Donna Matthews

about me

I am the mother of 5 and the grandmother of 7. Since my children were born in ’70, ’73, ’80, ’85, and ’90, I have always had kids in different stages of life; so my life has never been boring. I homeschooled the youngest 3 for 15 years(which I really really enjoyed), but my youngest daughter is now going to high school. The next oldest daughter is at college in Seattle. The middle one (a son) lives at home, works full time and goes to college full time. The two oldest sons are both married, with kids. I did the Cub Scout leader a long time ago; but now I am a Girl Scout leader and like that a lot better. I also love to garden and to cook. I started cooking in grade school, was fixing dinner every night as my “family chore” by the time I was in junior high, and have been enjoying it ever since. I think when you enjoy cooking, it is contagious. My married sons both share some of the cooking with their wives; my college daughter has enjoyed putting on Sunday Suppers in her dorm. Reading is also a favorite pastime, but my “reading” is done via books on tape since I am legally blind. I love Zarr because it allows me access to so many recipes, as well as the benefit of others’ experiences (thanks to modern technology and a specialty computer software program designed for the blind and visually impaired. My husband (DH is an understated term) and I are involved in our church choir together, enjoy traveling, visiting friends around the country, and taking our grandchildren and Girl Scouts camping.

Favorite Foods:

I love variety; if I’ve made a recipie in the last month, it’s not time to have it again. And I love trying new things. I especially love international dishes: French, German, Indian, Chinese, Thai … etc. I love Italian, too, but not if it has pasta in it. Pasta and paste have something in common for me (I think they're both tasteless); my daughters think I’m weird. I prefer making (and eating) soups, salads and main dishes to desserts … probably because I have always had to fight the weight. Low-carbing it has made the fight a lot easier, but it will probably always be a struggle.

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