'Comfortable in the kitchen'

Posted on Wed, Jun. 29, 2005


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'Comfortable in the kitchen'

Kay Spangler taught her four daughters how to cook. Now they make life tastier for 'Comfortable in the kitchen'

Kay Spangler taught her four daughters how to cook. Now they make life tastier for the whole family.

BY JOE STUMPE

The Wichita Eagle


Kay Spangler faces the same problem as many parents: four active kids, and "nobody has soccer practice at the same place." But Spangler has eased some of the pressure of running a home -- and given her children a deeper appreciation for food -- by teaching them to cook.

"They all like to cook," Spangler said. "I'll take somebody somewhere and one of the others will start supper."

Spangler's four daughters don't view cooking as a chore. Instead the girls -- Shannon, 17, Kacey, 16, Krystal, 14, and Abby, 11 -- say it's just one more interest in a life filled with sports, music lessons, homeschooling, 4-H activities and summer jobs as lifeguards.