On A Quest For...Savannah Bound Sweethearts...all have a story

Everyone has a story...especially everyone's sweetheart, Paula Deen.

"For all her success, the Albany, Georgia native has remained very grounded, in part due to her down home Southern upbringing. She married her high school sweetheart, became a young mom to two sons, and appeared to be living the life she desired, before a series of tragedies, from the death of her parents and the failure of her marriage to a prolonged battle with agoraphobia changed the course of her life forever." 

And, golly gee has her life changed! I recently purchased Paula Deen's Savannah Style and it is a cannot put down, cover to cover, gorgeous coffee table book if I ever had one! I hope to use a lot of Paula and Brandon Branch's ideas for my new home in Little Rock! And, speaking of Savannah, there are sixteen bound Savannah Sweetheart finalists in the Real Women of Philadelphia contest who will forever be showered with  Paula Power!  Read on and check out each story and fantastic recipe they will be cooking with Paula:

• Cathy Hazzard  Shrimp Corn Chowder  Harley riding mama AKA Sticky Buns & Cheesecake Lady
• Jacqui Nicholson Swiss Chard Au Gratin  Pasta loving nanny wanting a cooking school in Chicago
• April Sladen Blue Peach Pizza Paula says "nothing hotter than a June bride", April is marrying Zach in June
• Annette Gladys  Philly Stuffed Mushrooms A "natural" entertainer, Realtor, mom, and empty nester
• Cynthia Price Tantalizing Tilapia  Talented cook loving her Mom's memory and empowering women
• Shelia Cutchlow Bundles of Rice  Touches your hearts with stories of her Mom and hospice cooking
• Laura Vitale  Super Quick Butterscotch Cannoli Young lady from Italy with her own web show
• Lindsay Rudolph  Oatmeal Apple Cream Pie Wife, teacher, mom, student pursing doctorate
• Mandy Heaston Aspargus/Parmesan Cream Pastry Gourmet mom on the go and loves classical opera
• Ann Miller-Tobin Roasted Tomato/Pepper Soup/Pesto Cream Cheese Schmutz Made soup w/ love to help her dad with his illness
• Stacey Shields Breakfast Empanadas with Chipotle Cream Speech therapist, newly wed, and "bonus" mom
• Caryn Ross Sassy Tailgate Sandwiches Everything 'fat and sassy' including blog and boat
• Lenore Nolan-Ryan Salmon Wrapped Pastry w/Philly Cucumber Sauce Has her own cooking school
• Suzanne Clark Delicious Mother of four boys and one princess who loves creativity
• To Be Announced
• To Be Announced
• To Be Announced...the seventeenth bonus lady

You know, after checking out these ladies, their recipes, and their stories, it's not so bad being beaten by this fantastic opposition! And, each one of these Savannah Bound Sweethearts will never be the same after experiencing the good fortune of being talented, creative, driven, and chosen by the Lady and Sons, Paula Deen, Jamie, and Bobby. You gotta love that Paula Power!!