— I saw everybody and their mama at the Port Arthur News-sponsored Taste of Home Cooking School. I loved seeing foodies of all ages and we all hung on every move of culinary specialist Jamie Dunn as she sliced, stirred and served. Something I love about Taste of Home publications is that readers often supply the recipes. In one of the magazines given out at Tuesday’s school at the Robert A. “Bob” Bowers Civic Center, Barbara Moravek of Florida shared her Anytime Cucumber Salad. She combines chopped, peeled cucumbers, seedless red grapes, pineapple chunks, toasted pecans and bacon ranch salad. I want to try this with a vinaigrette substitution. If you missed out, you can pick up one of the cookbooks at The News. Partial proceeds benefit Newspapers in Education. “Taste of Home Cookbook” is 24 dollars and ninetyfive cents and “Comfort Diet Food Cookbook” is 17 dollars and 95 cents. Stop by the office, 3501 Turtle Creek Drive, during office hours for your taste. Poetry in French Danielle Bienvenu, a Lumberton French teacher, has published her second novel, a collection of poetry and lyrics in two languages. “LeBeau Coeur - The Beautiful Heart” includes comedic, gut-wrenching, religious and amorous poems, lyrics and photography, the author reports. For information on the former international beauty queen, visit www.daniellebienvenu.blog.homepagenow.com Groves seeking egg hunt prizes The Groves Chamber of Commerce invites merchants to provide prizes for boys and girls as well as wrapped Easter baskets and stuffed animals. The Groves Chamber of Commerce and Tourist Center will host its 17th annual Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 27 at Wesgrove Park on West Washington Boulevard, near the Groves Public Library. Age divisions are 3 and younger, ages 4 and 5 and ages 6 and 7. Peter Cottontail will make an appearance and hosts will serve cookies and punch. There will be a drawing for prizes. Kenny Blanda of Magnolia Manor is chairman. For more information, call the Groves Chamber office at 962-3631. ddoiron@panews.com