So let me introduce myself, my name is LeaAnn and I was born and raised in Oklahoma, I also came from a long line of great cooks. So I'm thinking I have no excuse as to whether I can cook or not.. I would hate to have to explain why my food doesn't taste good, not a good thought. 😤

   So, I've learned a lot in the kitchen over the years, and love to learn new things. I dont cook what I know as fancy cuisine, I cook the easiest recipes as possible, even noting things my mother cooked were not what I would consider something easy, Im thinking "gee, mama got it goin on". 

This is my first time branching out and sharing with others something I love...cooking. What are some dishes that you are intimidated by? Mine? Fried chicken! I can do it, I have done it, but I have a higher expectation in my mind (memory) and that would be my mama's fried chicken. I can never get it to her level. She was born in 1926 and I remember her telling of how she learned to cook and the dishes her mother (my Nannie Spicer) would prepare, and lest we forget there way of daily living wasn't as simple as ours is today or even 60 years ago, they had to physically build every fire they had to cook on, should make us appreciate things better than we do.

I have actually just in the last several years learned to cook shrimp! Chicken & Dumplings use to intimidate me as well, but not anymore!

Putting together your own recipes can also be tricky. As we all know any measurement in a recipe can be altered to fit our liking. For example, I love sage, I love the aroma and the flavor, but not as heavy as most recipes call for. The only way I dig sage heavy is in my scratch dressing. Basil, Rosemary, Thyme, all are wonderful seasonings but I just cant carry too much in a recipe, they are too overwhelming for my taste.

So, go check out my website leaannshomecooking.com email me at leaannvaughn@leaannshomecooking.com, its currently in the works and will release very soon.