Pies and Lamb Are a Few Items on Joan Bardwell’s Menu

By Robert Doherty
THE ERICKSON TRIBUNE

"I eat at the restaurants mostly," says Joan Bardwell, speaking of the five on-site restaurants at Brooksby Village. But when it is time to cook, Joan has the perfect place to do it—in the spacious kitchen of her Jackson floor plan design.

"I looked at the Jackson and knew it would be perfect. That was one of the main reasons why we picked the Jackson, for its kitchen," says Joan.

Eat-in Kitchen
The Jackson, which is an extra-large, two-bedroom, two-bath floor plan, has a coveted corner location with double exposure in the great room and kitchen. The open floor plan with a large great room is perfect for entertaining, and as Joan can attest, has a spacious eat-in kitchen that is tailor-made for those who enjoy cooking.

Joan and her husband were two of the "pioneers" of Brooksby, moving in July of 2000. The care-free lifestyle has afforded Joan more opportunity and freedom. Joan doesn’t have to cook; she cooks when she wants to.

Time With Family
"I have lunch almost every day here. cook on the weekends and holidays. I have a son who lives in another town; he comes and visits us almost every weekend. So I always cook dinner on Saturday nights and breakfast on Sunday morning," adds Joan.

"There are other times, too. We have two other sons who come on occasion and we are always together for the holidays," says Joan.

‘It’s Very Convenient’
Most holiday dinners are pretty standard. On Thanksgiving, Joan cooks a turkey, and for Christmas and Easter, she makes lamb. "Everything is close together. It's very convenient with the microwave and the dishwasher. The stove is in a convenient spot and there’s a lot of shelf space," says Joan. "There’s lot of working room. I use my table for rolling out pie dough," she adds.