I am Laura Jean, the Cooking Queen. My kingdom is my kitchen, My diners are my pawns, Most of them however survive my end game. I learned how to cook from my mother, who was an old Southern Soul Food cook, who never owned a cookbook. She could cook anything and she kept all of her recipes in her head.
I soon left home, however, and discovered international cuisine, I love to try different things, but I still love fried chicken and sweet potato pie.
While my mother was born in South Carolina, I am a native Philadelphian. The sandwich that the city is famous for is not really my favorite sandwich. Most people want to try our cheesesteaks, next time ask for an Italian hoagie, or go down to Reading Terminal and ask for DiNic's ham and broccoli rabe with cheese.
I meanwhile, have my own recipe for philly cheese steak.
Start with some Vidalia onions, they only grow in Vidalia, Ga. and they only come out in the
spring. There are imitations in the markets from South America, but they are not the same, add
some thinly sliced steak and some Jarlsberg cheese. Try to get the best Italian rolls you can buy.
Then you will have a cheesesteak fit for my royal guests.
