So what, you may ask yourself, is a “Yankee Cowgirl”? And, for that matter, how did she come to be? Well, that is a somewhat long story so sit back and enjoy the ride – it is a meandering one.
I was born and raised in Massachusetts. I spent most of my “growing up” years in the Waltham/Watertown area and lived the typical “small town near a big city” life. Most of our extended family was within an hours ride – if not ½ hour and we spent a lot of time with family while young.
My maternal Grandfather, Da, was a super great cook. He could go out and have a meal and come home and recreate that same meal. It was amazing to watch him at work. He made fantastic dishes in what has to be the smallest kitchen I have ever worked in. Much of my spare time was spent at his knee and so I learned a great love of cooking and creating recipes.
I went to college in Worcester, MA at the College of the Holy Cross, a Jesuit school and Old Dominion University later for my Masters work. With my degrees, I tried my hand at everything I thought I wanted to do. I was a banker, office worker, teacher, and finally found that I was good with computers. I made a career out of managing large-scale software projects. I liked what I did and was good at it. It afforded me the ability to travel and see the country.
I landed in Texas and met the one man I was born to love forever. My husband is my best friend. He smoothed all my rough edges and polished my heart. It has been the best years I could hope for since we met. We now have two great boys and more animals than we can handle in town. Our lives are so fun.
I still love to cook – and to share recipes. I have always wanted to write a cookbook or publish my creations, so this is a way to do that from my desktop!
Soon, we will move out of the big city and have land and a ranch to raise our boys out of the mess of the city. God Bless my family and friends.
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