About Me Food Careers and Making French Desserts!

I would like to tell you a little about me and food careers that I have enjoyed. I am Frances Peffly Moore and I have had a passion for food since I was eight or nine years old. When I was in the third grade, I wanted to bake a birthday cake for my teacher. With the help of an older sister, I was able to accomplish this and my love began.

I was the youngest of fifteen children and everything in our family centered around good food. Whether we were cooking for a family reunion or just a dinner at home, the dish had to appear like it came from the Better Homes and Garden Magazine.

Money was scarce in our home, and Mom didn’t have the luxury of having a lot of cooking utensils or ingredients. She taught me cooking measurement by using a teacup for a one cup measurement. She also showed me how to measure a teaspoonful by using a spoon from the silverware drawer.

My family had a large strawberry patch when I was little. Dad made all of us work. I learned at a young age all about strawberry recipes.

When I was in the fourth grade, I learned to bake easy cookie recipes to take to my class. My teacher would say, "If you are good today, Frances will pass out cookies".

The picture below are my Mom and Dad; I am the infant being held. Which means WW II is still going on and two of my brothers, Donald and Arlando Jr., just met in France which is how I got my name. The rest of the people pictured are some of my older siblings. (2nd row right to left:Donna, Larry, Johnny 3rd row: Jacob and Ardice).

While raising my family, I learned the importance of frugal cooking. I always cooked at home and fed my children well balanced meals. I was able to do this by planning ahead, shopping wisely, buying more at one time and visiting the grocery store less often.

My family’s heritage revolves around the German cuisine. I have inherited many dishes of homemade noodles, dumplings, gravies, kraut and all those traditional good foods.

I was fortunate to train in a restaurant owned by PAUL BOCUSE, a world famous chef and be certified by him. I have learned to make many of their wonderful French desserts. This has been my biggest weakness because; of course I enjoy eating them too!

Who is Paul Bocuse?

My late husband had and many of my family members have diabetes. I have learned to do diabetic meal planning. I have been amazed with the results that I have seen only by changing the food served to people who are trying to control their sugar.

I enjoy spending my relaxing time at Walt Disney World. I use to work for Disney and still enjoy eating at the Disney World Restaurants.

Each place that I have worked has brought new culinary experiences to me. My interest has expanded to finding the most economical way of purchasing the best quality food.

I have researched ways of storing grains and other foods for long term keeping. I love cooking with the healthy grains. My favorite is the wonder grain, quinoa.

When shopping in the Florida area, I have been approached with many questions from other shoppers. They want to know everything from how to cook chicken, how to cook a turkey and even how to cook asparagus.

This is one reason I have decided to start this website. I want to teach everyone how to cook, from the basics to a gourmet presentation. Everyone should be able to present their family a healthy, economical meal at home.

Below is a picture of me with my two sisters at our July 4th, 2009 family Reunion. Five of our sisters and five of our brothers have passed away. So we have lived a lot of life and enjoyed a lot of food.

I travel a lot and good food at good restaurants is always the main conversation. I will share with you information and recipes from these establishments.

Computers and the internet have opened a whole new world for me; one that I could never have dreamed of at my age. It allows me the ability to communicate with people all over the world which I love. Before I joined SBI, I had heard so many good things about this organization. They have lived up to it and much more! SBI walked me through the process of building this website. They were with me every step I take. Even now, when I have a problem or just a question, I call on SBI.

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