Best Cook on the Block Sharon Parker of Cove
Sharon Parker, 69, of Cove, is featured as Best Cook on the Block. She lists Gumbo as her favorite dish, shares tips to start gumbo roux in the oven, and notes family meals and Cove EMS auctions as key cooking roles. Her self taught approach emphasizes onions and getting creative in the kitchen.
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Sharon Parker
Cove
Sharon Simmons
Cove Ems
Sugar Cane Company
Baytown
Sun
Meredith Damels Cove
Gumbo and New Orleans Style Family Menu Recap
A homestyle cooking guide details gumbo with shrimp and chicken andouille sausage, plus sides like Mexican Cornbread Pecan Pie and Macaroni and Cheese. It provides step by step prep for roux, simmering, and serving over rice, with notes on storage and basic cake techniques.
Hospice aide feeds Baytown woman with enchilada act
A Hospice Care Team nursing assistant helped a exhausted Baytown wife by cooking an enchilada casserole, lifting her spirits amid care for a terminally ill husband. The act inspired her to regain strength as the team for 20 years supports patients at home or in facilities. A cookbook fundraiser with 800 recipes, priced 15 dollars, is offered via phone 713-453-8862.
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Baytown
Hospice Care Team
Tim Molina
Tim
Molina
Houston
Normandy
Interstate 10
Gumbo at Grace fundraiser by Bay Area Heritage Society
The Bay Area Heritage Society serves gumbo from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Grace United Methodist Church 304 N. Pruett. Board members Wanda Mitchell Cotton Hill Ramona Hill Bernard Olive and Gladys Keller are shown. Take-outs available. Tickets are 7 dollars each including chicken and sausage gumbo crackers dessert coffee and iced tea.
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Bay Area Heritage Society
Grace United
Methodist
N. Pruett
Heritage Society
Wanda
Fish Dinners Fundraiser by Highlands Pilot Club
The Pilot Club of Highlands hosts a community fair on February 28 at Highlands Elementary School on Wallisville Road from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fish dinners run 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with tickets $7 in advance and $8 at the door. Activities include games silent auction raffle entertainment and crafts. Dinner tickets available through club members or by calling 281-426-7781 or 281-426-7068. Members Michelle Davenport Laura Dean Sylvia Barron and Nita Wilkinson serve on the advertisement and publicity committee.
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Pilot Club of
Highlands
Highlands Elementary School
Wallisville Road
Pilot Club of Highlands
Michelle Davenport
Laura Dean
Sylvia Barron
Nita Wilkinson
Club
Weight Watchers launches Pick of the Season
Weight Watchers unveils Pick of the Season a public health initiative highlighting seasonal fruits vegetables with nutritional guidance meal planning tips and recipes. Maria Walls senior nutritionist emphasizes five daily servings and a healthy lifestyle. Weight Watchers meetings run at St John Catholic Church 800 W Baker Rd Baytown on Tue and Thu sessions.
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Maria Walls
Baytown
St. John Catholic Church
W. Baker Road
Best Cook on the Block nominations urged by Baytown Sun
The Baytown Sun invites nominations for Best Cook on the Block to feature weekly in the Food page. Submit via call to 281-425-8018 or email lifestyle baytownsun.com with the cook’s name and phone number.
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