When Grandma Lee
took her pot pies out of a mini-stove, the smell of flour and meat filled the
air. Grandma Lee is a new seller in BYU-Hawaii Farmer’s Market with her hot and
ready-to-eat pot pie. “If you are hungry, come and visit Grandma Lee,” she said
and laughed.
Grandma Lee said
her granddaughters Becky and Amanda Lapenes are the reasons to bring her to
BYU-H. Through sharing her cooking skills, Grandma Lee said she wanted to
fundraise for 16-year-old Becky’s speech trip “We the People” in Washington DC
and 14-year-old Amanda’s gymnastic lessons.
Grandma Lee used
to be the owner and cook of two restaurants. She also worked at BYU-H food
service for 7 years, while David Keala, Director of Food Services
Administration, and Spencer Tan, the Executive Chef, were her student workers.
With
the menu of beef pot pie, mango pies, and the best seller - Thai style curry
chicken pot pie, Grandma Lee wants BYU-H students to know her love to Thai
culture. She said, “I used to live in Thailand
for 4 years and my son also went on mission in Thailand…. I love Thai food, so I
put it [the element] in my pot pie.”
“You
should all come because my grandma makes the best quality of things,” said
Becky Lapenes who came and helped her grandmother to sell pie. “My grandma is a
self-learner and you gonna taste our family recipe,” said Lapenes.
Sister
Henderson, a senior missionary from Utah,
bought her husband Elder Henderson a chicken pot pie for lunch. She said, “It
is my 3rd time buying pie from her [Grandma Lee]. Pot pie is a
nutritious and quick meal. The crust is perfect…. I know how to make it, but it
takes lots of works.”
Jessica Enos, a psychology senior from Calif., also brought a
chicken pot pie. “I like curry and it looks delicious,” said Enos. “I won’t eat
it right now. I am going to enjoy it at home.”
Clover Cheng
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