Paula Deen is Coming to Detroit!

I like Food Network's description of Paula:  "Start with one part Southern charm, add a dash of "hey y'all" and pour in a bountiful dose of cooking expertise, and you have the recipe for Paula Deen."

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I have been watching "Paula's Home Cooking" and "Paula's Best Dishes" on the Food Network channel for at least ten years.  I remember when Paula shared her wedding to Michael Groover on the Food Network Channel... the tea sandwiches she prepared when she met Jamie's fiancée’s [Brooke] parents for the first time... and when her first grandchild, Jack, was born.  And now there are two grandsons.

I have her cookbooks and magazines, as well as a notebook full of recipes that I've printed out from the Food Network website after watching one of her shows, as well as recipes from her E-newsletter.

I like her cooking style because it isn't complicated, and most of the recipes call for ingredients that are usually in my pantry and refrigerator.

I recently read in Paula's E-newsletter that she was coming to Detroit.  St. John Providence Health System is sponsoring the event to be held at Motor City Casino Hotel's Sound Board theater, on April 25th.

I asked my girlfriend if she was interested in attending the cooking demo with me, and she said yes. So my hubby and I drove down to the hotel/casino this past weekend with a two-fold purpose: routing my return visit, and purchasing tickets at the box office.  They had just opened up a section of tickets, enabling me to get first row balcony seats.

While Paula's emphasis isn't on tea, she has several recipes for iced tea, scones, and tea sandwiches.  And many of her recipes can easily be adapted for "dainty" tea party food.  

I'll be sure to share Paula's upcoming show on my blog, so watch for the post.  

Have any of you been to one of Paula's cooking demonstrations?  It'll be my first, so I'm looking forward to it.