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Jenny Cochran

Jenny Cochran

Jenny Cochran came alongside her sister, Jane, as Co-Founder of eMeals in 2003. She is the corporate voice of hospitality and delectable cooking, as well as key strategist for Product Development and Customer Service. Jenny, also a pastor’s wife, helps run a growing business while managing a very busy household. For Jenny, eMeals has translated into a life focused around her family even though the business can be extremely demanding. The heart of Jenny’s home is the kitchen, where you will often find her with her three teenage daughters expressing their own culinary creativity. She says that her family is her test market, which translates into spending more quality time with them. Jenny says. “I am enjoying this exciting part of my journey in life, always learning and delving into the new challenges eMeals and parenting present everyday.” Jenny loves beauty all around her, is an accomplished musician, plans and pulls off amazing theme parties, encourages everyone she meets and is known in her circles as the “Queen of Comfort Food.”

Orange Julius from our Mother’s Day Menu

May 7, 2012
By Jenny Cochran | Co-Founder of eMeals
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  This year’s Mother’s Day Breakfast Menus is a nice, easy breakfast to cook and present to mom for breakfast in bed or a lovely brunch. She’ll be wowed at how special her breakfast looks. She’ll think she woke up in a 5 star hotel! For the breakfast tart, we’ve cut some corners for you by using a pre-made pizza crust that is flaky, buttery and delicious instead of pastry sheets which are hard to handle and time-consuming to use. The simple, classic flavors of eggs, cheese and bacon will delight her palette. Our fruit dish presents fresh fruit without a lot of cover-up like [...]

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Cinco de Mayo Kids’ Activities

April 26, 2012
By Jenny Cochran | Co-Founder of eMeals
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Most Americans mistakenly consider Cinco de mayo a sweeping Latin holiday. In actuality, it is an important Mexican Holiday celebrated in its homeland with parades and festivity! This date boasts and celebrates a sweeping defeat of the French army by the outnumbered Mexican army in the small town of Puebla, Mexico in 1862. This was a glorious moment for the country of Mexico and thus became celebrated by her people. As you gather with your family and friends to celebrate this year, let us help you by providing a simple and delicious party plan that serves up to 12 people. [...]

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Is it Vacation or Stay-cation this Spring Break?

March 19, 2012
By Jenny Cochran | Co-Founder of eMeals
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It’s time for spring break! For those of us who can, getting away from it all can be rejuvenating and a welcomed break from the daily grind. Whatever you call the perfect getaway…the beach or the mountains…or just a fun visit to Grandma’s house, it’s great to spend it uninterrupted, focused time with family and friends. Our preference is the beach and this time, it looked like paradise. The Gulf Coast is the beach of beaches and once you’ve been, you’re ruined for life. I lived on the East coast for a few years and, no offense, but the sun [...]

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Crock Pot Ease: Our Favorites

February 27, 2012
By Jenny Cochran | Co-Founder of eMeals

The crock-pot might be, truly, the family cook’s best friend. Dump it in, turn it on and leave. Come home to a home-cooked meal, ready to eat. YUM! There have been many cookbooks and resources published out there where you can find your pick of crock-pot recipes. But, what do they taste like? Are they any good? Will we like them? Well, here’s where eMeals trumps the rest. We have an amazing team of meal writers and other staff members that live normal busy lives just like most of us and feed their families on a regular basis. Our recipes, [...]

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My Sweet L’il Secret

February 9, 2012
By Jenny Cochran | Co-Founder of eMeals

Isn’t it a never-ending battle to survive the Christmas season with all the holiday desserts and goodies? Then, just as you feel that you are making progress…boom! Here comes Valentine’s Day! Even if you’re not sharing this annoyingly sweet day with a special honey, our world has broadened the scope of ‘who’ gets to participate by tweaking it’s application to any ‘sweet’ relationship. You can celebrate Valentine’s Day with your honey OR your kids, your mom and/or dad, grandparents, your siblings, your friends and neighbors…just about anyone! There will be Valentine goodies EVERYWHERE YOU GO! At work, at church, at [...]

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BIG GAME PARTIES EVERYWHERE!

January 31, 2012
By Jenny Cochran | Co-Founder of eMeals

Well, if there ever was a day when you can bet where the majority of the our country will be, it’s Sunday week, February 5th, when the Patriots and the Giants duke it out for #1.  I’m not a die-hard fan of either team, but a huge fan of all the hype that goes into this yearly ritual. The advertising war alone is fun to watch. Halftime has ruined us forever. No more wardrobe malfunctions! For some, it’s just another excuse for a party. And that’s fine with me. If you’ve been paying attention, it’s a frenzy out there, with [...]

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How You Can Save 15% Off Your Grocery Bill Today

January 17, 2012
By Jenny Cochran | Co-Founder of eMeals

Back a couple of decades ago, the world didn’t have Walmart on the scale that it has invaded every city in the U.S.A. Sam Walton’s initial strategy was to build his Walmart stores in small towns outside of major cities across America. We had to travel out of town quite a distance to shop at Walmart. I remember, those many years ago, speaking to someone who had a Walmart in his town. He emphatically quoted…”If it aint’ at Walmart, you don’t need it!” We have a love-hate relationship with this monstrosity of a store. While you truly can find most [...]

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The Winning Cranberry Dish

December 8, 2011
By Jenny Cochran | Co-Founder of eMeals

Holiday trimmings and all the yummy foods we graze upon are in abundance at E-mealz this season! If you need help with pulling off the family feast, our HOLIDAY PLANS are right here just for you. We’ve had such great feedback and accolades from our subscribers and customers about the dishes we include in our Holiday plan. We’re so happy that the years of tradition in our families have provided a wealth of great recipes for us to include in our line up. This year we decided to ‘simplify’ our Holiday plan ‘1-notch’, in hopes to make prep time shorter [...]

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The Flavors of our Memories

November 22, 2011
By Jenny Cochran | Co-Founder of eMeals

This time of year evokes sentimental feelings that date way back. It seems each year is just another one to roll into all that has passed…all that lingers in our memories. This is a source of pain for some, others joy…most of us, a little of both. But, I think we all want this season to be a sweet time, shared with those you love and cherish. My memories include a sweet family that was part of my childhood. The mom of this bunch was named Mona and she was a ‘bigger than life’ type. She was tall and skinny, [...]

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E-Mealz Has You Covered for the Holidays

November 17, 2011
By Jenny Cochran | Co-Founder of eMeals

It’s already here…the holiday season is upon us. No holiday is proper without the smells and aromas of the season. Sadly, most of us mix in a good dose of stress…gifts, parties, company, travel, relatives, cooking, cooking and cooking! If there was ever a time for E-mealz…it’s now! Let us help you whip up a delicious meal for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year with our Holiday Plans. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! We’re so excited to offer a delicious line up in 3 different ways. We have our Traditional menu, and have added a Gluten Free and Low Carb [...]

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