Name: Ruth Ann

Family: Husband Eric, 1 daughter, 2 granddaughters, 1 stepson, 1 step daughter

State: AL

Favorite Drink? Diet Mountain Dew

Favorite Vegetable? Corn

Favorite Dessert? Strawberry Sprite Cake

Favorite comfort meal? mac & Cheese

If I had to eat the same thing for the rest of my life it would be: salad

Weirdest thing you ever ate? calimari

I didn't think I'd like,but I did!! calimari

Baking or Cooking? baking

I seem to always add this ingredient:

Kitchen Gadget/Utensil/Appliance I couldn’t live without: microwave

I enjoy being in the kitchen because: that is where my best childhood memories were made

If my kitchen could talk it would say “this” about me: I love to cook

I learned everything I know about cooking from: Ms. Pearl

What I try to teach my kids about cooking: to always try new things and don't be scared to add what you think you would like.

Funniest cooking story: My daughter put her tennis shoes in the oven to dry them and one of the shoelaces caught fire

My family LOVES it when I cook this: chess cake


Family Favorite Recipe: chess cake
1 box yellow cake mix
3 eggs
1 stick melted butter.
Mix all and put in cake pan

1 pk cream cheese
2 eggs
box xx sugar
1 t. vanilla flavoring
Mix and pour over cake mix. Bake at 350 for 35 - 40 minutes.

Ruthie.........thanks so much for agreeing to do do D.O.T.W. it was so fun getting to read more about you!!!

I gotta try that strawberry cake...and the tennis shoe story... funny!!

Congrats. on DOTW, it was nice getting to know you and that shoe story is FUNNY!!!!

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Ruthie, thanks for sharing, and congrats on dish of the week! Your tennis shoe story is so funny

Thanks for letting us get to know you..

Do you have the sprite cake recipe?

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hey Ruthie...was your calimari deep fried???That's my fave!!!

I posted in under desserts last week!

Enjoy!

Yep and it was pretty good!

Actually i first tried it when i use to have to go to Canda for my job!

Yum I can't wait to try your cake! Congrats on being Dish of the Week!

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Thanks for sharing!