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However, before she could even get her musical on it’s feet, the culinary director at Williams-Sonoma in Beverly Hills read her cookbook, loved it and asked Bobbi Jo if she would teach a series of Southern cooking classes using the recipes from her book. She agreed and the classes sold-out ! Her ability to instruct by interacting with the students in an entertaining fashion, quickly made her classes the most popular on the circuit . “My students lovingly refer to me as their Beverly Hillbilly of food!” says Bobbi Jo. She is now one of L.A.’s most sought after instructors, giving classes on a variety of cuisines. As Bobbi Jo puts it, “ From grits to grapeleaves!” Her lively, interactive cooking classes have been given in such venues as Williams-Sonoma, Gelson’s Cooking Connection, and Let’s Get Cookin’. Due to the popularity of her cooking classes, Bobbi Jo now offers classes at local colleges entitled, “Create Your Own Cookbook!” In addition to her regular acting roles, Bobbi Jo was a regular “guest chef” on E! Network’s popular show, “You’re Invited.” And, Borders Books on La Cienega presented “Bobbi Jo’s Holiday Buttermilk Pie and Brownies Book Signing Event” in conjunction with The Lodge Cast Iron Company. Bobbi Jo’s new cookbook, “Cookin’ With A Right Smart Of Love” will be released in the summer of 2009. Click here for Theatrial Resume
About Bobbi Jo / The Food Musical / Cookbooks / Recipes / Cooking Class Party / The Food Musical Written by Bobbi Jo Lathan & Richard Clayman Cookin’ With A Right Smart Of Love!
Some Songs From My Food Musical Click on title to play. "Cookin' With A Right Smart Of Love"
Set Elevation For booking inquiries, contact About Bobbi Jo / The Food Musical / Cookbooks / Recipes / Cooking Class Party /
The Watson House in Woodville, Florida Some Reviews For “Cookin’ With A Right Smart Of Love.”
“I believe that food is fun, food is entertainment, and food is theater. So does Bobbi Jo, and her new book proves it. Each recipe is right in line with the Chinese concept of “sik, heung, mei”: appearance, aroma, taste. Bobbi Jo has written her cookbook with a passion for food and family that’s entertaining and irresistible. Keep wokking!” “With my own flair for ‘over the top’, I can tell you that Bobbi Jo is a hoot! Can folklore, humor and cooking live in the same pot? Bobbi Jo succeeds in making lip-smacking humor at the expense of a drumstick!” “What fun!” Click here to buy direct from printer  OK!
Enough of this chattin'! I'm gittin' hungry! Let's bake! 
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Selected Recipes As
Aunt Betty says, "You'll know it's done when it 'plops' on the plate!" There's
not a soul alive that doesn't love this recipe! OK…now this recipe will take a little work, but believe you me it's worth it! First off, you better put on an apron 'cause it'll get messy! Put a big bowl in your sink and a grater inside your bowl.
Take your fresh ears of shucked corn and gently grate the corn on the smallest holes of your grater. Keep turnin' the corn - you don't want to get the hull part in the bowl. So, once you've "popped" all the kernels by turning and grating, then gently take the cob and scrape what you missed with a dull knife.
Squeeze the remaining juice from the cob (like you were milking a cow) into the bowl and throw away the cob. Now, twenty ears'll only make about a pint of cream-style corn. Put that corn into a pot, add the evaporated milk, salt and pepper to taste and let it start to bubble. While whisking it, add butter and cook for about 10 minutes. It should be thick and "plop" on the plate when served (at least that's how I like mine!). Every time I serve this up, people take one bite and their eyes get real big and they say, "Wow! What is this!?? It's delicious!" Believe me, once you serve Aunt Betty's Cream-style Corn you'll have to put a lock on your screen door when you're cookin'! Note: Instead of evaporated milk, you can substitute water to make it more "ploppy." Garlic Shrimp
This dish can be made the day before (except for parsley) and kept in refrigerator. Just cover it tightly with plastic wrap. Take it out and sprinkle with parsley and serve at room temperature. 1⁄3 cup olive oil
Grandmama Watson's Fresh Blueberry Cobbler  When my Grandmama Watson taught me how to bake, I came to realize she had her own system of measurement, "A pinch of this" and "A right smart of that." I never did ask her exactly how much A "right smart" of something was, because after a while, you just sort of learned by watchin'. So, when my Eye-tal-yun girlfriend from New York City was copying down this recipe, she suddenly stopped writing, looked at the recipe, stared at me and asked, "Exactly how will I know when I have measured out a 'right smart' of juice?" I thought a minute, then said, "Well…when I was a little girl and Grandmama Watson was teachin' me how to cook, right before we'd put the cobbler into the oven, she'd give me a great big ol' hug, and say, 'OK, Barbara Jo (that's my birth name), now we're cookin' with a right smart of love!' So, I guess A 'right smart' must be when your heart feels full and you know it's just enough." 1 pint Fresh blueberries (or 1 bag or box frozen) Mix butter and sugar together, add milk and flour and baking flour until "used" (that's when you cain't tell one ingredient from another). Put fruit in a pot. Cover with water, add sugar (about 1/2 cup), and bring to a boil (2 to 3 minutes). Pour fruit into baking dish. Pour flour mixture over the fruit. Bake at 350° F for about 30 minutes 'til golden . Be sure you have "a right smart of juice!" Click here to buy direct from printer
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Make Your Next Home Party
Looking for something fun and unique for your next party? Just give your guests an apron and a glass of wine as they walk in the door, and let the fun begin! Bobbi Jo will entertain and have all your guests cookin' and laughin' in the kitchen, as everyone helps make a supper that you selected from Bobbi Jo's many menus! Then, let your guests enjoy the very supper that they created! Yum! (And, Bobbi Jo's staff will take care of all the clean-up afterwards! ) If you like, Bobbi Jo's personally autographed cookbook and colorful aprons can also be made available for all your guests to take home as gifts! For booking inquiries, contact
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"Part-Time
American" Well...her marriage died, her Daddy died, her career died and the recession numbered her bank account RIP! Bobbi Jo has finally hit rock bottom. Does she give up? No, siree! This girl does what any good red-blooded American gal would do! She pulls herself up by her (Jimmy Choo) bootstraps and goes to work! Join Bobbi Jo as she begins to redefine herself (and our changing country) through the hilarious and heartwarming adventures of becoming the "Part-Time American."
Click the underlined/blue titles to hear excerpts of selected stories. PART-TIME AMERICAN
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Welcome to Bobbi Jo's
With Bobbi Jo's "Cookin' With A Right Smart Of Love," you are getting more than just a cookbook! It is also an anthology of colorful stories from her ecclectic life as a true Southerner. Not only will you have fun reading her stories, but you will really love the 120 mouth-watering recipes, from her Crawfish Gumbo to Spanish Paella, and Coconut Caramel Flan to Grandmama Watson's Fresh Blueberry Cobbler! You'll get her complete Sunday Suppers, a whole sweets section and another section devoted entirely to seafood! As Bobbi Jo says, "Dadgum! I'm hungry! Buy this here cookbook and call me when supper's on !" Click here to buy direct from printer Womenfolk, Menfolk and Littlefolk
Now you and your whole family can look cute in the kitchen with Bobbi Jo's Womenfolk, Menfolk, and Littlefolk Hot-Pad Aprons ! Womenfolk / Little Womenfolk Now,
you and your daughter or granddaughter can both say "I'm
cookin' with a Right Smart of Love" wearin' Bobbi Jo's colorful kitchen Hot Pad Aprons! They're made from soft,
washable blue denim, trimmed in a bright red-checked gingham ruffle. Both get
a bright red-checked gingham front pocket and are decorated at the top with
a fun and sassy heart with Mz Peggy P. logo hot pad held in place with velcro.
You'll always know where your hot pad is! Pull it off, use it and just slap
it back onto your apron. As Bobbi Jo says, "Enuff chattin'! You gals get them aprons
on and let's git to cookin'!" Menfolk / Little Menfolk Now, there's no excuse for you menfolk not to help fix supper! The whole family can say "I'm cookin' with a Right Smart of Love" wearin' Bobbi Jo's colorful kitchen Hot-Pad Aprons! They're made from soft, washable blue denim, trimmed in a bright red-checked gingham stripe at the top of the pocket. Both are decorated at the top with a fun and sassy heart with Mz Peggy P. logo pot holder held in place with velcro. You'll always know where your hot-pad is! Pull it off, use it and just slap it back onto your apron. As Bobbi Jo says, "I need some help in the kitchen! You menfolk git them aprons on and let's git to cookin'!" Coming Soon! Hand-painted Cookie Jar with Add some bright colors to your kitchen with these fun hand-painted cookie jars and matching salt & pepper shakers! Hand-painted with love, just for you, by my very own fabulous artist and sister, Linda Kay. And, keep checking in to see all her other unique and beautiful hand-painted creations!
Little Girl's Tea Set What little girl wouldn't love to have her own unique, hand-painted tea set to entertain with! This colorful and whimsical tea set, hand-painted by my sister Linda Kay, will surely bring fun to any princess tea party!
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Come join fun cookbook author Bobbi Jo Lathan (Bobbi Jo's Southern Sunday Suppers and soon-to-be-released Cookin' With A Right Smart Of Love) at Williams-Sonoma in Santa Monica for her unique and totally interactive cooking classes! Williams-Sonoma of Santa Monica
11:30-1:30 PM on April 25, 2009 For booking inquiries, contact
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