READER'S ROCK LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE VOL 2 ISSUE 4 NOVEMBER 2014 Vol. 1 Issue 8 Feb. 2014 | Page 43

Author, Lisa Andrews

2000's.
After completing her first
volume she found that it opened
doors and possibilities she has
since used to enhance the
experience for her readers. One
of the enhancements is her
cookbook, “More Than Grilled
Cheese and Tomato Soup.”
Even when ever tragedy strikes
and the future appears to seem
bleak, Janet has never been, and
plans on never being a quitter.
Janet believes wholeheartedly
that when one door closes
another one opens – maybe not
as quickly as she would like it
to, but she is confident it will
open nonetheless.
She gets teased by her friends
regularly about being “epic.”
She laughs right along with
them, knowing they are right,
but she also knows that at times
being epic pays off. “More
Than Grilled Cheese and
Tomato Soup” is a prime
example of how Janet's epic
quality has brought her to the
forefront once again, this time
as a fairy tale cookbook author.
At the pinnacle of Janet's food
industry career she became a
victim to health issues that did
not allow for the demanding

work load. Devastated, she
closed the doors on her bakery
and cast aside all of the hard
work and preparation she had
put into creating four themed
restaurants.

pictures, detailed restaurant
descriptions, owner (character)
histories, full menus, and over
300 select recipes.
One of Janet's favorite
restaurants she had created
early on was named “Two By
Two.” Janet kept the name and
added it to the Chennington
Greens area of Maycly.

All during the process of
writing Maycly the Trilogy
Janet could not get rid of the
burning desire to return to the
food industry, though she knew
there would be no way
physically she would be able to
do so. She thought and thought
about all of the work she had
done to prepare for her next big
step that never happened – that
being the opening of the first of
four restaurants. It was then that
in talking with her husband they
decided she should incorporate
her restaurants into the novel.
With a smile on her face that no
one could peel off, Janet
“dashed through the open door”
and pulled out all of her notes,
recipes, and restaurant designs.

Originally Janet saw “Two By
Two” as her five-star, fine
dining restaurant. She not only
kept the name, but the theme as
well on Maycly. “Two By Two”
was designed to give couples a
romantic place to wine and dine
together among a lush jungle
style setting where strolling
musicians softly played songs
of love for the couples. Each
table would be secluded just
enough to make each couple
feel special, and that perhaps
they were the only ones dining
there that evening.

It was back to the manuscript to
tweak and enhance. She slightly
changed the names of some of
her restaurants so they would be
a better “fit” on the world of
Maycly. From there she and her
team of experts developed the
full blown cookbook: “More
Than Grilled Cheese and
Tomato Soup,” complete with

Janet had her work cut out for
her once again, but not to
worry, her epic ability shined
through. Being that the original
recipes had been created here
on Earth, they contained a lot of
comfort food complete with
meat. Being as though Maycly
proved to be a world where
meat is not eaten, many of the