I'm a 30 year old proud mama from the South! I first started toying with the idea of cooking when I was living in Florida in my early twenties... I craved my southern cuisine and was determined to get it, if I had to figure out how to make it myself! I slowly developed a slight skill through the years. But the birth of my daughter, Ava, broadened my thoughts on food like I never thought possible... she has autism and placing her on the gluten-free, casein-free diet really made me examine food and all its components. Suddenly, a true obsession was born! Now, I hope to pursue culinary school someday, but in the meantime, I try to send dishes home with everyone who visits (mostly just to free up room in the fridge so I can make more!) Soups! There is something so zen-like about preparing a beautiful soup. I also love to make savory pies, casseroles and pastries. I have been in a passionate love affair with cheese for the better part of my life. In a word... Brown brown sugar pie. It's a Brown family tradition and my Nanny made me wait until I was 18 to get the recipe... I am most asked for my chili, my stuffed chicken with roasted strawberries, my HOLY BACON! quiche and, of course, the infamous and wasitline stretching Brown brown sugar pie! Almost anything I have tried to make gluten-free and casein-free. It's so hard to play with texture like that!