Kay Robertson - Miss Kays Duck Commander Kitchen: Faith, Family, and Food--Bringing Our Home to Your Table

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

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!

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.