To surprise my mom, Billye Thiebaud Young, and mother-in-law, Dorothy Nell Stevens, I wrote and published a cookbook of treasured family recipes. Both of them are fantastic cooks, and Six Generations of Southern Cooking preserves their great recipes along with some from other relatives.
Mom gave me a subscription to Taste of Home the first year the magazine was published. It's very popular in this area. In fact, last year the golf club in our development gave 200 copies of the Taste of Home Annual Recipes cookbook as table prizes for our tournament. The women were elated to receive such a wonderful, practical gift.
Besides cooking, I like to work in my flower garden and swim. Richard and I now enjoy cooking together and experimenting with new recipes. We've even attended several cooking schools.
We enjoy hosting dinners for relatives and friends. To honor a recent milestone wedding anniversary, I gave Richard a surprise dinner party. The biggest challenge was keeping it a secret as I cooked a meal and desserts for 40.
I resorted to hiding the cookies in the attic to keep them from him. Now anytime our friends come to visit, they want to know if they can check the attic!
I've enjoyed telling you a little about myself and my family and sharing the recipes for my always-popular patio meal. Like all the delicious dishes Taste of Home features, they are real favorites from real people. Bon appetit!
Avocado Mandarin Tossed Salad
Grilled Pork Loin Roast
Buttery Bubble Bread
Pecan Pralines