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Dedication
I always prayed for my boys to choose girls who would help them get to heaven and have the same lasting love as their dad and me.
I will say that they chose wisely. I dedicate this book to my sweet daughters-in-law, who love, honor, and respect my boys. To Lisathank you for your servant heart. You work harder than anyone I know, and no job is beneath you. I love how you adore Alan and treat Phil and me with such respect. Your example of standing strong and being willing to do the hard things in order to grow in the Lord makes us all better people.
To MissyI knew Jase was looking for a mate who loved the Lord more than anything. Thank you for being exactly who Jase needs, for literally putting a song in my heart with your beautiful voice, and for sharing Jases goal of getting your children, first, and then the rest of the world to heaven. To KorieWillie never did lack attention from the girls, but a very special girl got his heart for life. Your warm, loving nature makes you a joy to be around. You never act ugly and always treat others with love and respect. Thank you for holding Willie up, for standing beside him in business, and for being the kind of mom every kid dreams of having.
To Jessicathe one who stole the heart of my youngest son, thank you for keeping us all young. Your energetic spirit and love for people challenges us to live life with joy and confidence. You adore Jep as much as I do, and I love you for that. Thank you all for the gift of your friendship, which no amount of money will buy! I love you all. Pray for us. We have no doubts about what were doing or why, but its hard going and we need your prayers.
All we care about is living well before God. Hebrews 13:2022, The Message
Dear Friends
W ell, dreams do come true! Ive always wanted to write a cookbook and open a restaurant. Now one of those dreams is coming true. Im still waiting on the restaurant, but at my age, Im good with just cooking for my family. I do want to thank you for buying my cookbook. It means so much to me.
Ive always loved to cook. I learned while watching my grandmother cook and care for our family. As a child, shelling peas and husking corn were two of my favorite activitiesmainly because those were the times when I got to sit and talk to my Nanny. My first memories of food were about getting closer to my family. I believe thats why I love cooking so much. Cooking is so much more than just putting food together in a way that people will eat it.
We know from all the fast-food chains that people will pretty much eat anything prepared for them. But real cooking involves putting time and effort into food preparation for one reason onlybecause you love the ones youre going to sit down and eat with. To this day, when my family comes to visit, its likely they will all be in the kitchen surrounding me while I stir a pot or roll out a piecrust. There will be lots of conversation and plenty of laughter. Later well crowd around our kitchen table, say grace, and enjoy the food and fellowship. If your family has gotten away from this habit, I would encourage you to begin today to sit down together for a meal at some point in the day.
I know youre all busy and may not be able to do this every day, but when you can, do it. Your family will be blessed by this simple action. With this cookbook, I am not saying I am the greatest cook or the most experienced cook, but I am saying Im a good cook with lots of experience in cooking for family. In this cookbook, youll find recipes each of my family members love as well as some old favorites. I hope you enjoy reading it and cooking from it. May God bless you and your family.
Miss Kay
Cast-Iron Skillet
F or most of my recipes, I use a cast-iron skillet or cast-iron Dutch oven. This is how I learned to cook, so of course I think its the best. In our earliest colonial days, the cast-iron skillet was used because modern stoves hadnt been invented. Entire meals were cooked in cast-iron pots. The pots needed to be hung over a fire, so they had a handle, or just stood in the fire on legs. After modern stoves came into use, the legs came off and other types of handles were added.
These days, cast iron can be bought preseasoned, which means its ready for use. If a skillet isnt preseasoned, seasoning it is essential. Seasoning is the process of treating the surface of a cast-iron skillet so your food wont stick and your skillet wont rust. Seasoning is done by applying a thin layer of oil and then heating the skillet. Im going to quickly tell you how its done. First, you should wash and thoroughly dry your pan.
Then coat it inside and out with any cooking oil. Dont forget the lid and outside of the pot. Next, put the skillet in the oven and heat it at 300F for about 30 minutes or at 200F for 2 to 3 hours. Let it cool to room temperature while in the oven, then repeat the process three or four times. Your skillet will now be ready for all these delicious recipes. Be sure to thoroughly dry your skillet and spray it with cooking spray or oil after each use.
I love cast iron because it heats up quickly and distributes heat more evenly than other cookware materials. You can use it on top of the stove or in the oven. And it can be used for quick frying or slow cooking. At one point in American history, cast iron was considered part of a womans dowry. Well, I didnt come with cast iron, but I sure learned how to use it and love it. I hope you do, too!
Cooking for Phil
We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout.
June Carter Cash Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for the churcha love marked by giving, not getting. Christs love makes the church whole. His words evoke her beauty. Everything he does and says is designed to bring the best out of her, dressing her in dazzling white silk, radiant with holiness. And that is how husbands ought to love their wives. Theyre really doing themselves a favorsince theyre already one in marriage.