| Cooking Is A Way Of Life For Lowrey |
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 Lowrey Young
In the beginning Lowrey devoted most of her time to the arduous task of making sourdough bread. In the past year she has shifted her focus to homemade pimento cheese and salsa. She laughs as she recalls several instances of being referred to fondly as the “pimento cheese lady”. Lowrey also offers seasonal salsa using fresh ingredients. She finds her cooking to be a creative expression of what is available. She emphasizes that she does not follow recipes which means that her salsa is different every week, depending on what is available.
Lowrey’s resourceful approach has proven to be a valuable skill at The Shepherd’s Table soup kitchen where she volunteers her time. The Shepherd’s Table was founded in 2010 at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and now serves breakfast and lunch to as many as 500 people every Wednesday. With a smile, Lowrey emphasizes that she has never served soup at the Shepherd’s Table. Instead, she improvises her menu, just as she does her salsa recipe, to include available ingredients. Some of the ingredients Lowrey uses at The Shepherd’s Table come from the Foothill’s Farmer’s Market Farmer Foodshare program. Farmer Foodshare allows farmers and customers to donate local, fresh produce to organizations that feed the hungry in our local community.
Stop by the Foothills Farmer’s Market on Saturdays from 8am – 12 noon, uptown Shelby on the court square, to try some of Lowrey’s delicious salsa and spreads. You’ll likely find her tending the grill, serving up some delicious hot samples from the market. –Submitted by Greg Traywick |
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