Cook of the Week

2008-08-21 / News

This week's cook, Jill McGill, finds the easier the dish, the better; but taste is also an important factor.

Jill and her husband of over 21years, Kyle, have two daughters: Megan and Morgan. Megan just recently got married and Morgan is at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville.

Jill works as a pharmacist at Copeland's Drug in Chandler, and has worked there for about 24 years.

The pharmaceutical work in Chandler started with Floyd Copeland, Jill's grandfather. Now her father, Don Copeland, owns the business.

"I didn't think it was something for women until my aunt, Alice Wilson, became a pharmacist," Jill said. "I grew up around the pharmacy so I decided it was something I wanted to do."

Jill is a Brownsboro High School graduate who attended Tyler Junior College, then received her Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Texas at Austin.

Her cooking skills are famous in Copeland Drug, and it runs in the family. Her grandmothers, Juanita Reagan and Rachel Copeland, were also cooks of legendary quality.

Jill McGill Jill McGill Here are a few classic Jill McGill recipes. Coconut Pie 1 ‰ cups milk 3 tbsp margarine 1 ‰ cup coconut 1 … cup sugar 3 eggs, separated 3 tbsp cornstarch 1 tsp vanilla Top with meringue: 3 egg whites ‰ tsp vanilla ‰ cup sugar

Melt the margarine in a six cup glass bowl in the microwave, then add milk, cornstarch and sugar and mix well. Add the egg yolks and beat well. Microwave on high four more minutes and take out, beat well, then add coconut and vanilla.

Pour into baked and cooled 9-inch pie crust and beat egg whites with sugar and vanilla until stiff.

Bake at 400 degrees until light-browned. Manicotti 1 pound ground meat 8 ounces cream cheese 32 ounce Prego sauce 1 can Pillsbury crescent rolls

Mozzarella cheese slices

Brown the meat and drain.

Add cream cheese and stir until cheese is melted. Take the rolls and tear off in squares, not triangles. Flatten triangles together at the seams.

Spoon the meat mixture into squares and roll up. Place some Prego in the bottom of baking dish and place rolls seam side down.

Put the rest of the Prego over the rolls and bake at 350 Degrees for one hour.

Take out and place cheese slices on top and bake for five minutes.

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