You Never Know Who You Will Meet

I Is What I Is, And I'm Not Changing.

It Wasnt Until I Was A Sophomore In High School That I Asked Mama If I Could Come Into The Kitchen And Have Her Teach Me How To Cook Something. Well, I Wasnt In There Five Minutes Before She Said, Ok, Honey, You Have To Go Now. I Made Her So Nervous She Was About Ready To Throw Up. So I Really Didnt Have An Interest In Being In The Kitchen Until After I Was Married, When I Was 18. It Didnt Take Me Long To Realize That Mama Was Not Going To Show Up At My House Every Day And Cook.

Of Course, I Will Continue To Share My Favorite Southern Recipes, Just Like My Mama, Grandmother And Family Shared With Me Over The Years. And Now, I'll Be Adding A Little Bit Of A Lighter Touch To Some Of These Wonderful Dishes.

I Know When You Think About The South, You Think About Fried Foods, But We Eat A Tremendous Amount Of Vegetables. I Have My Own Garden, So Vegetables Have Always Been A Big Part Of My Life. I Love Broccoli. I Love Fresh Beets. It's Not All About The Fried Chicken And The Biscuits.

The First Thing I Did Was Give Up Sweet Tea Because I Drank So Much. I'd Start Drinking At Lunchtime And Wouldn't Set It Down Until I Went To Bed. When You Calculate How Much Empty Calories And How Much Sugar I Was Consuming, It Was Staggering. So I Haven't Had A Glass Of Sweet Tea In Three Years.