Food Lovers' Favorites - Jam Session
When Cathy Dwyer was a senior at St. Patrick’s High School in Watertown, Mass., she never imagined she’d marry the class troublemaker. But she could see that this mislabeled bad egg was really a good kid. After 50 years of marriage, Cathy describes her husband, Jim, as an honest and patient man. “We still like each other a whole lot,” she says. “And he always tells me I can do anything I set my mind to.”
Over the years, Jim’s support has fueled Cathy’s pursuit of new things, including broadening her cooking repertoire. She says it all started while Jim was a pilot in the United States Air Force. Growing up with a mother who prepared family meals of meat, potatoes, and veggies every night, Cathy had little experience cooking, never mind experimenting
with various cuisines and spices. But when military life took the Dwyers away from Massachusetts and exposed them to new foods, there was no turning back. Cathy says, “The first time I used curry on chicken I figured if a little is good, more is better.” She figured wrong, but she wasn’t frightened out of the kitchen. In fact, now Cathy could spend all day there. |
