sklhczech

About Me

I live in my hometown in southeastern South Dakota, near the Missouri River.  My husband passed away in 1998 and my significant other and I been a couple since a week after our first date in 1999. He farms so I always have farm fresh eggs and home-grown beef. I am managing editor of the weekly newspaper in a small town ten miles from where I live. I also keep busy with my 13 year old son's activities and helping at the farm. It's been a challenge to learn to cook in smaller quantities since both of my daughters are grown and on their own. I enjoying cooking, baking, collecting cookbooks, crocheting, reading, hunting, fishing and bowling. My favorite cookbooks are church cookbooks. I have a church cookbook that I received from an aunt as a gift 25 years ago that has become "well-worn" and is my "go-to" cookbook along with a couple of other cookbooks that I frequently use. I learned to cook and bake from both of my grandmothers--one was German, the other Czech and learned "farm-style" cooking from them. I also was in 4-H for 12 years and did a lot of baking and also participated in Special Foods contests. I usually try to check 'Zaar every day and see what new recipes and cookbooks have been posted.