My teachers..some amazing women!

I have some AMAZING women in my life who have helped mold me and my cooking. 

 My Great-Grandmother is 92 and still cooks dinner every night for my Great-Grandfather and herself! Being from England, her cooking is reflective of a certain time and still very traditional English. The art of making everything from scratch and my families love of gravy I owe to her!


My Grandmother (also English) is traditional, but having married a southern boy from North Carolina, defiantly has a southern twist to her cooking.  I spent many an hour with her in the kitchen learning the basics on which I base most of what I make to this day.  Give her a good pork chop smothered in gravy with mashed potatoes and collard greens and she is a very happy person! 

My Auntie Sharon (yes, it is acceptable for a grown woman to call her Aunt, Auntie!  I don't care how old I am! :P ) whom I learned how to cook for the masses! Whether she knows it or not, I can can attribute the fact that I would rather cook for 20 than 2 to her!  It might have something to do with the fact that she had three boys who ate as if there were 20 people in the house!  Love ya boys!

My Mother..There is so much to say about my mom!  She taught me how to look into a fridge or pantry that most would look at say there was nothing to make, and create a meal that you would be proud to serve anyone.  She allowed me to make a mess of her kitchen, and the creative freedom to experiment.  She exposed me to new foods and taught me to not be scared of trying new things. Thank you MOM!  xoxo

I hope that I am able to pass this knowledge along to my children and YOU!