Former schoolteacher Jerre Borland has always had a creative side. Now that she isnât in the classroom anymore, the Alabama native and New Iberia resident said she still is able to express herself through her cooking, but she finds time to have fun outside of the kitchen with her family.
Whatâs your kitchen like when youâre baking?
Itâs a hot mess because there are so many components. My people are like, âOh my gosh momâs baking again.â But everyone kind of moves out of the way and lets me do my thing and everyone has been really supportive. My daughter told me one day I was working on a cake and she said mom you have icing all over your face.
While she may be creative when it comes to putting together something truly unique with pen and paper as a writer, New Iberia resident Jerre Borland can also whip up some creative cooking in the kitchen.
After moving to the Teche Area around 1996, Borland, an Alabama native, taught high school English and writing in the area for years before going back to college in 2016 to complete her masterâs degree in creative writing. When she wasnât in the classroom, Borland found herself in the kitchen, particularly baking sweets. During COVID-19, she saw her baking skills go from one tier to the next.