Overcoming Obstacles in Cooking

By Matthew W. Miller

Think you cannot cook because you have never
cooked before or are disabled?

Think again!

Some recipes included are:
chocolate butterscotch pudding cake
lady finger surprise
brown sugar buttered pork chops and more



Matthew definitely embodies a person with determination. He has overcome many obstacles in life, including getting his masters degree despite having cerebral palsy.
Jeremy Stewart

Matthew learned a one-handed keyboarding method. He was willing to practice the technique correctly. This resulted in him often typing faster than students using both hands. Keyboarding afforded him the opportunity to learn a lifelong skill for written communication and expression.
Mrs. Diann M. Snellings, school librarian, A.G. Richardson Elementary School

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Mar 25, 2013
• ISBN: 9781452570686

Matthew W. Miller

Matthew W. Miller has mild cerebral palsy. It took him longer to learn to cook. He currently works as a sales associate at Wal-Mart. Before that, he was a cashier. He has also worked as a special education teacher, teacher assistant, and substitute teacher. He is a graduate of Culpeper County High School and earned an Associate of Arts and Sciences degree in education from Germanna Community College. He has a BS degree in special education and an MA degree in human relations. During college, he volunteered his time as a peer academic adviser, a student grader, and gave presentations on transition planning in special education and test-taking strategies. Like his mom did, he likes to bake desserts.

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ISBN: 978-1-4525-7067-9 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2013904897

Balboa Press rev. date: 2/20/2014

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Contents

Main Dishes

Breads

Vegetables

Soups And Salads

Desserts

Recipes And Tips From Friends

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E

Appendix F

Appendix G

Appendix H

Appendix I

Appendix J

About The Author

To my parents, Wayne O. Miller and the late Donna G. Miller, who helped me overcome many obstacles.

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank my publisher, Virginia Morrals, and the staff at Balboa Press for your help and support. I would like to thank my brothers, Greg, Andrew, Adam, and Michael Miller, for helping me overcome many obstacles. I would also like to thank the following family members for providing delicious recipes: Bill and Eloise Smith, Dolores Helms, Shiela Helms, David and Linda Johnston, Cheryle Johnston Capps, Sandra Halterman, Janice Gerth, Christa Halterman Conner, Jordan Conner, Kay Smith, Kelli Smith von Arnswaldt, Holly Kemp, Paige Dikeman, Robin Van Cleave, and Mark, Linda, Sierra, and Justin Hiner. I would also like to thank Carla Perrenot.

I would like to thank my friends from Culpeper County High School who submitted recipes or cooking tips: Autumn Smith, Jerry Wayne Thomas Jr., Matt Marshall and the members of Culpeper County High School class of 2000, and Andrew Farnam. I would like to thank the following teachers from Culpeper County Public Schools for your help: Toni Sheads, Mary Ellen Hutchind, Lynne Richardson, Diann Myers Snellings, Margaret Fuson, Paul Lutz, Cindy Wilt, Nancy Smith, Sharon Lam, Jeanne Crissy, Mandy Harper Brown, Carol Macnamera, and Dr. Cynthia Sirra. All of these former teachers inspired me to help people, including other students.

Thank you to my college friends Jeremy Stewart, Noah and Amber Fullbright, Danny Lamonte, Nathan Taylor, Andrew and Samantha Moroz, John Mark Allen, Aaron Goodman, Charley Dohme, and Melinda Gordon. I would also like to thank Benjamin Zimmer and Ginny Pesce for their continuing friendship since college and Michael B. Wood for his encouragement throughout college.

Thank you to Culpeper Country Cafe for being willing to buy my chocolate butterscotch pudding cakes and my piggy pudding cakes. Thank you, Mr. Lynn Stephenson and the Department of Aging and Rehabilitation Services, for your continued help. Thank you, Bradley Wilks and Jewell Fox Duvall, for your recipes. Thank you, Dale Duvall, for your advice.

Thank you to my customers, coworkers, and managers from Walmart store 2136 in Culpeper, Virginia, and Walmart store 1350 in Lynchburg, Virginia, for