charming old farmhouse (read: "needs work")
on 5 acres in very rural Wisconsin, surrounded by fields of corn, soybeans and hay...with a very charming view out every window (coulees in the unglaciated part of Wisconsin).


I entered my Finger-Lickin' Knuckle-Suckin' Chin-Drippin' Good BBQ Sauce recipe in this contest, and LOOK ~ ! I tied for first place in the Family Friendly category. Wouldn't MIL be proud---it's actually HER recipe! Whoohoo!!!
I hosted a thread called "Kids in the Kitchen" sharing ideas with Zaarsters for getting children into the act of cooking!

The gem I found was French Tart's Sticky Maple Pecan Baked Apples With Toffee Fudge Sauce--yummy!
Australia & NZ Recipe
Swap #13: "The Meter Maids"....Teamed with Rhonda in Texas(Grilled Potatoes), Sarah_Jayne (Mandarin and Apricot Smoothie)....March 2008
Swap #9: Teamed with cookiedog from California (Chicken With Wild Mushrooms and Balsamic Cream Sauce), katew from Melbourne, Aus (Quick Cheese and Chive Rolls), and Mandy from Oz from Victoria, Aus (Danish Fritters). ...October 2007
Swap #8: Teamed up with diner524 from Tampa FL (Elegant Chicken Tetrazzini), Jewelies from Queensland, AUS (Ham and Egg Pies), mummamills also from Queensland (Oxtail Casserole). ...September 2007
Swap #7: Teamed up with Gingernut from Australia (Prawn and Bacon Fried Rice), Stardustannie also from Australia (Chocolate Chippers (Cookies)), justcallmetoni from New York City (L'harsha), and French Tart in France (Rosy Rosé Berries: Strawberries and Raspberries in Wine). ...August 2007

My floozeriffic team-mates included captain Auntie Jan (Iowa), Kim D. (Texas), Sharon123 (No. Carolina), Dienia B. (Nebraska), Tina Chef Gone, Mulligan (Colorado), Toni in Colorado (Colorado), Heydarl (Australia), and Leanne Chef at Heart (Canada). ...June/July 2007
My themes were
*Picnic & Lunch Box Snacks* (Wow This is the Best BLT Dip I Have Ever Had, Fiesta Dip, Lunch Box Fillers - Carrot Stix) and
*Canning Up Summer's Bounty* (Antipasto, Apricot Honey Butter, Kiwi Strawberry Daiquiri Jam) ...June 2007

PAC Spring 08.....I sort of had a theme when I selected my little darlings: to pick chefs who share my birthday month or year OR who are/were from my adopted state of Washington (where we lived from 1991 until 1998). So, my children are WaCookinFool, GrammyK2897, Lorilyn Tenney, Mrs Bricker, Cook-a-holic & CrazyJezebel and from the preemie nursery I picked up Waffles and I'm a Cookin' Fool. Such sweeeeet little "babies" (even if some of them are OLD babes!).
Charlotte J was my little mother!
PAC Fall 07....my children are Xiola Blue from KY, sassafrasnanc from NC, Rae England from TX...and from the newborn nursery @DRiENNE from the state of Washington, and Lantana from Lantana, Texas--but I picked her 'cuz I like the flower!; and my littlest one is idol_ko_si_rachael_ray all the way from the Philippines!
And I was adopted by Aaliyah&Aaron's mum over in Norway! She took the MOST beautiful pictures of my recipes!!!
My children included MarthaStewartWanabe, msGigi, gran, ~kdp, Anda from the Newborn Nursery, Rockin Robyn, KJK #5, Kate's Kitchen, CountryMama, and F-16 momma. ...May 2007
I was adopted by VickyJ ...May 2007
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