Cooking Corner - Reuben Casserole

Written By: Ellen Kleven  |  Posted: Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Working full time is something that many women do these days. Most don't do it with eight children living at home though. Then again, most women aren't Sharon Peterson. Although she admits that her life and schedule are hectic and chaotic at times, Sharon manages to maintain family order and take good care of her home. Enough of her children are now old enough to be helpful around the home and when Sharon can't be home in time to start supper, one of them willingly goes to work in the kitchen to get the meal going.

Sharon began to develop an interest in cooking when she was in her teenage years. She remembers learning different things from her mother when she was young, but specifically recalls becoming more creative as she grew older, finding that "omelets were [her] biggest catapult into cooking". Inventing her own made her realize that cooking can be fun. She continues to invent recipes, joking that "everything I make is an 'original' recipe." The featured recipe for this article is indeed one of her "original" recipes, but she did admit to having a few favorite books/magazines for assisting her in the kitchen. Her go-to cookbook is "Betty Crocker", the older red cookbook that she's had for years, mentioning its usefulness in teaching children how to cook. She also referenced Sue Gregg, the author of a series of cookbooks with natural and healthy recipes for the family, with no crazy ingredients and plenty of good ideas. Some of Sharon's favorites from these books are cornbread, lentil and rice casserole, and boeuf chateaubriand. For additional wonderful recipes and garnishing ideas she turns to Southern Living, finding the annual compilations they put out especially helpful.

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