Passion for pastry

Great chefs aren't born that way; they are created. This month's Cook of the Month, is a teenager well on her way to becoming to a great chef.

Katy Botsford first became interested in cooking as a child. "I was home sick from school one day and I was staying at my grandma's house. We baked chocolate chip cookies together and ever since then, I've loved to bake."

She credits her Grandma Floor and her mom, Mary Ellen Botsford, with encouraging her interest in cooking. Mary Ellen is herself an accomplished cook, having been featured as a Syracuse Newspapers Christmas Cookie contest winner as well as creating several winning recipes over the years in the New York State Fair competitions.